» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 05-02-2024 08:18 PM 6 Replies, 405,627 Views | | | | | 08-18-2009, 03:30 AM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Houston Posts: 8 | HELP! door won't open Went to get out of my car this morning and nothing happened. neither handle work! All the locking mechanisms work but I can't get the door to open. After alot of prying I have managed to get the panel off the door (do you know how hard that is with the door closed?) and fiddled around but I can't feel my way around well enough to figure it out. Any photos of the door latch assembly? suggestions? I need help fast. | | | 08-18-2009, 04:24 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 181 | Are you still stuck in the car? | | | 08-18-2009, 04:47 AM | #3 | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Houston Posts: 8 | no | | | 08-18-2009, 04:56 AM | #4 | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Houston Posts: 8 | forums.bimmerforums.com wins Quote: Try pushing in hard on the door from the outside and at the same time try and open it. These doors get a lot of use over the years and eventually get out of alignment. A good push (or a hard pull if you're inside) will often allow it to open. If it does then you just need to adjust the lock and latch. Possibly readjust the door hinges but leave that as a last resort. It is amazing how much trouble it can be to get them back to the correct settings once you loosen the hinges. I spent three hours on one door alone. | | | | 08-18-2009, 04:56 AM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | did they both just stop working at the same time? I know that the car alarm disables the interior door handles, maybe something's wrong with your alarm | | | 08-18-2009, 06:17 AM | #6 | Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: new jersey Posts: 13 | Quote: Originally Posted by FMD Are you still stuck in the car? | haha that was hilarious i must admit. | | | 08-18-2009, 11:40 AM | #7 | Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wellington-New Zealand Posts: 78 | Quote: Originally Posted by kelvin184 haha that was hilarious i must admit. | I could think of worse places to spend the rest of my life __________________ | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |
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