Deadlocks

[Brenner5]

i am assuming that these are standard on a 325i se, H plate

how do i get these to activate as when i press my alarm fob key the doors lock but the deadlocks don't

i have tested by leaving a window open and putting the alarm on, then open the door, the alarm comes on but the doors shouldn't open !!!

i have a sigma alrm too

[Martinaston]

Do the deadlocks work with the key ?

[Brenner5]

i have tried locking the car with the key and left a window open and still the car doors open...

[Martinaston]

Your deadlocks are buggerd if you have them

[Brenner5]

not good news

are deadlocks separtate from the actual locks so i can buy them

deadlocks are a must !!!!!!!!!

[Martinaston]

Why are they a must if you have an alarm ?
Check some of the previous threads on how to fix them because i think Brianmoor will go mad if he has to explain it again.

[Brenner5]

i got a few amps/speakers etc so i want to make it as hard as possible for someone to break in, preparing for the worst if you know what i mean

will do a search now

cheers

[ian332isport]

i have tried locking the car with the key and left a window open and still the car doors open...

Are you turning the key far enough to engage the dead locks ?

You need to turn the key 90 degrees anti clockwise and remove the key in that position to engage the deadlocks. Simply turning it to the 11 o'clock position will lock it, but not deadlock it.

Cheers,

Ian.

[Martinaston]

You must have unbreakable windows then

[Brenner5]

just checked now..


when i lock it at 90 degrees, only the drivers door opens, the other doors cant be opened from inside..

so the deadlocks do work apart from the drivers door.

when i use the key fob, the doors lock but not deadlocked.

is it normal that the drivers door can be opened whilst i am inside the car (while in deadlocks) or is that one not working??

[ian332isport]

just checked now..


when i lock it at 90 degrees, only the drivers door opens, the other doors cant be opened from inside..

so the deadlocks do work apart from the drivers door.

when i use the key fob, the doors lock but not deadlocked.

is it normal that the drivers door can be opened whilst i am inside the car (while in deadlocks) or is that one not working??

I don't believe it's possible to have remote deadlocks on an E30 (not using the standard setup anyhow).

I would need to check to be sure, but I would not expect you to be able to open the drivers door from the inside if deadlocked. It sounds like you have some sort of mechanical problem with the drivers door lock (it's a purely mechanical job on the drivers door).

Ian.

[Brenner5]

it does seem a bit silly if the drivers door can be opened while in deadlocks

i will play about a bit more tomorrow and if the drivers door don't stay locked i will change the mechanism and see how it goes

thanks for the quick and helpful replies

[A1BMW325iSport]

i agree with Ian totally