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Old 04-02-2005, 10:06 PM
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Do our cars gas caps lock or do I have to purchase one? If they lock how does it work?
 
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Old 04-02-2005, 10:19 PM
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Gas cap doesn't lock, but the fuel door does.
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Old 04-02-2005, 10:20 PM
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Our fuel door locks? I dont have a release inside my car for it
 
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It locks with your doors. When your doors are locked, your fuel door is locked. Is there a release latch in the trunk. I sort of remember seeing one (I'm too lazy to get up and walk outside and look.
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I just went outside and checked and my gas door opens and the cap comes right off. So am I to assume no locking gascap for GXPs. How cheap can pontiac be
 
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Originally Posted by inurok
I just went outside and checked and my gas door opens and the cap comes right off. So am I to assume no locking gascap for GXPs. How cheap can pontiac be
Lock your doors and try it. The gas door locks down with the door locks. If it'* not locking, you might have blown the latch. And there should be a cable with a plastic end on it in the drivers side corner of the trunk right behind the wheel well.
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Originally Posted by inurok
I just went outside and checked and my gas door opens and the cap comes right off. So am I to assume no locking gascap for GXPs. How cheap can pontiac be

i'd laugh so hard if thats what they did... didnt put that in the car...
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Nope..no locking unit at all. Opens right up. Anyone have a picture of what theirs looks like?
 
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Please forgive the dirty car, lol. It hasn't stopped raining/sleeting/snowing since Friday night.
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Well my GXP does not have the lock or latch so I guess pontiac got cheap in bonnevilles final year. Thank you for the effort as I really appreciate it. This is why GM had to slash their earnings forcast by 80% already this year. Crap

All I can say is I am glad i got GAP insurance on this car.
 
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