Door freezing (Audi TT)

[philthy]

can of spray grease sorts this out, I had to do it on the drivers door too.

[Shug]

can of spray grease sorts this out, I had to do it on the drivers door too.

Didn't read Fd's post then... Just storing up problems for the future.

[philthy]

nope just saw pretty pictures

to be fair I have done this on a few cars now without problems, maybe I am not keeping them long enough

[craig1983]

Well....after my door finally gave up closing altogether, I had to drive home from the supermarket with the door tied to my leg to keep it closed over.....so I took it to audi.

Apparently its a known manufacturers fault with the door cabling, so both doors were fixed under warranty. I think the freezing temperatures just made the problem worse....

[Dominic]

fault with the door cabling, .

I guess similar to stuck hand brakes - it's moisture frozen in the cable then.

When I had my Elise, it would regularly be frozen of a winter's morning; I would use an extension cable and my wife's hair dryer to warm the lock. Putting hot water in only adds more moisture to a problem already caused by moisture where it should not be!

GT85 FTW. The AA also advise to grease the rubber door seals - something I have never done, and probably would not bother with.

I was using a freelander a few weeks ago, the rear door has a frame-less window, which means when you open it, the window drops a wee bit; fine until it froze, and then I nearly pulled the glass out the door when opening it. I guess the TT has a similar arrangement with it's doors with the frame-less windows? If the window does not drop, is there a safety mechanism to prevent you opening the door??