car got broken in to last night, screwdrivered the lock and ripped cd player out. got have new door skin and a set of all new locks apparently. Fiat said all the keys and locks will be £280 then they got be reprogrammed not sure how much that is. So got do it on insurance but do you think with the replacement locks and the door skin the car will be written off. Its a 1996 N Fiat Punto 55s.
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yep they will right it off. fiat are pulling a fast one, lots people on here get that job done with out a new skin, what side is it?
just get secound hand lock and have difrent key for that door.
just get secound hand lock and have difrent key for that door.
Sorry to hear that mate. That's how they did the passenger door lock on my Punto too. Seems that type of lock is s***e 
I'm considering fitting deadlocks once my car's back on the road.
I'm considering fitting deadlocks once my car's back on the road.
Tough luck mate. Same happened to me last year. All the best to ya.
scrappyolly18uk said:
you can get repair tool to do the lock hole, cancel the claim, if they rite it off they will deduct your access form the payment.
sorry to hear that mate.
Did the same to my rover 100 last year, only they caught that theiving C*nt, he's locked up now for that and several other things, but the car still got written off, and you get no option to buy it back, and you loose you no claims :-(
Did the same to my rover 100 last year, only they caught that theiving C*nt, he's locked up now for that and several other things, but the car still got written off, and you get no option to buy it back, and you loose you no claims :-(
Sorry to hear it, mine was done last year, my hubby took the opportunity to de-lock it
dawn_of_time said:Sorry to hear it, mine was done last year, my hubby took the opportunity to de-lock it
does kev do delocks??
He did on mine
I'd have to ask him about doing anymore, but now hes done one the others would be easy
I'd have to ask him about doing anymore, but now hes done one the others would be easy
Why don't you get an option to buy it back. I spoke to insurance this morning and if it is written off i have to negotiate with the engineer to buy it back. You should be able to buy it back. and i also on my dads insurance so we got protected no claims. so dont lose them.
If anybody wants a Britool version of that door lock repair tool, I have one that I don't need anymore. PM me.
JonnyBoy said:Sorry to hear that mate. That's how they did the passenger door lock on my Punto too. Seems that type of lock is s***e
All of the locks that are just a lock cylinder on the door (ie not part of the handle) are really easy to break into....some rotten wa*ker broke into my dads car(daewoo nexia) a couple of months back and nicked his stereo (only worth around a tenner) so he put the lock back in....last saturday he woke up to find that some (probably the same) wa*ker had popped the lock again, but this time tried to steal the car.....he found it down the street with the steering lock engaged, large scrape down the side (where they tried to manuvre out of the drive) with the steering column plastic bit ripped out and all the wires dangling!!!.....
.......Dozy ****s dont realize that most recent cars have an immobiliser in the key and to get it to start you prolly got to get into the engine bay!!!
the forensics didnt come "because it was raining"
the insurance are probably gonna write his car off too..hes not bothered he thinks its jinxed....hes now borrowing my missus' mini cos the insurance won't pay up for a courtesy car "because it wasnt actually stolen" and "it runs" (me and my ol' man ar'nt too bad with electrics)
i think im gonna add remote central locking, then take the barrels out, and fill the hole with a 2mm stinless plate welded on...bodyfill the bit up so it looks nice and smooth then spray it!!
or will i need to leave the barrels in for the central locking?
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