If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)

Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

Please note that it is not permitted to have referral links posted in your signature. Keep these links contained in the appropriate forum. Thank you.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2055940817/signature-rules

Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Can't open BMW doors

bonzodog2 · 2010-02-11 15:35:27

A 1991 BMW,(not mine), a 518 I think, was left idle for a couple of months, including our recent cold spell. Now the key won't operate the door locks. Any suggestions ?

11-02-2010 3:35pm

#1

bonzodog2

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,284 ✭✭✭

Join Date: October 2007

Posts: 6018

A 1991 BMW,(not mine), a 518 I think, was left idle for a couple of months, including our recent cold spell. Now the key won't operate the door locks.

Any suggestions ?

0

Comments

#2 11-02-2010 3:39pm

Stevie Dakota

Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭

Join Date: January 2008

Posts: 2528

Your answer is here...

http://www.bmwe34.net/E34main/Trouble/Locked.htm

0
#3 11-02-2010 4:09pm

bonzodog2

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,284 ✭✭✭

Join Date: October 2007

Posts: 6018

Thanks, I'll give some of those a try, I note the first one mentions a 'master' key. The one we have has an S on one side of the metal part, and didn't seem to work on the first method on that page. May have to try one of the electric methods.

0
#4 11-02-2010 4:15pm

Bonito

Closed Accounts Posts: 8,399 ✭✭✭

Join Date: November 2009

Posts: 8210

Stevie Dakota wrote: »

Your answer is here...

http://www.bmwe34.net/E34main/Trouble/Locked.htm

That link is .net so would I be right to say that they're diagram of the driver door could possibly be our passanger door? It says that the door lock mechanism are mirror imaged. So if that's a LHD Bmw digram for the driver door he'll have to mirror the image for the driver door over here?

0
#5 11-02-2010 6:49pm

bonzodog2

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,284 ✭✭✭

Join Date: October 2007

Posts: 6018

I'll try it in mirror-image as well then, thanks.

0