SaqsS2turbo

hi need some help my 3 door has been parked for atleasy 3 years and the wheel caps must have crodded from behind if sprayed them with wd40 the lot the keys keep snapping i do not want to drill the locks are there any sugestions? also has any one got a picture of the rear of the centre caps so i can see how it is locked ive never removed them since i got the car so might give me an idea to remove them




cheers

SAQ

SaqsS2turbo

any ideas?

foreigneRS

haven't got a picture, and it's not easy to describe, but they won't come off without damaging either the wheel, the cap or the lock

opposite the lock, there is a tab on the cap that goes under a lip in the wheel. the lock then does a similar thing on the other side. best wait for someone to post pics - mine is in germany so can't

SaqsS2turbo

ok cheers mate il wait for pics then there a real pain! lool

dazzle740

iTrader: (1)

not to sure as never tried to remove 3dr centre caps before but from an engineering angle you could try by inserting a key then instead of trying to turn the lock with the key which will onlylead to as you know the key snapping you could instead try tapping the lock round with a sharp pointed centre punch though it will mark and put a groove in the lock face, not garenteed to work though but is often successful due to the impact factor

SaqsS2turbo

dose the actual lock turn to if yes then yes i can get it open or is it the little round bit were the key gose in ?

foreigneRS

just the round bit where the key goes in

SaqsS2turbo

thanks mate got em opn just now

SAQ

TurboShed

Did you buy the car off someone who'd had it stored for the 3 years then?

SaqsS2turbo

was stored but not stored away to be mint just been left in the blokes back yard he just never had time for it

TurboShed

What did you pay for it, if you don't mind me asking?

SaqsS2turbo

very very very cheap il say