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Toopay
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petrol cap

Post by Toopay »

hey, i dunno if its just mine but my petrol cap is a rite bugger to get off! I can be there for about 10 mins trying to unlock the damn thing :x , i just dont bother lockin it now lol. Is there a sertin way of unlocking it or have i just got a dodgy lock?
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Get some WD40 (or similar) and spray it in and around the lock, spray it on the key to and put it in and out the locka few times, after a week or two it shoulw be alot better
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petrol cap on my mk III was a bit dodgy. ended up just biting the bullet and buying a new one!
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yeah they are less than a tenner from gsf
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Post by SpikeyG40 »

stuart_hatch wrote:Get some WD40 (or similar) and spray it in and around the lock, spray it on the key to and put it in and out the locka few times, after a week or two it shoulw be alot better

wot he said! :lol:
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cheers guys
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