Car Locks Broken - Mk3 Golf - What to do?

nealw · 12 Sep 2008 at 08:14

As I went to lock the car last night, all was well until i tried to turn the key in the drivers side door, there was no resistance and a little clunking noise... I go to take the key out, and out comes the barrel on the end of it!

Now the same thing also happened to the passenger side a few months back but I thought being as the central locking is working fine that I could just use the drivers side door, now I'm stuffed!

Are there are companies out there who would be able to come and help me out, or should I maybe go to a scrap yard and see if they have any locks they can fit for me. I dont really want to spend too much money being as I plan to get rid of the car in the not-too-distant future and the car is worth relatively little anyway.

Cheers!

nealw · 12 Sep 2008 at 09:12

I've rang a salvage yard and they said they can replace all the locks for £150, does this sound ok?

nealw · 12 Sep 2008 at 09:30

Having got the barrel out, it looks as though at the back of the barrel there is a metal loop which has snapped off.

nealw · 12 Sep 2008 at 11:22

Cheers. It's unfortunately a bit late now, i've bitten the bullet and taken it to the breakers for them to 'fix'.

Couldnt risk leaving it unlocked in my part of birmingham overnight being as last saturday some kind gentlemen relieved me of 2 windows and my car stereo...

nealw · 12 Sep 2008 at 21:54

bummer. There goes 146 quid