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Post Sun Sep 09, 2012 3:16 pm

Why do some cabby's have two "keyholes" on the drivers door? Is this a sign that it's been broken into?

Don't remember seeing it on any of the saloon's or Tourings, so was wondering?
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Post Sun Sep 09, 2012 3:18 pm

I have it on mine, been told its an extra security measure but I dont have keys for it. Planning to take it off as I have no idea where to get the key
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Post Sun Sep 09, 2012 3:25 pm

Does your drivers door key also open the passenger side, boot and ignition? If it was as a result of a break in I think that unless the locks had all been changed then you's have two keys even for the original locks??

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Post Sun Sep 09, 2012 3:30 pm

It'll be the old electromagnetic BMW security system lock. You should also have a red LED under the rear number plate.
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Post Sun Sep 09, 2012 3:40 pm

batleyrhino wrote:Does your drivers door key also open the passenger side, boot and ignition? If it was as a result of a break in I think that unless the locks had all been changed then you's have two keys even for the original locks??

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No I have to open everything seperatly, I have 2 keys 1 to open the doors and boot and 1 for the ignition (do have the barrell for the 1s that open the doors)
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Post Sun Sep 09, 2012 3:41 pm

cecotto479 wrote:It'll be the old electromagnetic BMW security system lock. You should also have a red LED under the rear number plate.
Is there any documentations or diagrams on it? would like to take it off.
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Post Sun Sep 09, 2012 4:11 pm

Mo13 wrote:
cecotto479 wrote:It'll be the old electromagnetic BMW security system lock. You should also have a red LED under the rear number plate.
Is there any documentations or diagrams on it? would like to take it off.
Just ignore its there, as it will leave a big hole in your door otherwise, plus a smaller hole by the rear number plate. After 20 years, very few of them work properly anymore.
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Post Sun Sep 09, 2012 6:23 pm

The immobiliser part of it connects to a socket hanging from the loom that goes across the top of the glovebox area, above the removable panel.
It's a two pin socket with two identical plain green wires going to it, and the plug that goes into it will probably have a green wire and a green/red wire.
Remove the plug from the socket, cut the wires about 2" from the plug, join them together, and refit the plug OR (if you're lucky) they may already be a plug, fitted with a short length of green wire, taped up to the loom nearby for the purpose.