Help With My Ford

[EscortGal06]

hi, i have a ford escort 1.6 16valve M reg(95 yr), recntly a few things have been going wrong i.e. clutch going..last night i had its wing mirror kicked off and then about 4 in the morning it was smashed in locks broken and passengers window totally shattered..just wondering a) do you think its worth getting fixed and b) i wanna move my car but bcos of the locks bein buggered now i cant, any suggestions on how toget it to open up?..thanks for your help and i hope i posted this in the right area

lou x

by the way here is my web addy to lok at the damage
http://www.freewebs.com/jlouscars/mycar.htm

[EscortGal06]

does anyone know at all??? any help would be appreciated

[dieselman]

If you're a member of an auto club, they'll open it for you. Best thing to do is phone insurance (providing you have it) and they will probably give you what they think your car is worth, or if it's within a respectible amount they will repair it. If you added mods to the car, you will not get reimbursed for them. It's an iffy situation, but worth going through insurance for if you can't even get into your own vehicle! Your premium should not rise providing you've had no previous claims. As the break in was not your fault.

[mbleasby]

if the windows are smashed then you can dismantle the locks the same thing happend to my escord1.6 mk6 97moddel and i just dismantled the locks and put them back to gether and now they are dine and yes its worth fixing defenetly


regards
matty

[carnut]

my advice is get it fixed if the cars sound mechanically the wing mirror has been kicked off to break the window im a qualified mechanic so i would suggest getting it repaired ok hun the lock sets you can get from £80 brand new or around £50 pounds from a breakers ok hun the wing mirror would probably cost about £90 but again around £25-£40 pounds in a scrap yard ok hun

[carnut]

my advice on opening the car is get in side the car and take off the inside door panel then remove the plastic sheeting in side the door you will see some aluminium bars disonect the one inside the door that connects to the lock the doo will open once this is done ok hun