Solex locks
Anybody know where you can get these from ? apparently not available in the uk anymore
I've seen a few sets on the bay for astra / corsa but unsure if they would fit as these are stated as nova :
i have found a site but im not willing to pay £60 + £18 postage !!
Says Astra in the above set as well as Nova...
£78 posted isn't so bad imo.
They are crap I really wouldn't bother
Got them in mine. Wouldnt agree that they are crap atall. Think i got them off Ebay new for around £30
Not that i ever lock the door.
The Astra / Corsa ones wont fit, as they are just barrel inserts and relate to mk3 Astra / Corsa B. I have a set of those here too.
The ones above are for mk1 / mk2 Astra and Nova
These will be what your looking for
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/vie...id=73898894549
I bought my last set from the shop thats on the price tag on the box of the OP's picture. That was a couple or four years ago, but they were no more than £30. The guy in the shop rang the supplier who said they had shed loads left. I would start my search with A1 motor stores. Theres one I know of in Dagenham.
DO NOT BUY THEM, theyre utter crap, the cylinders stick on them and you either cant get the key back out, or cant get the key in!
And theyre a complete waste of money as theyre only ever going to be as strong as the door/metal panel theyre in, which isnt very strong at all, you can still knock them through with a hammer very easily as a nova doorskin is made from plasticene!
^^^ I dont agree. People will always say "its a nova, it can be nicked in 5 secs" or "doesnt matter what you do, if someone wants it enough then they'll take it", but surely the harder you make it the better chance you stand of keeping it? So anything, even these locks, are better than nothing?
Back in the day, my mate had his nova locks munched up with a flat head screwdriver 2 or 3 times. You cant do that with these locks.
My solex locks never jammed. Perhaps a bit of grease on the mechanism inside the door is the answer. Anyway, a new set of solex locks comes with a master key that opens (your own set only of course) your lock whatever position its left in.
If you want the locks then buy them, its not going to make your car any less safe.
No-one picks the locks on a Nova though, having a more secure key is useless when the lock is not the weak point. Yes they used to screwdriver the door lock which you can't with these but a socket and a lump hammer would put these inside the door - they used to do this to solex locks round here even when they were for sale everywhere. Utterly useless.
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