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01-06-2012, 07:16 PM | #1 |
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Beware: Keyhole deletes!
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So I've had a keyhole delete on my 335i car since 2009 and I didn't have any problems, except once where my car died and I had to crawl through the trunk to open the hood. BUT, with my 2012 M3, I didn't know that they removed the keyholes for the trunks and I just got back from a 2.5 week vacation and my car was dead (I didn't put it on my trickle charger because I literally just got the car, so I thought the battery would be fine). So, at first, I thought to myself, "no worries, I'll just crawl through the trunk". I get to the trunk and I find that there is no keyhole. Then I start freaking out because now there is no keyhole anywhere and my keyhole delete didn't have the locking mechanism behind it. After searching the web for some possibilities for a fix, I couldn't find anything. So I took the chance and tried to dremel out the key hole delete. It was a stressful process because I didn't want to scratch the door or door handle. I eventually got it, but I will never put a keyhole delete back in the car. I just put back my regular keyhole. IMO, it isn't worth the trouble if you don't have a keyhole in the trunk and I wouldn't recommend putting one in for anyone thinking about it. Here's a picture of my mutilated keyhole delete: Hope this helps, Matt
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Did you retain the actual key cylinder behind the delete or had you removed the cylinder altogether?
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01-06-2012, 07:31 PM | #3 |
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That is the biggest reason why I never put on keyhole delete. Didn't want to be SOL if the battery died.
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01-06-2012, 07:32 PM | #4 |
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Why didn't you call BMW assist and have them unlock the car for you?........Phil
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The car cannot be unlocked when it is completely dead. I've gone through this in the past with my e92 335, but luckily it had a keyhole in the trunk and I could crawl through the trunk to pop the hood.
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01-06-2012, 09:47 PM | #8 |
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I think it makes a decent impact and definitely improves theft protection. It's a no brainer if you have a keyhole in your trunk, but in my case, it was a terrible idea
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01-06-2012, 10:13 PM | #9 |
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Glad I have the keyhole on the trunk lol
Have to agree with you though, the delete is such a simple mod but the impact it makes is pretty substantial once you get it installed.
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Let me get this straight... You are swapping out parts designed by some of the top engineers in the world because some guys sponsored by a company told you it's "better??" But when you ask the same guy about tracking, "oh no, I have a kid now" or "I just detailed my car." or "i just got new tires."
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01-08-2012, 03:27 PM | #13 |
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well i was able to completely remove the keyhole delete (by breaking it into little pieces ). so then I just pushed in the unlock mechanism and hoped the screw wouldn't get pushed out and it worked.
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I was just about to pull the trigger on a keyhole delete on account of accepting I'm paranoid.. and now this.
Well, thanks for biting the bullet for us!
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yea that's smarter, but is there a way to remove the cover without cutting a hole in the delete? Does it just slide off since the screw goes into the cylinder?
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You would still have to destroy it to get to the cylinder, but at least you can use your key at that point.
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01-09-2012, 04:34 PM | #20 |
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well that's pretty much what i had to do. and trust me it isn't a fun experience trying not to scratch the paint on the door handle or door while trying to mutilate the keyhole cover.
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whenever i go away for a while i just leave the hood unlatched so that if the battery dies i can just jump start the car.. but if you park your car out in the public this is probably not a good idea.
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well normally I would have left it on my trickle charger, but since I took delivery on Dec. 1st I didn't think it was necessary to do so. Now I know though.
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