I have trouble with my VW Bora.
After a short spell of snow and a drop in temperature to -1, in less than 1 hour, all of the doors became frozen up.
Moisture gets between the rubber seal and metal door frame - the seal freezes solid.
Is there a solution to this problem.
Thanks.
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Vaseline on the rubber seal.
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Doesn't grease and vaseline eat into some door seals? I use door seal spray from Halfords or BMW Gummi Phledge which is a thick creamy door seal lubricant.
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Silicon based sprays are best, even 'Back to Black' trim restorer (silicon based aerosol) has worked for me.
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A word of caution, coating seals in this way can attract dirt and sand, and this can then etch the paint over time, where the seals close onto it.
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Rather than putting anything greasy on the weatherseals, I suggest a thin overall application of talc. Just like they used to put on puncture patches. Stops rubber sticking to things and also retards deterioration.
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VW Polo - stuck inside car at 0200 due to frozen door seals! Wash car of dust/dirt, thoroughly dry and spray with Silicon spray (I got a free can from VW garage), seems to work. Other pal with a new VW says don't try to open windows whilst frozen/semi-iced, they fall out, this has happened to her twice. I've never seen anything like it.
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I used auto glymm may have spelt that wrong.on the door frames
where the rubber meets metal.In the last lot of low temps ie well below freezing I had to pull a bit harder on door but it did open.left a few broken ice blobs behind but it works.I wouldn`t recommend anything else as problems can arise from doing so.Hope that helps it did me.Even flyes cant rest on it
too slippery.
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