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Old 03-05-2008, 02:24 PM
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Default ways of keeping you viv glass shut? glass locks? weges?

the glass locks literally take me about 10 minutes to get on.

and the wedges look tacky

any body got any ideas?
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Old 03-05-2008, 02:33 PM
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same old story for us all i reckon!! glass locks can also drop off, scratch the glass, and you can lose the key!

Wedges are what i personally use, and i don't care if they are tacky - at least there are no escapes!! (maybe you could personalise your wedges with pics of the reps)
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Old 03-05-2008, 02:35 PM
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the wedges look tacky
You won't like my method much then, I use parcel tape!
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Old 03-05-2008, 03:14 PM
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Old 03-05-2008, 04:55 PM
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I use metal locks on my bigger vivs which slide on and you tighten into place with a holding screw in about 30 seconds.... (where does the 10 mins come into it?!) and also rubber wedges on other vivs, not so much for security as such, but so that at a glance I know I've shut both doors securely
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Old 03-05-2008, 08:00 PM
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ive gotta pull the metal bit of the lock away from the glasss so i can slide the bit with the key in onto it

if i manage to pull it away from the glass then i stick a screwdriver behind it and push the lock along until it tightens

i think my glass is too thick
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Old 03-05-2008, 08:12 PM
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possibly.... my glass is I think only 4mm, and it slides into position no problem... I'd go for rubber wedges in your case - they do hold the doors together so neither one can slide anywhere. They don't look too bad, you just accept them for what they are really
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