freezing doors

04_CaV!! · 12-26-2004, 11:16 AM

Ok, I know everyone who owns a 95 to 05 cavalier has had this problem at one point or another, freezing doors. I used to own a 94 cavalier and I never ever had a problem with freezing doors do to the door lip design. My wife owns a 2000 cav and I now own a 2004 cav and both of us have the same problem. If any condensation or rain water falls on the car and the weather turns really cold the doors freeze shut tighter than virgin on prom night. I have tried keeping the seals lubed with everything from wd-40 to protruluem jelly. Nada! My question is what have you all done to keep your doors from freezing?

jayson716 · 12-26-2004, 11:21 AM

Garage lol

jayson716 · 12-26-2004, 11:21 AM

But yes even went it is dry out and very cold here they do stick.

Thepoet125 · 12-26-2004, 08:33 PM

living in PA as you do, I know of this problem, I use petroleum jelly, and it works just fine, just make sure to lube all surfaces that touch and there is no rubber touching together.

Classicrocjunkie · 12-26-2004, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Thepoet125

living in PA as you do, I know of this problem, I use petroleum jelly, and it works just fine, just make sure to lube all surfaces that touch and there is no rubber touching together.

This just sounds terribly wrong to me... all the talk about lube and touching... LOL...

......anyways... i get them sticking too. But usually i can just get them to open right up. Other alternative is luke warm water and pour it around the edges. Don't make it too hot or there is a chance you could crack the window.

KustmAce · 12-27-2004, 02:43 AM

Get some de-icer.

04_CaV!! · 12-28-2004, 07:44 AM

yea de-icer works well only if your at home and you can go in the house and get it. That won't work too well if your at a friends house, running late for work because the weather personel stink at doing their job.
Garage only works if you can fit the dame car in it. lol
and remember the question was to keep them from freezing not what to do after they already froze. That I can figure out. I am just seeing if there is something to do so they don't freeze in the first place.

02cavy · 12-31-2004, 05:25 PM

any suggestions for freezing locks? my doors freeze as well, but that doesn't upset me as much as when my locks freeze and I almost break my key tryin to get in. I've tried those little lock de-icer things with basically no success. any suggestions on what to do about this?? (i also live in PA...maybe we should just move south!)

04_CaV!! · 12-31-2004, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by 02cavy

any suggestions for freezing locks? my doors freeze as well, but that doesn't upset me as much as when my locks freeze and I almost break my key tryin to get in. I've tried those little lock de-icer things with basically no success. any suggestions on what to do about this?? (i also live in PA...maybe we should just move south!)

and leave all these twisty back roads, to open up the ecotec! NEVER.... unnnnnless someone pays me the right price for my house...lol

jayson716 · 12-31-2004, 11:01 PM

WEll keyless entry works for freezing locks.

KJRich · 01-01-2005, 09:13 AM

You should spray WD40 or something of that type in the locks to prevent freezing.

KustmAce · 01-01-2005, 04:53 PM

To prevent the doors from freezing, Ive heard if you smear the seals with vaseline they wont.

Mark E M · 01-02-2005, 12:45 AM

Sorry guys, over time the petro jelly will attack the rubber over a period of three or four years, and turn it rubbery mess. WD/40 is ok, bur spray silicone, sprayed lightly on the door jams,and wipe excess with a rag. then spray all rubber seals and wipe off lightly... will last about a month or two, then do it again.Ido this when ever I wash my car. Hope this helps. Later mark.

Mark E M · 01-02-2005, 12:46 AM

Sorry guys, over time the petro jelly will attack the rubber over a period of three or four years, and turn it rubbery mess. WD/40 is ok, bur spray silicone, sprayed lightly on the door jams,and wipe excess with a rag. then spray all rubber seals and wipe off lightly... will last about a month or two, then do it again.Ido this when ever I wash my car. Hope this helps. Later mark. also works on locks, displaces moisture... Later

Classicrocjunkie · 01-02-2005, 12:55 AM

for the locks they have a deicer spray thats in a can and you just squirt it into the hole..

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