Well here I am. First, Happy Thanksgiving to all those helpers here that are afflicted with the E53 syndrome.

When I picked up the '04 in 2018 from Ziggy the buyer and then seller of locally traded in vehicles he wouldn't go with me on my test drive. Later, shortly after purchase, I figured out why. The passenger door didn't open. My better half nearly crowned me king of idiots for now having me lean over to open the passenger door or lower the window and have her reach in everytime we went somewhere.

Fast forward three years or so and the drivers door now fails to open. I know I need to replace the door handle carriers and have the FCPeuro new parts on hand. Since the driver door handle failure I happily used the remote to lower the windows and reached in.

Lately my original key stopped working mostly and now stopped altogether. I had a new key that I purchased when the car was new to me. Programmed this new key and it worked. I would use it every few months to keep it charged and it still worked. Well life gets in the way and hadn't used it lately so now that doesn't work now. The last few days have been using it so the new spare key should now be fully charged.

Anyway let me get to the point of this long winded essay. Fear now I used either key to lower the windows with the driver door lock cylinder. I had used this method a few times over the years as necessary and it works great.

Until today.

Now turning the drive door lock cylinder does nothing.

I have left the window open enough to reach in but its not a great solution as I cannot lock the door.

I have attempted to re-program the new spare key without success.

Thanks in advance for taking the time to read this and for any help.

And I will end with this...

I was in 7-11 today and saw an attractive young lady. I said to her you look like my second wife. She asked how many times I've been married. I said once.

Da Tah...

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Bradb
2004 E53 X5 3.0 6MT Sport
Toledo Blue Metallic over black
born 2-12-04 LB09220
Picked up 7-2-18 from Ziggy
BMWCCA 485746
2002 E39 525i 5MT sport Jet black / black
2002 E39 M5 6MT Carbon black / black sport
2003 E39 530i 5MT sport Stahlblau metallic
2004 E46 325ic 5MT sport triple black
2008 E60 M5 SMG Space gray / black
2015 F85 X5M Carbon black / black