Boot soft close failure-Fixed
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 7:38 pm
Well set about fixing today.
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Boot soft close failure-Fixed
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 10:34 pm
Smug....no just good detective work, well done fella , it's good to share , book marked .
Boot soft close failure-Fixed
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 10:40 pm
Excellent detective work 
Boot soft close failure-Fixed
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 11:24 pm
Fantastic work fella. Very satisfying and rewarding I imagine
Boot soft close failure-Fixed
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2016 9:08 am
Cable stripping machine I have used in the past;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2nm4B6T1rY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2nm4B6T1rY
Boot soft close failure-Fixed
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2016 9:20 am
Great work and a great feeling I bet
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing
Boot soft close failure-Fixed
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2016 10:12 am
Good detective work
Rob
Rob
Boot soft close failure-Fixed
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 7:35 pm
A very useful post indeed for anyone else hitting this roadblock at some point.
Boot soft close failure-Fixed
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 9:57 am
Good to know, thanks!
Boot soft close failure-Fixed
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 3:38 pm
Hi all
I have a z4 and the boot lid stoped closing
A new locking soft close mechanism is around £400 so
I thought I would have a look myself
Once the car boot lid is striped out so you can see the mechanism make sure you look at all the wires
You need to take the mechanism off the car but keep the wires connected
There is a Sensor on both motors either side of the mechanism with a white plastic cover that is where my problem occurred the wire was snapped inside the sleeve
So I got some wire blocks and booom problem solved
Save £400 and have a look first
I have a z4 and the boot lid stoped closing
A new locking soft close mechanism is around £400 so
I thought I would have a look myself
Once the car boot lid is striped out so you can see the mechanism make sure you look at all the wires
You need to take the mechanism off the car but keep the wires connected
There is a Sensor on both motors either side of the mechanism with a white plastic cover that is where my problem occurred the wire was snapped inside the sleeve
So I got some wire blocks and booom problem solved
Save £400 and have a look first
Boot soft close failure-Fixed
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 11:46 pm
So did your wires look clean cut and occurred at an equal length. Makes you wonder how many cars out with this problem waiting to happen.
Boot soft close failure-Fixed
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:19 am
My softclose stopped working few months ago. Boot lights were working still. Yesterday it started to work again.... BUT now it's sucking the lid in and out right after. It does like 8 cycles and time between cycles is something like 35-40 seconds. What could this be?
Boot soft close failure-Fixed
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 10:48 pm
Yep, that's what happens when the those wires finally give way.
It's a manufacturing fault.
BMW won't admit to it, how many cars would they have to call back?
It's a manufacturing fault.
BMW won't admit to it, how many cars would they have to call back?
Boot soft close failure-Fixed
Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 9:52 am
Boot soft close failure-Fixed
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 4:27 pm
Great find, had to do this today as my first maintenance since purchase in Sept last year and nice and simple to fix although had trouble getting the white holders off.