car troubles

cobalt · 12-27-06, 03:05 PM

since i bought my car, i havent been able to get in through my drivers side. i can open it from the inside but not the out. a couple weeks ago it was very cold and my passenger side door froze up. so i poured some hot water down it and gave it a tug and snap.. my handle broke off. now im stuck outside my car. is there anything possible to do, besides smash my window to get in my car?

bradclark1 · 12-27-06, 03:40 PM

Depends on what make and year your car is and what kind of locks you have.

TteFAboB · 12-27-06, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by cobalt

is there anything possible to do, besides smash my window to get in my car?

Of course there is you primitive brute ape-man! Some alternatives:

I run away from the winter. My 14 year old car is rusting safely inside my garage.

AVGWarhawk · 12-27-06, 04:21 PM

Yes, call a tow company with a jimmy to open the door. Next, take the inner door panel off and fix the outside handle rod connecting to the latch.

cobalt · 12-27-06, 04:23 PM

its a 1990 pontiac grand prix. doesnt a slim jim just open the lock though? the lock is open, but the door wont open without the handle

geetrue · 12-27-06, 04:56 PM

WD-40 with a thin sleeve over the little plastic red thingy that sticks out ...

Lube ever thing that you can think of that would be stuck on both sides of the door ...

Hit it with your full body weight and pull at the same time ...

Lord, open that man's door ...

bradclark1 · 12-27-06, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by cobalt

its a 1990 pontiac grand prix. doesnt a slim jim just open the lock though? the lock is open, but the door wont open without the handle

If the handle is broken off is there room to put a piece of coat hanger into the latch to pull?
When your door freezes the best thing to do is pound around the seam of the door with your hand or rubber hammer/mallet.

Perilscope · 12-28-06, 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by cobalt

i can open it from the inside but not the out.

That's because there are two rods, from the inside the rod connecting to the lock is independent from the handle rod.

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Originally Posted by cobalt

its a 1990 pontiac grand prix.

What do you have, the coupe 2 doors or the 4 doors model?
They are not the same, the coupe 2 doors have the handles in the side beams, behind the windows, the 4 doors model are like most cars, which is under the windows...

cobalt · 12-28-06, 01:19 PM

the coupe

Perilscope · 12-28-06, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by cobalt

the coupe

Crap! If you had the normal handles, I had a trick for you...oh well!

cobalt · 12-28-06, 10:41 PM

thanks for the replies guys

12-27-06, 03:05 PM	#1
cobalt Commander Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 440 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	car troubles since i bought my car, i havent been able to get in through my drivers side. i can open it from the inside but not the out. a couple weeks ago it was very cold and my passenger side door froze up. so i poured some hot water down it and gave it a tug and snap.. my handle broke off. now im stuck outside my car. is there anything possible to do, besides smash my window to get in my car?

12-27-06, 04:21 PM	#4
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,256 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Yes, call a tow company with a jimmy to open the door. Next, take the inner door panel off and fix the outside handle rod connecting to the latch. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

12-27-06, 04:23 PM	#5
cobalt Commander Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 440 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	its a 1990 pontiac grand prix. doesnt a slim jim just open the lock though? the lock is open, but the door wont open without the handle Last edited by cobalt; 12-27-06 at 07:11 PM.

12-27-06, 04:56 PM	#6
geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	WD-40 with a thin sleeve over the little plastic red thingy that sticks out ... Lube ever thing that you can think of that would be stuck on both sides of the door ... Hit it with your full body weight and pull at the same time ... Lord, open that man's door ... __________________

12-27-06, 03:40 PM	#2
bradclark1 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA. Posts: 2,794 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Depends on what make and year your car is and what kind of locks you have.

12-28-06, 01:19 PM	#9
cobalt Commander Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 440 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	the coupe

12-28-06, 10:41 PM	#11
cobalt Commander Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 440 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	thanks for the replies guys