how to break into car or turn it off

[mkiv98]

hi

i got locked out of my own car somehow (key in ignition, engine on, doors
locked, wtf?!)

anyway

how do you turn off the car without going inside? i tried to disconnect the battery but that didn't do anything. I also had the hood open.

also I had a really hard time breaking into the car. the windows seal pretty tightly against the rubber, so I did not want to damage the glass or door.

i don't really believe the car is thief proof, but is there a way to open the car cleanly?

better keep it in mind for next time, might be useful information to some of you in the future as well, thanks!

[JamesM3M5]

If the hood is up, you can undo the top cover on the fuel rail and pull the injector wiring harness up. That will kill the engine. Getting in is another matter.

[Hopz]

haha this is funny. pics or ban

[roberttran]

take the airbox off and cover the MAF to suffocate the car. cut it's air supply off

[grubster]

Call a Locksmith!

[GotCone?]

take the airbox off and cover the MAF to suffocate the car. cut it's air supply off

that's the easiest way by far.

Or start pulling fuses. :redspot

[328iJunkie]

Locksmiths have trouble getting in our cars.... the hole double locking feature makes it near impossible...

[ASCH MAN]

You can pull the fuel pump fuse in the fuse box.

[marine4u123]

+1 on suffocating the car

[grubster]

Locksmiths have trouble getting in our cars.... the hole double locking feature makes it near impossible...

Really.. what about using one of those things they stick down the window, like the old school way to open a car door.. I'm guessing that works on like old chevy's and crap.

[Bimmer14PA]

+100 on the fuel pump relay!!
-CHris

[JaredM3]

+1 on suffocating the car

Yeah, that will teach it to lock you out!

[328iJunkie]

Really.. what about using one of those things they stick down the window, like the old school way to open a car door.. I'm guessing that works on like old chevy's and crap.

okay i want you to try this... Its funny acutally... Go out to your car. Sit in it, close all the doors then arm the alarm... Try to get out from the inside. Mine doesnt let me... Unlock button doesnt work.. Pulling up on the door pins does nothing and the door handles are inoperable.... Its fun to lock my friends in the car and watch them freak out...

[roberttran]

okay i want you to try this... Its funny acutally... Go out to your car. Sit in it, close all the doors then arm the alarm... Try to get out from the inside. Mine doesnt let me... Unlock button doesnt work.. Pulling up on the door pins does nothing and the door handles are inoperable.... Its fun to lock my friends in the car and watch them freak out...


I locked my car like that one time when my girlfriend and I first started going out. I asked if she could open the door and get out and she couldn't. Kinda creeped her out ;)

I would never lock my friends in like that because they would start banging on the glass and stuff. Rule #1 of my car is "DO NOT TOUCH ANY GLASS". I hate dirty smudgy glass :shifty

[MIMI1]

Owning Friends = Ftw

[art@rmeuropean]

How about plug up the exhaust pipes, that should kill it.

[Chikenbok]

sand in the gas tank.

[the.marks]

Rule #1 of my car is "DO NOT TOUCH ANY GLASS". I hate dirty smudgy glass :shifty

I thought I was the ONLY one that is like that!!!

HAHAHAHA!!!

[Hankdoll]

I thought I was the ONLY one that is like that!!!

HAHAHAHA!!!
You guys must not have kids. Within 2 minutes of my daughter being in my car, her greasy little fingers are all over the window.

OP, I imagine you got the engine off by now...or ran out of gas. No fold-down rears to get in?

[mkiv98]

okay i want you to try this... Its funny acutally... Go out to your car. Sit in it, close all the doors then arm the alarm... Try to get out from the inside. Mine doesnt let me... Unlock button doesnt work.. Pulling up on the door pins does nothing and the door handles are inoperable.... Its fun to lock my friends in the car and watch them freak out...

i actually dont have an unlock button? where is it?

[mkiv98]

so how do you steal an M3 without the flatbed>?

[phoenix530]

Really.. what about using one of those things they stick down the window, like the old school way to open a car door.. I'm guessing that works on like old chevy's and crap.

Nope. Won't work. The outside locks are NOT physically connected to the locking device.

You're virtually out of luck until you can get a hold of your spare key (or get one from BMW).

Sidenote: Because BMW's are difficult to get into, whenever I go out of town, I always carry the spare in my pocket.

[WBS]

Because BMW's are difficult to get into, whenever I go out of town, I always carry the spare in my pocket.

Smart move! :) I'm going to do that on my next trip.

[Verruckt]

so how do you steal an M3 without the flatbed>?

I don't think you'll be given this information as easily as you'd like.

[///w3fl3x]

Locksmiths have trouble getting in our cars.... the hole double locking feature makes it near impossible...

The one that unlocked my brother's car did it in under a minute. :embarrasm

He locked his with it running too cause he went through the back door to get something and he locked it on accident with his elbow i think.

[328iJunkie]

My car wont let me lock it when any of the doors are open... just like doesnt let me..

[Nadroj]

unplud the mass air flow sensor thing

[Matt P.]

easiest way to kill the car without having access to it? well if you have a tank of C02 lyin around you could open the valve and stick it in front of the car, but im guessin you dont have a big tank of c02 lyin around.... and I dont know what the compression properties of C02 are and if it'll kill your engine for good



hrm, maybe a sledge hammer?

[bennyfizzle]

easiest way to kill the car without having access to it? well if you have a tank of C02 lyin around you could open the valve and stick it in front of the car, but im guessin you dont have a big tank of c02 lyin around.... and I dont know what the compression properties of C02 are and if it'll kill your engine for good



hrm, maybe a sledge hammer?

i dont think the car would die from that...


and i've never had anyone from AAA or any locksmith tell me he COULD break into ANY e36 coupe...the sedans are easier apparently...


my solution?


spare key IN WALLET.

[sideshow]

The one that unlocked my brother's car did it in under a minute. :embarrasm

He locked his with it running too cause he went through the back door to get something and he locked it on accident with his elbow i think.

Was double locking enabled on your brother's car? Some people who have aftermarket alarms don't have it enabled which sucks cuz your gas tank door won't lock either. My gf's 328i has an aftermarket alarm and doesn't double lock so it's pretty worthless.

JOEY

[AlpinaM3]

If I start my car to work on it and get out, I always roll down the widow.

[///Mpmp1025]

If I start my car to work on it and get out, I always roll down the widow.

+1

[smonkbmw]

hmmm AAA got into my car twice.

[epj3]

Dude you're shit out of luck, I say just part it out. I'll take dibs on your wheels. :-)

[Mr.M3]

Drop the carpet on the trunk where you put the key in. There will be a sliding metal rod which hooks up to an actuator and to the key part. If you move the rod to the left it should trigger the locking system to unlock.

[anthonyglamis]

first off sorry to hear this. as stated earlier you probly got in or ran out of gas by now. This happend to me a week ago. all you have to have is patience. so if we are looking at the drivers side window and thinking of it as a square then you will be working on the right side of the window...as it is the side that has most give. anyways I used a wood chisel, obviously wrap it with an old shirt! Wedge it in there and pry the window out a bit so you can get ur hanger in there. i don't have an unlock button and am going to assume you didn't either so just make ur bends according to trying to hook the latch that opens the car door. it took me about 15 to 20 minutes, but i saved like $120 bucs i think. Scratches were minimal, and you can't see them unless I point them out, besides it's my car so I would rather mess it up than someone else. hope this helps someone later on. oh by the way I mean a heavy duty hanger...not one of those cheap white coated ones. :buttrock

[millertimebmw03]

Push it through the window not the top but side and hit the window button ;)
only if you lock yourself out with the car running...^_^

[Theodore]

If I start my car to work on it and get out, I always roll down the widow.

I always do that! If I ever leave my car running the window is down. Even if its for 4 seconds to put some movies in the drop box. I'm paranoid like that!

[CrashOD]

I always do that! If I ever leave my car running the window is down. Even if its for 4 seconds to put some movies in the drop box. I'm paranoid like that!

I feel the same way, I've never locked my keys in my car, but my brother does it all the time. He's got a key bolted under his front license plate(They're required here).

[99E36M]

Left my car running one day, it started to rain, so I reached in quickly, hit the door lock button by mistake, then hit the window up button without thinking...
As I starred at my windows going up I realized the car was locked, and running, and I didn't have a spare key...oh SH%T! I quickly stuck my hand in the window PRAYING the antipinch function would work! haha Well I had a bit of pain but it went back down just enough for me to stick my arm in and get the door unlocked.

:lol
My friends never noticed, thank god, that would have been super embarrasing if someone was looking!

[Theodore]

I feel the same way, I've never locked my keys in my car, but my brother does it all the time. He's got a key bolted under his front license plate(They're required here).

Damn! I was just in Littleton on Tuesday too...

[Donny G]

If the hood is up, you can undo the top cover on the fuel rail and pull the injector wiring harness up. That will kill the engine. Getting in is another matter.

:nono or you could pull the relay or fuse, I wouldn't reccomned pulling on 10 year old german EFI harnesses

[SmokeyDP]

okay i want you to try this... Its funny acutally... Go out to your car. Sit in it, close all the doors then arm the alarm... Try to get out from the inside. Mine doesnt let me... Unlock button doesnt work.. Pulling up on the door pins does nothing and the door handles are inoperable.... Its fun to lock my friends in the car and watch them freak out...

I have a 97 M3 with a factory alarm and mine does not work like that. I sat in the car and hit arm and the unlock button still worked on the console. Keys were not in the ignition.

[Estrl M3]

okay i want you to try this... Its funny acutally... Go out to your car. Sit in it, close all the doors then arm the alarm... Try to get out from the inside. Mine doesnt let me... Unlock button doesnt work.. Pulling up on the door pins does nothing and the door handles are inoperable.... Its fun to lock my friends in the car and watch them freak out...

especially on a hot day and then you use the key and turn it to lovk after locking it and it will roll up the windows... :devillook

[Estrl M3]

I feel the same way, I've never locked my keys in my car, but my brother does it all the time. He's got a key bolted under his front license plate(They're required here).

so i can come jack it? :alright

[dshilkit]

I feel the same way, I've never locked my keys in my car, but my brother does it all the time. He's got a key bolted under his front license plate(They're required here).

+1 on the spare key...though i don't keep one actually on the car...

[m3beemer16]

pull out fuse #18 for a 95 m3 (fuel pump fuse)....

P.S when I hit the unlock button from inside the doors unlocked. I think my double lock is disabled though.

Also, I remember hearing earlier this year that the M Roadster was the most stolen cars here in San Diego.. crazy, I think second was a honda..