Doors Frozen shut... help!

[1992eclipseGS]

Both my car doors are frozen shut.. Anyone got any suggestions?? I climbed thru the Hatch and tried to open them from the inside but it didn't work.. My next suggestion was to just start the car and let it run for a while, but i don't wanna do all that if its not gonna work... i don't know if will heat up the car enough. Don't wanna have to climb back thru the Hatch to turn off the car.... I'm 5'11 and 220 lbs.. climbing into a 92 eclipse isn't easy... Some suggestions??

[GSTRacerNVUS]

Hairdryer and extension cord? I've never lived anywhere where it's gotten that cold, but I've heard of people using a hairdryer.

[LandoAWD]

Hot water on the doorjams.

[viet_boiiiii]

breathe on your door handles?

[GTPSPEED]

yeah man i live in boston and its freezing here that happened to me this morning,i had to keep bumping up against the door to break it free,,hahaha bad new england

[imtheoneandonlyD]

yeah, we got light rain then it froze this morning in MN. Road sucks and a nice layer or ice on everything.

[GSTRacerNVUS]

Friend from up north said to use De-icer. It's almost like alcohol and just melts the ice. You pour it all the way around the door jam. You can find it at K-mart. I also heard windsheild washing fluid works too.

[Black97GST]

yeah hot water or a hair dryer would work but what if the water freezes and its still in the door?? wont u have the same problem when u try to get out?? probably wouldnt happen but i would be a little cautious. it is 1 degree here today! its sooooo cold and my car hates the cold!

[NOFX0617]

thank god for Southern Cali, we dont get that cold of whether hear, but the hot water should work.

[97_3clipse]

i live in wisconsin andi i dont have a problem with door freezing... the problem that i have is the key hole, i put the key in and that sucker wont turn , some times it twists my key before i get the door un locked... i found a new method of turning the key back and forth to beak the ice...works nice..

[1stGenRocks]

use washer fluid or deicer. 97-3clipse you can get little spray cans of deicer with nozzles to jam into the lock to melt the ice. or you can try pouring washer fluid into a really small funnel aimed into the lock lol jk

[pro3racer]

Yeah, i live in wisconsin too, my car gets the garage for the nights, but when i'm at work, i find my doors lightly frozen, i need to use some force, but its not a problem. I also have a lot of problems with my key not turning, but my passenger side is better, so i always unlock my door on the passenger side, then walk around and open the drivers side door(power locks, hehe). I bought some de-icer, but haven't been able to use it yet.

[NCTotalEclipse]

Hot water freezes faster than cold water, so don't do this until you're ready to go. Don't walk away. Get the door open, then dry the area off.

[Nayr747]

Originally Posted by NCTotalEclipse

Hot water freezes faster than cold water

Huh?

[NCTotalEclipse]

Originally Posted by Nayr747

Huh?

really, it does. You never learned that 1 in high school science? Put cold water in a cup and hot water in a cup. Put them both in the freezer. Check like every 10 minutes or some junk. The hot water freezes faster b/c it makes steam or something.