E39 trunk problem

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Morten Fossum - 03 Apr 2004 22:24 GMT

Hello,

The trunk lid on my E39 520 sedan i slocked. When I push the opening button
I hear a kind of click sound, but the lid wont open. Is there any way to
open the trunk lid in case of failure of the lid lock mechanism.

Thanks

Morten

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jazzman - 05 Apr 2004 18:31 GMT

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> Morten

Try the keys.

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Morten Fossum - 06 Apr 2004 13:03 GMT

Yea, Mr Jazzman, keys. Well I've tried the most known tricks, also the keys,
but nothing worked out. As I don't have any axcess to the trunk (no ski-sack
or removing the back seat) I had to do it the official hard way. I drilled a
10 mm hole in the trunk lid, got axcess to the mechanism, opened the damned
lid and changed the electric device controlling the opening mechanism. Where
did I bore the hole ? Try to guess.

Morten

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GT - 06 Apr 2004 19:29 GMT

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> Morten

If you mean the power-unlatch, then you can turn the key. It happened to me.
Then BMW replaced the mechanism free of charge.
Hope this helps

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Giovanni Tarantino
Bevaix (NE)
Switzerland
1997 Audi A4 2.8 Q 218,000 km (134,000 miles)
1997 BMW 535i 215,000 km (132,000 miles)

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