Jan 23, 2017 Afternoon all. Has anyone ever removed the door panel from front passenger side whilst the door is closed? My door won't open from the outside or inside and i need to have a look inside to see what the issue is. Removing the panel with door open is easy enough but with it closed its going to be a different kettle of fish. Why Door Lock Failure Occurs in a BMW 26 Mar, 18. The modern conveniences of vehicles are often lost upon drivers today. Remember, it wasn’t that long ago that we were stuck manually rolling up windows, turning a key to start the car, and scanning the radio hoping to find a tolerable song to listen to on the radio while we were stuck in rush hour traffic. BMW X5 not unlocking and door won't open Hi people, Iv had a problem where my passenger door don't open from the inside or outside. The central locking was making a nose but wasn't unlocking! Tried everything!!! Then BMW said it would cost me £400 to get the door open and change the whole lock.
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PASSENGER DOOR WONT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE Hi all, first off a big thank you to this forum and its members. The assistance you have provided has been invaluable. And am therefore please to contribute as well. PASSENGER DOOR WONT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE First determine by listening if the actuator is working or not. In my case it was not. So there was no signal from the door module (located on passenger door window switch) to the actuator. I could therefore not open the door from either the inside or outside. THERE IS NO NEED TO REMOVE DOOR CARD INSITU IN THIS CASE. What you need to do is “hot wire “ the actuator; Remove the door switch, using a flat tool, preferably plastic. Undo all the connectors on the bottom of the unit. Attachment 60432 The white connector feeds power to the actuator motors. Attachment 60431 You need to find the BLUE, WHITE and BLACK wires on this connector (PINS 12, 6 & 7) The BLUE is the common wire with WHITE and BLACK going to the motors in the actuator. LOCK: +12V to the WHITE/ BLACK wire and –ve/ ground on the BLUE wire UNLOCK: +12V on the BLUE wire and –ve/ground on the WHITE/ BLACK wire You have to reverse polarity to LOCK and UNLOCK. Attachment 60433 TIP: I simply used a small jumper wire and used the existing +12V and –ve available on the big black connector to pulse the actuator. WARNING: There are BUS cables amongst these – SO PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT UNLESS YOU ARE COMPETENT AND ABSOLUTELY SURE OF WHAT YOU ARE DOING!! PM if I have not been clear on any issue and I can also send you a copy of the schematic. |
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Hello. If the door will not open, then the issue may be the latch, but it may also be the linkage that connects the handles to the latch. You will need to access the inside of the door panel to have access to the locking mechanism and door latch, as well as verify the condition of that linkage. With the door shut, you will have limited space to pull off the door panel, but you should have enough room to do so.
Do to that, you must remove the bolts and pop out the retaining clips around the perimeter (which will be the hard part). Be careful not to break the clips; typically you have space to use a special tool, but you will only have a small amount of space to work with. Once you get the inside door panel off, you will have access to the latch and be able to open the door for the inspection. Manipulate the handles and check the linkage and latch release mechanism. With some simple observation, you should be able to find the issue rather quickly.
Bmw X5 Drivers Door Won't Open From Inside Or Outside Door Lock
If you need assistance, I recommend having a certified mechanic, such as one from YourMechanic, come to your location to determine why the door is stuck and repair it for you.