Can't open front passenger door

[wailerwoo]

I have a 1990 525i. All the doors work fine except for the front passenger door. It is stuck locked. I have resynchronized the locks multiple times and everything else works fine, except for that one door. Any thoughts? I am a new BMW owner with a car that is a project and I can't claim to be to mechanically inclined but I am a quick learner.

[Interceptor]

I have a 1990 525i. All the doors work fine except for the front passenger door. It is stuck locked. I have resynchronized the locks multiple times and everything else works fine, except for that one door. Any thoughts? I am a new BMW owner with a car that is a project and I can't claim to be to mechanically inclined but I am a quick learner.
Can you open the passenger door from the inside? How does the catch feel? Do you feel any tension when pulling it?

[wailerwoo]

I can't open the door at all. Lock is stuck in the locked position and door won't open from either the inside or the outside.

[Interceptor]

I can't open the door at all. Lock is stuck in the locked position and door won't open from either the inside or the outside.
I guess pulling up the lock-pin manually doesn't help? You should remove the door panel and fiddle with the lock mechanism - if something is stuck, you should be able to troubleshoot it once the door panel is off.

For information on removing the door panels, see: http://www.bmwe34.net

[632 Regal]

umm...dont you need the door open to remove the panel?

[Interceptor]

umm...dont you need the door open to remove the panel?
Umm, interesting point of view :) How do you open the doors that are stuck locked if you cannot access the door panel? This seems like the chicken and the egg situation :)

[Paul in NZ]

have you tried the emergency unlock procedure???

[SharkmanBMW]

rip the door apart and get another panel later!
you may have no alternative.

[Interceptor]

have you tried the emergency unlock procedure???
How do you do that?

[ve39]

I had the same problem what i did is opened a window and started pulling a pin (can't pull it out with the hands) it will take couple of tries wile you pull HARD trying moving a handle, after you'll get it out you'll be able to open your door but there still would be some problems with the lock so what you'll have to do is put that grease for locks put it in and play around with the pin the lock will work it self out on it's on.
make sure to put that grease on all of the lock after so it wont happened to the other doors

http://www.bimmer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=8351

[632 Regal]

do the manual unlock procedure.

http://www.bimmer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=11660&highlight=manual+unlock

[Paul in NZ]

How do you do that?

what jeff said


do the manual unlock procedure.

http://www.bimmer.info/forum/showth...t=manual+unlock

[wailerwoo]

I will try force. Thanks to everyone for the hepful ideas.

[e34.535i.sport]

I had a similar problem with the same door - i took the plastic door pin offand poured a bit of 3-in-1 oil down there, left it for a bit and voila - door opened! Helped me - anythings worth a go right?!

[Ferret]

I had a similar problem in my '91 525i try the following:

From the drivers door:
Turn key all the way to deadlock
Turn key to unlock
Turn key to lock, just to the point where the locking motors cut in, but are not deadlocked.
Turn key to unlock.

This would usually cause my passenger door lock to pop open...

[bmwrp8]

hmm..sounds like your passenger door is stuck at deadlock

[wyze]

my driver door was double locked and stuck like that for a little bit, but what i was able to do


open the window and start pulling on the pin slightly, then with your other hand use the key to try and unlock the door, while pulling up on the pin with more force and it should pop free

worked first shot with me