Re: E36 central locking

["David R. Lefebvre" <drl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

His dealer in NZ wanted to charge him hundreds for a key. I mentioned 
paying US$40 for one and had it in two days, I assume from South Carolina.

If he originally locked it with the key, I think he's hosed unless he takes 
everything apart. You can't unlock it from the inside handle if you've used 
the key, at least it's that way on my 96 convertible E36.

BTW, Alex - I finally gave up on the E36 ignition lock. It took an 
independent an additional four hours to chisel out the assembly and reinstall.

At 10:28 AM 2/13/03 -0600, you wrote:
>"Terry Folland" <folland@domain.elided> wrote:
> > Hi, Is there anyway to bypass the central locking in my 94 E36 318i,
> > the keys have been lost (long story), but the window is down and I
> > can access the interior.
>
>I don't remember if you need ignition for this, but pulling on the
>interior door handle triggers central locking to unlock the car. If yours
>doesn't do this with ignition off, run 12V to the central locking computer
>and than it should.
>
> > If I could get the drivers door open I could remove the lock and have
> > some new keys cut.
>
>Terry,
>You don't need to touch the lock.
>Call your local BMW dealer with your VIN and they will either cut the new
>key locally or if your car has EWS have them cut and coded in Germany.
>
>HTH,
>alex f
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