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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 10:38 AM
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Car iced up today

Well guys.... this morning i come out to my car to find that the windshield is completely iced and my doors wouldn't open. It took me and my dad to get the darn trunk open so i could climb in and kick the darn door open..

How can i prevent this from happeneing again?



shane
Old Dec 1, 2004 | 10:50 AM
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cover it at night.
Old Dec 1, 2004 | 10:52 AM
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hehe, then the cover would get suck to the car...

i had to driv eit home in the snow yesterday, while i was at wokr it started snowing icame out and saw it was snowing so...
Old Dec 1, 2004 | 10:58 AM
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Originally posted by therckid
hehe, then the cover would get suck to the car...

i had to driv eit home in the snow yesterday, while i was at wokr it started snowing icame out and saw it was snowing so...
theres one way to make it quit doing this shane .....MOVE BACK TO FLORIDA.....

or get a garage to park it in ....
Old Dec 1, 2004 | 11:04 AM
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Where could I get a cover? I know that I don't have to use one for exactly an 82 trans am. I'm also on a budget. Is there any other way besides a cover or a blow dryer, both are almost too much work, plus a blow dryer will dry out your paint job.
Old Dec 1, 2004 | 11:28 AM
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Ok, let's nip this in the bud. Can everyone think of things that happen in the winter that Shane will have a problem with?

Ice on the window? Scrape it off.
Door freezing closed? Dry it off before you close the door.
Lock frozen? Lock De-icer.
Lock hard to turn? Graphite.

This is getting humorous. Welcome to cold weather. Without common sense I think this winter will be entertaining for a while.
Old Dec 1, 2004 | 11:33 AM
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Car: 1966 impala , 1998 sebring vert,1978 buick regal turbo, 1991 chevy silverado 3/4ton 4x4 lifted
Engine: 283, 2.5,3.8 turbo 350
Transmission: powerglide,auto overdrive, th350,4L80
Originally posted by Red Devil
Ok, let's nip this in the bud. Can everyone think of things that happen in the winter that Shane will have a problem with?

Ice on the window? Scrape it off.
Door freezing closed? Dry it off before you close the door.
Lock frozen? Lock De-icer.
Lock hard to turn? Graphite.

This is getting humorous. Welcome to cold weather. Without common sense I think this winter will be entertaining for a while.
how about

iunno d00ds but this big truck witha blade on da front of it pushed a bunchs of snow in behinds my car and now i cants get it out of the drivewayz so.....
Old Dec 1, 2004 | 01:15 PM
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Engine: 283, 2.5,3.8 turbo 350
Transmission: powerglide,auto overdrive, th350,4L80
P.S.

shane if you wish to post this garbage post it in the midwest board not in the body and interior board....
Old Dec 1, 2004 | 01:28 PM
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i swear Shane, you have absolutely no life..


i mean come on, ypu post every single damn thing that happends to the car as if we want to know.

"hey guys, i got an idea, how about an extra cup holder?"

"hey guys, i got a great idea for something im never going to finish but i wanted to post it and let everyone get pissed at me"

"hey guys, a bird crapped on the car, how can i make them not do that?"

give it a break man, post only things others might care about. and get a dog if you want attention, and stop waisting bandwidth
Old Dec 1, 2004 | 01:31 PM
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Transmission: powerglide,auto overdrive, th350,4L80
Originally posted by KiLLJ0Y


and get a dog if you want attention, and stop waisting bandwidth


i can picture that post: d00ds i bakced over my dog what shoulds i do ???
Old Dec 1, 2004 | 01:38 PM
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Originally posted by KiLLJ0Y
i swear Shane, you have absolutely no life..


i mean come on, ypu post every single damn thing that happends to the car as if we want to know.

"hey guys, i got an idea, how about an extra cup holder?"

"hey guys, i got a great idea for something im never going to finish but i wanted to post it and let everyone get pissed at me"

"hey guys, a bird crapped on the car, how can i make them not do that?"

give it a break man, post only things others might care about. and get a dog if you want attention, and stop waisting bandwidth
I'm getting tired of people picking on him for everything he posts... I don't care for your comments, so if you could go post THOSE somewhere else, that'd be great. Thanks.

Shane, for your frozen doors, I would tell you to use silicone spray on the door weather stripping. Don't spray the silicone directly onto the seals if it's an aerosol type of can as some types or propellants can cause the rubber to dry out. Rather, spray the silicone onto a rag and then wipe it onto the seal. Do this every time the car is washed, or once a month at least if you don't wash it that often.
Old Dec 1, 2004 | 01:39 PM
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i can picture that post: d00ds i bakced over my dog what shoulds i do ???
ahhahahhahahhahahahha



you mean, dood i backed over my dog with MY THIRDGEN

(has to keep it thirdgen related)
Old Dec 1, 2004 | 02:12 PM
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yeah i just got back from the mall and a buddy of mine said top put vaseline o the door weatherstripping that way the ice wont stick to the rubber.... will this work?
Old Dec 1, 2004 | 02:17 PM
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It may sound stupid but try some pam.The frying pan spray.Oh,and stop doing stupid crap!
Old Dec 1, 2004 | 02:30 PM
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Are you sure your sex life can afford you to waste vaseline?
Old Dec 1, 2004 | 02:35 PM
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Sorry, but you guys are starting to get too cruel now....

I've not had the best of experiences with Shane either, but I still try to be courteous to everyone - him included.

Just my ....

-- Ye Old Phat Phart, Vern

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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 02:46 PM
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Originally posted by Karps TA
Are you sure your sex life can afford you to waste vaseline?
Old Dec 1, 2004 | 03:03 PM
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You all knew this was coming...
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