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the door lock is seized in the horizontal deadlock position, i have removed it, but was wondering if theres a way of sorting it, tried brute force and wd40?

would it be just as easy to look for a 2nd hand one with key?

I can do you a second hand one with key?
£6 inc P+P
PM me if you need it

The mechanisms on the door apparently do get worn. BMW do a door locking repair kit which according the BMW Spec garage I bought the car from solves the problem. I've got the kit but never fitted it - mind you at £6 from eko, a new lock altogether will probably solve the problem.

Anyone else hear about the repair kit?

Take the door card off, flip the big "U" clip off with a long screwdriver, and extract the lock mechanism.
You'll probably find that the swivel "over centre" bit on the end has seized.
Give the whole thing a good clean, free it up, grease and refit.

Brianmoooore wrote:Take the door card off, flip the big "U" clip off with a long screwdriver, and extract the lock mechanism.
You'll probably find that the swivel "over centre" bit on the end has seized.
Give the whole thing a good clean, free it up, grease and refit.

i already have it out, and couldnt free it

this might help

http://www.bmwe30.net/cgi-bin/datacgi/d ... Section=01

i don't understand half of it myself

valver wrote:

Brianmoooore wrote:Take the door card off, flip the big "U" clip off with a long screwdriver, and extract the lock mechanism.
You'll probably find that the swivel "over centre" bit on the end has seized.
Give the whole thing a good clean, free it up, grease and refit.

i already have it out, and couldnt free it

WD40.
Never had to strip one down like in the articleto free it.
The alloy arm wears a bit where it engages with the latch, but this can be sorted by bending the fork on the latch slightly, so that it contacts an unworn piece of alloy.
Slight bending of the deadlock microswitch arm, and the lock's good for another 20 years.