e46 Hazard and lock switch not working..

[Dip007]

Hi Everyone..

Last night when I parked the car and wanted to unlock the doors the button did not work, so I check the hazard button and same..not working. I have checked the fuses and all seem to be working. What I have seen on the other BMW sites is that the bottom part of the actual switch snaps off and you just need to glue it back on.

Has anyone came across such a thing? If so, could you please explain how you do it?

 

[Gerhardm32]

Found this:

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=512654

The guy (frogg320's post) explains how to get the switch out and then shows where the switch was broken. Out of experience a broken switch will not make contact.

Hope this help. Good luck.

 

[Dip007]

Found this:

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=512654

The guy (frogg320's post) explains how to get the switch out and then shows where the switch was broken. Out of experience a broken switch will not make contact.

Hope this help. Good luck.

Thanks Gerhardm, will give it a go after work today!

Will keep you guys posted.

Dealer want R594 for the switch, hopefully I can fix it..

 

[Gerhardm32]

It's a pleasure.

 

[firaz]

Hi there!!!

Where you from?

I had the same problem a few months ago. Tried fixing it with glue and tape but never lasted for long. Just got a replacement from the scrapyard.
It is a 2 min fix. Just a word of advice, you don't need to remove the gear lever boot etc... Just wedge a small screwdriver into the side of the part and gently lift it free. Connected by a single switch at the bottom.
Hope that helps. If u from the south of jhb I can do it for u.

Hope that helps!

 

[Dip007]

Hi there!!!

Where you from?

I had the same problem a few months ago. Tried fixing it with glue and tape but never lasted for long. Just got a replacement from the scrapyard.
It is a 2 min fix. Just a word of advice, you don't need to remove the gear lever boot etc... Just wedge a small screwdriver into the side of the part and gently lift it free. Connected by a single switch at the bottom.
Hope that helps. If u from the south of jhb I can do it for u.

Hope that helps!

Thanks, I will try the screwdriver method first...I'm from Cape Town...bad luck, if the tape and glue is not working I will see if I can get to a scrap yard..... Thanks for the advice!

 

[moranor@axis]

if it is the same problem post pics of the broken part maybe i can work out a better way of securing it...

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NVM i found a pic

depending on what epoxy you use the heat in the car can make it fail... for this i think super glue would work better because it can take heat better...
what you need is that Q-bond filler stuff you get it at most hardware stores clamp it together how you want it then build up the broken arias with the filler and glue
I find the best way to do this is to put the glue on 1st then sprinkle the filler over if you need more thickness then when its dry put more glue down and add another layer

i would also put glue and filler all the way around where the two parts meet just to make sure they dont come apart again

if you make it too think in places you can sand or file away the excess

hope this makes sense and helps

 

[Maveric12]

I also had this problem and after lossening the whole center console I discovered it was not neccessary...anyway i soma used some extra tuff selotape as a tempory measure.....

 

[firaz]

if it is the same problem post pics of the broken part maybe i can work out a better way of securing it...

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NVM i found a pic

depending on what epoxy you use the heat in the car can make it fail... for this i think super glue would work better because it can take heat better...
what you need is that Q-bond filler stuff you get it at most hardware stores clamp it together how you want it then build up the broken arias with the filler and glue
I find the best way to do this is to put the glue on 1st then sprinkle the filler over if you need more thickness then when its dry put more glue down and add another layer

i would also put glue and filler all the way around where the two parts meet just to make sure they dont come apart again

if you make it too think in places you can sand or file away the excess

hope this makes sense and helps

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I got two of these that are broken. Going to try and fix them up like you suggested and keep them for future use.

Will let you know how it goes...

 

[Dip007]

if it is the same problem post pics of the broken part maybe i can work out a better way of securing it...

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NVM i found a pic

depending on what epoxy you use the heat in the car can make it fail... for this i think super glue would work better because it can take heat better...
what you need is that Q-bond filler stuff you get it at most hardware stores clamp it together how you want it then build up the broken arias with the filler and glue
I find the best way to do this is to put the glue on 1st then sprinkle the filler over if you need more thickness then when its dry put more glue down and add another layer

i would also put glue and filler all the way around where the two parts meet just to make sure they dont come apart again

if you make it too think in places you can sand or file away the excess

hope this makes sense and helps

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It was exactly the same problem, sorry, no pics as I did not have time to take any, but the picture you posted was 100% spot on. Just use super glue and let it sit for a few minutes and bob's your uncle. One thing that I did notice was die lock switch do not make a click noise when you press it(it never did that anyway) and the hazard switch also do not make a click noise, which it did previously. That is because the clips of the switch casing broke. The whole inside of the switch shifted downwards so there was nothing for the hazard switch to push against. With the inside part glued to the housing everything made contact again.

So, a simple test to determine if the switch is broken or the fuse went, is to see if the hazard switch clicked when pressed, if not it is the clips that broke.

Thanks for all the help guys, much appreciated!! :thumbsup:

 

[Gerhardm32]

Glad to hear you came right with the fix.:thumbsup:

 

[moranor@axis]

My way a probably a bit over kill seeing as the parts do overlap quite a bit if just superglue works then save time and just do that its hard to judge when you don't have the thing in front of you

 

[medres]

goldwagen has replacements

 

[Dip007]

My way a probably a bit over kill seeing as the parts do overlap quite a bit if just superglue works then save time and just do that its hard to judge when you don't have the thing in front of you

I agree, hard to judge if you are working from a picture...glue did the trick, cheap and easy fix.

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goldwagen has replacements

Thanks Medres, I did not know that Goldwagen stock BMW parts.....when I need something again I will give them a call!!! :clap: