Frozen Locks.

So today i went out to go to work and my locks were frozen, All three wouldn't budge. I didn't want to try too hard and break something. So i went back in and got a bucket of hot water and thawed both drivers and passenger side locks. So on my 15-20 min drive to work all that hot water i poured on my locks is now frozen and i can't lock my car, Great.

I'm not sure why this happened now, My locks didn't freeze at all last year, they never even got stiff or anything.

So i guess i need to go to the store and get some deicer ****. Does anyone have some suggestions on what to use? I'm sure you guys have had this problem before.

 

I just got into my 7 for the first time in 3 days cause it was iced up so much, and I didn't want to use water cause it would freeze...also I figured it might crack the glass. I tried some deicer ****, but it didn't seem to do anything...

So all in all, I'm useless but would like to hear what other people do that works...

 

all my locks were frozen and the doors were forzen. I used hot water on the locks, then blasted it with my mini heater i had in my garage. Then i poured hot water down the edges of the door to get it to open. Then i put it in the garage

 

Don't use hot water for the reason it will freeze again.

Check the condition of the outer window trim...that's supposed to keep water out of the inner workings of the door. They're pretty inexpensive, ~40 per side.

So next time, get a hair dryer and an extension cord. Blast it with hot air for about 5-15 minutes. Sometime in the near future, spray some silicone spray or better yet smear some lithium grease on everything that moves behind the door panel. Spray some lock lubricant into the lock cylinder as well. Keep water out, and moisture away from moving parts.

 

yea, that happend to me the other day, i had just washed my car earlier in the day though. my key snapped off, and i had to pay 45 bucks to get a new one made.

 

Not a bad quote
I used my girls hairdryer!

 

Probably using a hair dryer is the best thing as it emits adequate heat. DON'T USE HEAT GUNS.

After remove (evaporate) moisture from key holes, I would suggest treat it with "graphite powder" to maintain. Do not use WD40 as it accumulate dust and you won't like the end results.