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  1. 5th January 2010, 08:08 PM #1
    colliz
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    Can anyone please put some light on this... My boot on my mini will lock up and you cannot open from the button on the keys or the boot itself..But i can open it from the pully thingy from under the back seats...then sometimes it will just open by itself and when you shut it about 5 secs later it will open again buy its self.. its starting to really anoy me is it a garage job or what do you think anyone had the same probs and what price do you think it will cost to fix....ta... and happy new year to all..
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  2. 5th January 2010, 08:12 PM #2
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    Sounds like you might need a new latch mechanism, only £23 from BMW and 10 mins to fit. first tho check the plug is making a good connection!
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  3. 5th January 2010, 08:20 PM #3
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    Yup. There sounds like there have been a few going in this weather on various forums
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  4. 5th January 2010, 08:53 PM #4
    m8cxc
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    mine went to wouldnt lock just checked the wee latch things pushed them in a few times and its fine now
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  5. 5th January 2010, 09:00 PM #5
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    ive try'd wd40 and moving everything by hand and its still doing it i will check the connections and give everything a clean and see what happens..
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  6. 5th January 2010, 10:11 PM #6
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    ill have a wee look tomorrow and see what some of the faults are at the moment
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  7. 7th January 2010, 11:31 AM #7
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    My boot was doing strange things also. Would open by itself when i started the car, and sometimes when i turned ignition off. Seems ok now, cold weather causing gremlins.
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  8. 7th January 2010, 07:16 PM #8
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    sounds like mine as well had to drive the other day with the boot open... could not even make it go sideways in the snow cause of this... what a bummer lol...
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  9. 8th January 2010, 01:43 PM #9
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    Specy did this for a while. Dancing with rage and frustration usually solved it. Was nothing to do with cold weather though coz that was the summer. The problem disappeared as mysteriously as it started.

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  10. 8th January 2010, 02:11 PM #10
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    My Sister's R53 S did this and it was that water/moisture had gone into the mechanism and knackered the electrics in the boot or something??? It was easy fixed though with a new part which didn't cost much at all.

    The New Astra Convertibles are notorious for this. My mate has one and sometimes when he goes to play golf he cannae get his clubs out the boot . He is always getting a ribbing for this and told to buy a different car. Apparently you can't access from inside the car either due to the design of the electric hood.... His Golf Handicap is going in the wrong way due to this
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