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    So I just went out to the garage and did this and it took all of 5 minutes. Spring was right where it is on the picture. Did a 3/16th pilot hole and then a 3/8ths momma, grabbed the spring and voila, no more steering lock.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mijgilbert View Post
    So I just went out to the garage and did this and it took all of 5 minutes. Spring was right where it is on the picture. Did a 3/16th pilot hole and then a 3/8ths momma, grabbed the spring and voila, no more steering lock.
    So you removed the spring? Crap if you can do it in 5 mins, there's hope for me Of course, I'll have to locate the steering column first.

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    Is it just as easy on an e46?
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    Quote Originally Posted by scottn2retro View Post
    Is it just as easy on an e46?
    Not sure it's necessary.

    So long as the key doesn't come out of the lock, the wheel remains unlocked. I've tested this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by trackwhiz View Post
    I've seen some of those pieces you drive and RARELY did they have a motor (functioning style!)
    As I recall, there was a grand am car running around with what was refered to as the Olsen light.
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    So I just drilled the specified hole in my '99 Z3, but I don't see a spring ... I just see another moving, flat plate that appears to be the bottom of the lock pin itself. It moves down, towards the hole, when I turn the key, and then snaps up, away from the hole, when I remove the key. Do I also need to drill through this plate? Or is my car different and I need to drill elsewhere to find the spring?

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    anybody have a pic anymore. The page is dead and I want to do this.
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    Quote Originally Posted by WCM3 View Post
    anybody have a pic anymore. The page is dead and I want to do this.
    pic is in post #9

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    Quote Originally Posted by essejM3 View Post
    pic is in post #9
    oh THAT red square. I didn't even notice it. I was looking where all the holes were. haha. thanks!
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    Quote Originally Posted by WCM3 View Post
    oh THAT red square. I didn't even notice it. I was looking where all the holes were. haha. thanks!
    did ya read post #2????

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    Quote Originally Posted by mlytle View Post
    did ya read post #2????
    hahaha..the funny thing is I did. Sorry.
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    post #4

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    Marshall, was that for me? I'm pretty sure I'm right where the dot is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JoshS View Post
    Marshall, was that for me? I'm pretty sure I'm right where the dot is.
    hi josh!
    na, for wcm3. i would have guessed the 99 z3 had the same lock. does the key look like an e36 key or a e46 key? maybe a quick check of realoem.com to see if the part # is the same on a z3 as an e36. on mine there was no sliding plate under the red square, just a spring that popped out.

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    Looks like my car shares this part with E36s after 6/98.

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    Damn, that pic couldn't be any better. I just drilled right where the red square is, just like Mike, 3/16" pilot, 3/8" final, and the spring fell out as I withdrew the bit. Voila - no more lock.

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    Quote Originally Posted by S.Lang View Post
    Damn, that pic couldn't be any better. I just drilled right where the red square is, just like Mike, 3/16" pilot, 3/8" final, and the spring fell out as I withdrew the bit. Voila - no more lock.
    Yup, works like a charm.
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    Just did this, took about five minutes. Took the spring out and thats that.
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    silly question, but what is the safety advantage here?

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    If you need to kill the car with the ignition switch (remember, you need to keep the stock wiring harness for Prepared), you won't accidentally also lock up the steering wheel by turning the key too far.
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    Just a note guys: Test that it actually works! Mine does not. It still locks sometimes, even though I've drilled it out (yes, I did drill the right place). I need to do a bit more digging in there to see what's going on, but I have the same issue as Josh in post #32
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    Quote Originally Posted by ScotcH View Post
    Just a note guys: Test that it actually works! Mine does not. It still locks sometimes, even though I've drilled it out (yes, I did drill the right place). I need to do a bit more digging in there to see what's going on, but I have the same issue as Josh in post #32
    Did you get the spring out?
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    I did eventually find the spring. It wasn't in the same location as the other photos. In my car ('99 Z3), it was right smack dab in the middle of the big flat rectangular part.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JoshS View Post
    I did eventually find the spring. It wasn't in the same location as the other photos. In my car ('99 Z3), it was right smack dab in the middle of the big flat rectangular part.
    You mean where the part number is?
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