Mike (citsncycles) visited today with Timex. It was great to meet him and to see Timex in the flesh! When I was showing him my TZD however, I shut the door with the engine running and a few seconds later the car locked itself - the keys still in the ignition and the engine running
Its a good job Mike knew where the engine cut off was. In hindsight, the unusual clicking of the locks when the battery lead was being connected would suggest that something was wrong...
How to open the car? Any ideas. As its a public forum it might be best not to post potential ideas - maybe PM me.
Disconnecting and reconnecting the battery did nothing.
Thanks guys.
Kevan
1997 Mercedes C230 W202
2003 Land Rover Discovery Series 2 Facelift TD5 - Daily driver / hobby days and camping.
1993 Land Rover Discovery 200tdi Series 1 3 door - in need of TLC
2020 Fiat Panda 4x4 Cross Twin Air.
kieran.l wrote:As its a public forum it might be best not to post potential ideas - maybe PM me.
James!
Kevan
1997 Mercedes C230 W202
2003 Land Rover Discovery Series 2 Facelift TD5 - Daily driver / hobby days and camping.
1993 Land Rover Discovery 200tdi Series 1 3 door - in need of TLC
2020 Fiat Panda 4x4 Cross Twin Air.
Oh yeah good point! Will see about deleting that. Although I reckon my cat could break into the BX with just his tail, claws (and maybe a spoon on a bad day).
1987 Volvo 480 ES
2006 Citroen C6 Exclusive 3.0 petrol/LPG
Previous BX's:
A966 XRL -- BX 16 TRS
H767 BEG -- BX 14 TGE
B316 AMP -- BX 14 E
David wrote:Just out of curiosity - How do you open one without the key?
PM sent with the definitive BXC approach
Kevan
1997 Mercedes C230 W202
2003 Land Rover Discovery Series 2 Facelift TD5 - Daily driver / hobby days and camping.
1993 Land Rover Discovery 200tdi Series 1 3 door - in need of TLC
2020 Fiat Panda 4x4 Cross Twin Air.
My Cars: 1999 Xsara LX 2.0HDI (90) Hatch - Fern 2002 C5 2.0 HDI (110) Estate - Jasmine - SORN 2011 Mini Cooper D Clubman - SOLD 2016 Mercedes A180D Sport - Auto refinement 1992 TZD Turbo - Bluebell - SORN 1992 TZD Turbo Estate - SORN 1991 Gti 16V - Blaze - crash damaged, will get repaired - SORN 1990 Gti 8Valve SOLD - looks like it's been scrapped 2002 Mini Cooper S - SOLD - i miss this car 1992 TXD - Scrapped in March 2014 1988 CX 25 GTI Turbo2 - SORN 1996 - AX Memphis 1.5D - Dream - SORN
In all my years of ownership, i've yet to be locked out & so don't actually know how to break in, glad there's plenty of forum members who could tell me, should the need arise I do have access to a brick
2002 C5 2.0 HDI Estate - Jasmine - Now SORN
2011 Mini Cooper D Clubman - SOLD
2016 Mercedes A180D Sport - Auto refinement
1992 TZD Turbo - Bluebell - My daily
1991 Gti 16V - Blaze - crash damaged, will get repaired.
1990 Gti 8Valve SOLD - looks like it's been scrapped
2002 Mini Cooper S - SOLD - i miss this car
1992 TXD - Scrapped in March 2014
1988 CX 25 GTI Turbo2 - SORN
1996 - AX Memphis 1.5D - Dream - SORN
I particularly liked that of my two Athenas either one's key will open the door of the other! Won't turn the wrong ignition though... or release steering lock. Real Citroen security, mind you a screwdriver smashed into the key lock in the door will do it at cost of lock as the little oiks did to my old 14, poor thing.
I would be interested in this as while I have my method it might be a superior one. With dogs in the car there is always a danger they will be made excited and lock the doors. Something the designers of these things never think about. Yep, I know you should always take your keys out. Well I do not as I am always doing stuff and I live in the countryside where stuff can be left unlocked for periods of time, so its not a habit I have.
They locked me out last week but fortunately I had my handy tool with me where I was working and salvaged the situation without having to get a lift home for the other keys. My method works on about 60% of cars of the era, some later and a lot earlier. Its not good practice though.
Miguel - 16 TRS Auto S, light blue, 43k miles - £450
Pluto - 14 E S, White, 105k Miles - in work
Egbert - 19 16v Gti, White, A/C & Leather, - Keeper
Walt - 17 TZD Turbo S, graphite, 70k miles, good op extras - Keeper
Scraper- 17 TZD Turbo E, blue, 208k miles - parts
Homer - 19 TXD E, Red, 189k miles - £250
Gary - 17 TZD Turbo E, 118k miles - in work
Thread Bear wrote: I do not as I am always doing stuff and I live in the countryside where stuff can be left unlocked for periods of time, so its not a habit I have.
Ditto... although the only time it's happened to me away from home was at a jetwash, whenI absolutely had to be somewhere else imminently, so had to mangle a lock to get in in a hurry.
So a pm of an elegant/simple/non-destructive solution would be good!
1990 BX TZD Estate ('the grey one', 1991 BX TZD Estate ('the white one'), 1982 2CV6 Charleston (in bits), 1972 AZU Serie B (2CV van), 1974 HY72 Camper, 1990 Land Rover 110 diesel LWB, 1957 Mobylette AV76, 1992 Ducati 400SS, 1966 VW Beetle, 1990 Mazda MX-5, 1996 Peugeot 106D, 1974 JCB 2D MkII, 1997 BMW R1100RS, 1987 Suzuki GSX-R1100, 1978 Honda CX500A, 1965 Motobecane Cady, 1988 Honda Bros/Africa Twin, 1963 Massey Ferguson 825, and a lot of bicycles!
or release steering lock. Real Citroen security, mind you a screwdriver smashed into the key lock in the door will do it at cost of lock as the little oiks did to my old 14, poor thing.
