Frosty boot lock

[Jam03]

A few times recently my boot lock has been frozen and I’ve not been able to press it in to open. What’s the best lubricant or product to treat it with to prevent this?

 

[t-tony]

Silicone spray.

Tony.

 

[Duncodin]

A few times recently my boot lock has been frozen and I’ve not been able to press it in to open. What’s the best lubricant or product to treat it with to prevent this?View attachment 328443

Brrrr. Looks cold outside. Best solution is to phone in sick and stay in bed.

 

[Jam03]

Brrrr. Looks cold outside. Best solution is to phone in sick and stay in bed.

Good suggestion, but I don’t use my Z to drive to work. I get annoyed if I can’t go out for a breakfast run on a cold weekend morning!

 

[Jam03]

Silicone spray.

Tony.

Gave it a good soaking with silicone spray with the boot up. Hopefully that should do it. Last time it got stuck a few weeks ago I freed it up with WD40, but something made me think twice when it happened again this morning.

 

[t-tony]

Did you spray the push button itself?

Tony.

 

[ExMX5owner]

A few times recently my boot lock has been frozen and I’ve not been able to press it in to open. What’s the best lubricant or product to treat it with to prevent this?View attachment 328443

Antifreeze . OK I'll get my coat..

 

[Jam03]

Antifreeze . OK I'll get my coat..

What could you possibly know about antifreeze?

 

[ExMX5owner]

What could you possibly know about antifreeze?

Nice retort... I was going to suggest, salty water. But realised you guys in the mother country might be a bit sensitive about that.... . Got my coat and leaving now...

 

[Jam03]

Nice retort... I was going to suggest, salty water. But realised you guys in the mother country might be a bit sensitive about that.... . Got my coat and leaving now...

Liar, you don’t have a coat

 

[ExMX5owner]

Got me again, because no dont. Although Ive been considering a rain coat with some sort of snorkel, because its 30 something outside, 99% humuggity , and pouring with rain.... Gotta love the tropics....

This is the roundabout at the entrance to our suburb... the guy on ski is speeding, the sign clearly says 40kph...

 

[Jam03]

Did you spray the push button itself?

Tony.

Yes, it seems like it’s pushing the button that’s the problem, as opposed to the lock itself.

 

[Duncodin]

Good suggestion, but I don’t use my Z to drive to work. I get annoyed if I can’t go out for a breakfast run on a cold weekend morning!

And you need to open the boot er, . . Oh yeah. to put the 'snowman' soundtrack cd in the changer . . .

Paul Simon "Slip Sliding away"?

. . . . . . Enter favorite winter driving tune below . .

 

[ExMX5owner]

@Duncodin Yellow submarine, The Beatles...

 

[ExMX5owner]

Yes, it seems like it’s pushing the button that’s the problem, as opposed to the lock itself.

Jammed up with ice, or thermal shrinkage issue ?..

 

[Stevo7682]

If all else fails buy a 12v hairdryer you'll find most z3 came with a hairdryer accessory plug near the gearshift

Stephen.

 

[Jam03]

If all else fails buy a 12v hairdryer you'll find most z3 came with a hairdryer accessory plug near the gearshift

Stephen.

I normally leave the hairdryer in the boot though

 

[the Nefyn cat]