My 03 325CI convertible started misbehaving yesterday. The passenger Door Open indicator came on and the window came down 1/4", even though the door was fully closed. I can roll the window down and back up but it will automatically do the 1/4" drop and the Door Open light stays on. It seems as...

Car: 1999 BMW E46 328i The issues: door handle felt like it was no longer engaged or connected and wouldn't open from the outside. Inside handle still worked. Also realized the outside manual key entry wouldnt unlock door. Only remote would unlock doors. Took it the shop and quickly realized...

My first DIY how-to, so hopefully it makes sense to everyone. To start off, this write up is assuming you have the assembly removed from the door already. There are several how-to's on that so take your pic. The first section is devoted to rebuilding the locking mechanism. If you are having...

hey, just joined this sight after solving various issues with help from here! unfortunately ive drawn a blank on my most annoying fault! :censor: My front drivers side window no longer auto drops or re seals (drops and raises 5mm on opening and closing the door) what i have found is that it...

So I'm going to replace my door lock assembly next week, parts on order. My car doesn't recognize when my passenger door is ajar. I was told that the sensor is in the assembly so the whole thing has to be replaced. I've gone through these DIY's on how to tackle this project, it doesn't sound too...

So today I noticed that my car doesn't recognize when my passenger door is open or closed. It thinks that it's always closed, so the window does not move down once the door is opened. It's not impossible to open an close the door it's just that I have to be careful or else the glass will catch...