Boot lock stopped locking with the central locking. The historic suspect is the boot loom.
Did not want to be destructive - and found the outer sheath is soft enough to peel back (like a snake shedding its skin)
Surprise...surprise...Blue/gray wire is completely severed.
Spliced in an extra bit - note the shrink already on the top wire
Slid on and shrunk the shrink
Slid the inner sheath and outer sheath back (pic showing half way there) and replaced plugs.
It should give me another 5 years
Boot lock / Boot Loom fix - step by step
Re: Boot lock / Boot Loom fix - step by step
Excellent post, thank you for this.
One for the knowledgebase me thinks??
One for the knowledgebase me thinks??
1999 facelit Z3 Roadster 2.8 Auto in Cosmos Black aka 'Gloria'
Re: Boot lock / Boot Loom fix - step by step
Added to the Z3 KB as Boot Loom Repair 2
Gazza
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you"
Z3 S54 M roadster , BMW Z1, BMW M3 CSL, Z4M Coupe
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you"
Z3 S54 M roadster , BMW Z1, BMW M3 CSL, Z4M Coupe