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Ive seen that sort of thing appear in 1 day on a cars alloys and all down the side of the car as well. It turned out to be that the guy had fitted some extreame brake pads that stuck so well onto the discs that the dust that came off them had particals of metal in it.He parked it up that wet night and by the morning everything was rusty. He had to clean the car after EVERY drive lol.

Will do mate. After fully reading up on your links,im pretty sure its the open door relay (one of 4 relays) inside the GM 5 modual which is situated behind the glove box. Options are...... 1) a whole new modual from BMW (expensive..aprox cost with fitting £700-£800) 2)Buy the relays For about £20 and attempt to desolder and resolder. (apparently a hard job even with the correct tools due to the lead free soldering that bmw use) Wont be attempting this. 3)Send it away for repair at £70 delivored. Will be doing this option at some point soon and will live the problem till then. Thanks again Gav....owe you a pint bud :D

Ahh yes,my mistake,i dont press it twice i hold it down for window. Windows seem fine,just the door unlock issue. Looks like its the relay,actuator or GM 5 modual from Gavs website. Need to read it in depth now so diagnose which one it is.

Thats brilliant mate...extreamly helpfull info there. Should be able to get to the bottom of it now. Cheers buddy :D

Thats kind of you mate,cheers.

Its just a 2 door car and both doors have the same prob. The boot opens fine via the remote.

Hi guys,i wondered if anyone could shed some light on a little door lock problem i have please? The car is a 328 e46 ci se 1999. I have read the manual on how to unlock the door via the remote. Press once to unlock,twice to unlock and have the window come down. However,when i press it once i hear all the correct clicking noises but the locking knob doesnt pop up. I have to then either manually put the key in to unlock it or press the unlock button twice to get the window to come down,then reach inside and unlock from within by pulling on the door open handle. I have tried all the key remotes so its not this. The passenger side also doesnt come up. In addition,if i press the lock all doors button by the hand brake,they lock down,but wont unlock up again. I have to again do it via the open door handle(pull once to unlock,then again to open door). Just wondered if it was something simple ive overlooked or have i a broken motor or loose locking mecanism? As i said,i can hear all the unlocking noises and the knob thingy moves slightly like it wants to come up,but doesnt. Many thanks.

Welcome aboard mate B)

Welcome Caz :D Have got a few niggeling bits needing sorting too. :( Hope it all works out ok and not too expensive.

Welcome along dude :D

Welcome aboard mate. Just joined earlier this week also Enjoy :D

Cool,its much better with the a stay over. Get the tents up,bbq's lit,beers,and have a good laugh :D If you need any help with the orginising im happy to help mate. I used to be the club events orginiser on the subaru club and always get regular updates from Donna at Santa pod regarding events,club stands and club discounts.

!Removed! hell,thats a dam good price. Saw them for 3K not so long back! I paid £900 for a crappy LCD rear prejection 50 inch Sony Bravia about 2-3 years back. Amazing how these things come down in price. Its still going strong,but do fancy a bit of 3D fun. Am longing for the day when i can make 3D movies with the Mrs at home...hubba hubba ;)

:lol: lol gotta be done :D So how is this 3D tv then mate? As im chewing over getting one in the not so decent future. Have never seen 3D...not even in the cinima. I know theres a few 3D movies out and remember reading in the sky tv mag that they'll be doing a 3d channel soon. Is it worth it yet or is it better to wait till the price of tv's come down and theres more 3D available?