Damn thieves

[Harry's cupra]

Looks like some thieving little @*$" tried breaking into my car at some point over the last couple of days, noticed this morning the lock in the drivers door has had a screw driver or something similar in it, luckly they didn't actually get in although I can't get the key in the lock anymore so going to have the lock removed altogether, anyone else done this on there MK3 Ibiza?

 

[chrisbond69]

no thank got what arse holes, just lucky they didnt get in, could have been worse but still a pain

 

[cu51pra]

flashbsd has done it but hes on holiday at the mo

 

[Harry's cupra]

Ok cheers, I have ordered a new handle with out a lock today from Seat. Just wondered if anyone had any idea how easy it was to fit

 

[Mckellar]

if its the same as the mk2 mate its a 2 minute job i removed the locks on both sides (as on the mk2 there is a lock on each door at the front)

open the door and on the inside behind where the handle wud be, theres a rubber gromit about 3 inches down from the window.

remove that and its a screw iirc that u take out and the lock and barrel just come straight off.
then reverse to put the new handle back on and tighten the nut, gromit on. flushed looking door handle

sorry about pic quality, taken on my old cam phone

 

[Harry's cupra]

All sounds simple then, hopefully get my hands on it soon and then just need to get it sprayed

 

[Mckellar]

if u want a couple of pics how to do it, it wont be a problem mate

 

[Mr_Magistus]

Why cant that make it law that you can have flames that blast out from either side if some is trying to break in..

Cook them good and proper we should

 

[acidstrato]

it is the same as the above bud...most of the leon/golf lot do the delocking process and basically ur just removing the lock and stick the plastic cap on...luckily as opposed to the leon, if ur rcl battery died u would always have the boot lock handy

sorry it happened though, bet its gutting

 

[Harry's cupra]

Its a pain it happened but i'm just counting myself lucky really that they didn't get in and all its costing me is a new handle rather than what ever they could have stolen from inside the car.
Some pics would be good mate although sounds like it pretty easy but if you get a chance post some up please.