How To Open A Stuck E36 Trunk Without Drilling Any Holes
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- čas přidán 13. 04. 2022
- I, Like many am not perfect and do stupid things all the time. This is one of those times and in my infinite wisdom I discovered a way to open the e36 trunk without drilling any holes. When the e36 trunk latch is inoperable it was common practice to drill a 1/2 hole behind the license plate to get ahold of latch and open it. In this video I demonstrate how I open it through one of the license plate bolt holes and this video is going to save so many e36 trunks from being butchered.
If you have any questions about how to do this please drop a comment below and I will get back to you!
Happy wrenching.
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This video needs to get plastered all over the e36 forums i love you
Just saved my day! Appreciate your help. I was seeing people cutting massive holes into their trunks and it was making me sick.
This is exactly why I knew I had to put this out there thanks for the positive words!
Amazing! E36 convertible here. Tried everything. Dead battery couldnt get in. Watched your video and was in in 5 minutes. Thank you!!
Buddy your a lifesaver!!
Comment for this video's promotion. I locked my keys in the trunk when was replacing the battery. You save tons of my nerves, appreciate it! Thank you!
Dude - I watched the video twice, collected the recommended tools, and SUCCESS in less than 1 minute - you ROCK!!!!
One more e36 trunk saved lol glad it helped you out man
Cant thank you enough for this video.
One more e36 trunk without a hole in it
Bro! Your a genius! I got locked out of e36 318i 1995! I did exactly how you demonstrated and I got in in less than 2 minutes!! 🎉❤❤
DUUUDEEE!! My trunk has been locked for the past 2weeks & I just got it open after watching your video👍🏼 only took me 5minutes & a screwdriver
I just opened my trunk using this technique but modified so I didn't have to tweak the opening. I used an angled object the size of the screwdriver. Bend a round piece of metal to 80-90 degrees and stick it through the hole to push up the latch. Works perfect and didn't scratch the paint.
Solid upgrade to the process, thanks for sharing that with everyone.
I have a 99 m3 e36 and the battery is dead and I can’t use the key to open it bc you just solved my issue thank you 🙏
My dude you saved me I drilled the hole in my other E36 back in the day covered it up with the license plate this is by far the best method
stoked you were able to make it work! One less e36 trunk with holes in it!
Thanks you just saved me a mint condition trunk,nice video
Great trick. I used an angled radiator hose pick instead of a screwdriver, and didn't need to push any material out of the way. In in minutes. Thanks!
Thank you for this 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
My boy just helped me for some reason the tonneau cover wasn’t engaging the switch couldn’t open trunk hood looking fr🙌🏽🙌🏽
I owe you a beer 🍺 this definitely got me out of a pinch
Glad it worked out for you
worked awesome on my M3 Vert! Thanks so much!
now i know how to steal tire irons, cd changers, baby strollers and anything else stored in the trunk of an e36 lol... Thanks!
Thank you. I'm going to do it now.
Good stuff man !
Hopefully it saves a few people from drilling massive holes in numbers matching trunks lol
Good shit🤘🏽
You’re the man for this video
Glad I was able to help you out
Good shit you just saved my work project I thank you!!
glad to hear this helped you!
tried and tried doing it your way, but couldnt get a grasp on that part to flip it over. So I applied what I learned in this video to the inside of the trunk after I crawled through the back seat with a flash light and long skinny po0ker and was able to stir that mysterious black beauty that way and watch as the latch slowly moved to open position. The whole neighborhood heard me roar in relief! PEOPLE DO NOT CUT INTO YOUR TRUNK, THERE ARE OTHER WAYS!!! Thanks Dawg!
Got a good laugh from this lol glad you made it work for you!
Very helpful worked for me
Glad to hear that man, one more e36 trunk saved lol
hell yeah. thank you, this worked 10/10
Glad it worked! Too many people with holes in their trunks!
Thanks for saving the day
Glad I could help man!
@@AuctionDawg your method was far more effecient than the 2 by 1-1/2inch drill method. I did drill the 2 by 1-1/2 method one first, but could not locate the ring, after doing your way, i had actually rather then using a screwdriver to bend the metal, simply drilled a hole in the sucker and was able to locate the ring and pull down on it with a metal coat hanger hook and it popped open. Saved at least $250 from that process. God bless!
btw thats such a sexy ride you got In the background, my e36 is estoril blue too! Love it
I always dreamt of owning an estoril coupe and when it finally happened for me I knew it was never leaving lol named her Lola and we’re down for life!
You’re a beast. Did this easily!
Glad this helped you man, one more e36 trunk without holes in it!
Thanks man. Even with the ski hole I wasn't able to reach it
Fuck yeah bro you are the man I just got my trunk open in 5 mins after watching this!!! Hell yeah!!
really happy to hear this worked!
Thank brov
Good job
Thanks man hope it helped you
get video, very helpful!!!!!!!
Hi, could it work on a E38, or are they different?
is there not a cable someone that was locked in the trunk could pull to escape?
Nice! Thank you! Mine opens with the key but no longer with key fob or button located at the bottom driver side. At times it gets stuck so I'm thinking about checking out the rod you're talking about. Do you happen to have a video on how to fix trunk from opening all the way up?
No, but although I don't understand your issue fully I may be able to help you with it. What exactly is happening?
thanks for helping me out ! i do have a question tho about how i fix it now because now that i opened my trunk this way it won’t open unless it’s this way
Yooo! Apologies for the late reply. I would assume that the rod that connects the button and the latch is disconnected. Pull back the liner in the trunk and see if the rod is disconnected
My e36 97 318i no spark no gas from running with no issues for 3 years
id check and see if the ecu is working or the ews system is functioning properly. They get out of sync sometimes.
Will it work for e39!!!!! Any help pls
not sure honestly, go to a junkyard and try it there with an open trunk
Mhw blues damnnnnnnnnnn
Works like a charm👍 the only issue i had is that my plate is rectangle and has only 2 holes, each ends… so i had to drill a small hole to do that…. Thanks for showing the location where the latch was😂
glad you made it work for you lol
Im struggling can't seem to reach the latch and im trying to cautious of it breaking anything. I dont feel the latch and would i be pushing the patch away or pulling it up
Update this has not worked at all and the rod is out the black piece I can't move the latch at all
You gotta aim above at a slight angle 📐 once I did that it worked first time 🤯 you’re probably pressing on the latch itself and not the hinge that unlocks it.
@@IDJMK WILL TRY THIS AND GET BACK TO YOU
@@IDJMK what direction am I trying to do the latch I can feel and hear it ringing and flicking but its still not opening
Hope you sorted it out
Once you bend the piece of metal out of the way it’s all feel
The rod is independent of the latch
Once you pop the latch you have to reattach the metal rod otherwise you’ll have to do this again.
😊😊
The plate holes on my car are on the middle :(
Is the car euro spec or foreign? may only work for us spec cars.
@@AuctionDawg euro sedan
I´m from real Estoril and let me tell you is more like grey this winter.
I think you should mention that this trick wont work on european BMW´s.
Peace.
Are you 100% sure? Obviously as I’m from the US I have never personally worked on a European spec E36 but it’s hard to believe they would change something like a trunk latch per market but who knows. We’re you able to even look at a friends and see if it is close to our latch design?
@@AuctionDawgthe latch design is the same but the euro version is missing the lower two holes in the trunk, I only have two behind the license plate and they’re at the top I’m not sure if it’ll work from the upper holes
Thank you so much, but after opened it then close it when done it would not open again is there a permant solution to make the trunk workthe right way without doing this every time want to open trunk
yes when you get it open you have to inspect the latch and selector rod in the trunk. this hack just gets it open but there's an underlying issue preventing it from opening.