Hi All,
.UPDATE 2/21. The dealer figured out that the problem was the cable was not connected from the outside door handle to the door lock actuator. This shows that. '01 Black/caramel Dinan Stage 3 suspension, SS jet coated headers, ESS SC kit w/ 1 range colder NGK's, 92mm pulley, 440 Big Greens, TTFS alpha N tune for meth, RK plenum plates, SBC Endurance Stage 3 Kevlar performance clutch setup, 'Jed' lightened DMFW, open brake ducts, TEC cupholder, U.S.(Euro style) tilt/slide armrest, 6k HID fogs, Umnitza bi-xenon flamethrowers w/6k super white low beams. Sometimes the connection behind the door panel causes this problem. It is a wire that fits into a hole on the inside of the door handle. Be careful when you pop the door panel off. Use the tool, which is a flat thin pry bar.
Apologies for my first post being a plead for help, but I'm stumped..Using search functions and posts from this forum I identified the commonly found problem with the exterior door handles becoming less effective.
So, watched a bit on door card removal and replaced both of them without too much trouble (I discovered to my dismay that on first fitting that the route the old cables took was too tight for the new [genuine BMW] cables and so had to do it again giving them a gentler route. This initially stopped the door from latching closed at all due to the tension), so after checking a bunch of times on both sides, I was satisfied that they both worked fine.
And it was a marked improvement.
However...
Bmw Z4 Door Wont Openers
I went to take my son to school, jumped in the drivers side, but my son wasn't able to open passenger side.
I reached over and sure enough the interior handle didn't work either..
I did normal things like lock/unlock the car to no avail.
Bmw Z4 Convertible
I can hear the lock releasing the door.It's as if both pulls aren't connected.
Started searching the forum again and found this older post;
viewtopic.php?t=76531
So, this morning, I've managed to get the door card off and the exterior handle, but that's where I've come to a stop..
Can anyone help out with some advice, please?
(I've had to lend my daily car to my sister and so need the Z4 to be operating normally, in every way really...)
Thanks in advance,
SteveHi All,
Apologies for my first post being a plead for help, but I'm stumped..
Using search functions and posts from this forum I identified the commonly found problem with the exterior door handles becoming less effective.
So, watched a bit on door card removal and replaced both of them without too much trouble (I discovered to my dismay that on first fitting that the route the old cables took was too tight for the new [genuine BMW] cables and so had to do it again giving them a gentler route. This initially stopped the door from latching closed at all due to the tension), so after checking a bunch of times on both sides, I was satisfied that they both worked fine.
And it was a marked improvement.
However...
I went to take my son to school, jumped in the drivers side, but my son wasn't able to open passenger side.
I reached over and sure enough the interior handle didn't work either..
I did normal things like lock/unlock the car to no avail.
I can hear the lock releasing the door.
It's as if both pulls aren't connected.
Started searching the forum again and found this older post;
viewtopic.php?t=76531
So, this morning, I've managed to get the door card off and the exterior handle, but that's where I've come to a stop..
Can anyone help out with some advice, please?
(I've had to lend my daily car to my sister and so need the Z4 to be operating normally, in every way really...)
Thanks in advance,
Steve