PaulW
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Smooth the lip off it which you use to open it, then wire a switch upto the original deadlock wiring to act as a lil un-lock mechanism so when you press a button inside the car, it pops open by a spring & when you have filled up, you just push it shut & it latches & locks itself??
spose in a way a bit like it does on some mercs, etc...
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James_DT
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That's pretty much how it's done on the 306, except it's a lever inside the car, not a button.
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Icy
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thats wot i want to do but only smoothed off the lip and opened with my pickin finger 
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PaulW
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thats what i did on my old corsa, but its a reet bitch when its cold! so i want to press a button & it opens!
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Ajones_17
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Good post wouldn't mind doin this to mine. Would look well sweet. Anyone got any pics.
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LukeGSi
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I too smoothed one, I gave it to Gary tho as I couldn't think of a way of popping it open and got bored trying to get my fingers in the the cold 
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Daniel_Corsa
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dont know if this would work or not,
a magnetic clip, the ones you usally find on furniture doors etc, push it in and the door pops open!
Only thing with this would be no way of locking it so would HAVE to have a locking petrol cap or mr MOT man wont approve!
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Matt H
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Use a spoon to pop it open!!!
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Adam-D
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put a solenoid at the back and a push rod
press a button and viola
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philwarren11
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quote:
Originally posted by Daniel_Corsa
dont know if this would work or not,
a magnetic clip, the ones you usally find on furniture doors etc, push it in and the door pops open!
Only thing with this would be no way of locking it so would HAVE to have a locking petrol cap or mr MOT man wont approve!
That would work, doesnt matter about the lickin thing as there isnt a lock on the cap itself just the internal cap.
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PaulW
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there is no lock on the internal cap on mine tho, as its only the outer bitty which locks!
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Daniel_Corsa
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Buy a locking petrol cap then or you will need some way to lock the petrol flap!
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Joff
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You could attach a piece of elastic to the cap and run the elastic down a piece of copper pipe down to the side of the driver seat.
Then a tug on the elastic will open the cap.
Sweet as.
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