locking fuel cap trouble
Started by
minimadmansam
, Jan 30 2007 10:27 PM
12 replies to this topic
#1
Posted 30 January 2007 - 10:27 PM
hey guys , i've only gone and lost my keys to my fuel cap lol :'( , i got a new cap , is there anyway of removing the old one? i thought about drilling, picking the lock, just ramning it off, i dunno what to do, how can i get it off?
thaaaaaankyou
ps, any suggestions of how to get it off will be gratefull, as i am soon needing fuel
lol cheers
minimadmansam
thaaaaaankyou
ps, any suggestions of how to get it off will be gratefull, as i am soon needing fuel
lol cheers
minimadmansam
#2
Posted 30 January 2007 - 11:07 PM
LOL!!!!!!
Sorry, I really shouldn't laugh, but you gotta admit, that's just hilarious!!
I'd actually recommend asking round your local Mini friends, see if any of their keys fit. I had a rather sinking feeling when I discovered that a friend of mine at the club could unlock my car with his car keys, obviously not the most secure car ever... Might be the same for the filler cap, in which case someone else's might just fit it. Worth a try.
Sorry, I really shouldn't laugh, but you gotta admit, that's just hilarious!!
I'd actually recommend asking round your local Mini friends, see if any of their keys fit. I had a rather sinking feeling when I discovered that a friend of mine at the club could unlock my car with his car keys, obviously not the most secure car ever... Might be the same for the filler cap, in which case someone else's might just fit it. Worth a try.
#3
Posted 30 January 2007 - 11:08 PM
Get your Mini owning friends to try their keys. Usually one will work. Failing that you can lever it off. It can't be too hard as one of my mates at work kept getting the petrol nicked out of his Mini.
#4
Posted 31 January 2007 - 11:26 PM
But you could end up damaging the tank filler kneck if you lever it off.
#5
Posted 01 February 2007 - 03:19 PM
Flat head screwdriver and a BFH!
#6
Posted 01 February 2007 - 03:20 PM
BIG F ING HAMMER!!! LOL!!! HAAAAAAAAAAA HHHAAAAAAA
#7
Posted 01 February 2007 - 03:22 PM
Failing that get your local joyrider round, He'll probably have off and nick all your fuel in about 2 an a half seconds!! Little F ers!
#8
Posted 01 February 2007 - 03:22 PM
If you can't track down a key I'd drill it out and use a big screwdriver.
I had a Volvo years ago and locked the keys in it, while waiting for the AA another Volvo driver tried his keys and it opened!!
I had a Volvo years ago and locked the keys in it, while waiting for the AA another Volvo driver tried his keys and it opened!!
#10
Posted 01 February 2007 - 03:27 PM
Isnt drilling just a little too risky?
#11
Posted 01 February 2007 - 03:56 PM
If you drill it you could end up with small bit floating about in your petrol tank.Isnt drilling just a little too risky?
My Dad has got a triumph and at one of the shows they needed to move a members car but couldnt find him. Using the keys from 2 other triumphs they managed to unlock it and start it!!!
Edited by Mini Man Dan, 01 February 2007 - 03:57 PM.
#12
Posted 04 February 2007 - 02:21 AM
cheers fir all the help, i found my keys apparently they were under the cushion on the sofa hmm, but i never realized how easy it was to get in a mini with someone elses keys, lol, good job i got an immobiliser. anyways, cheers all, i shall not lose my keys in future, well i say that now, they're always going missing, on the other hand i fitted my new cap looks good.
cheers
cheers
#13
Posted 04 February 2007 - 10:39 AM
Is your filler cap key not on your main keyring then? No wonder you keep losing them.
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