Last month the driver side door handle carrier mechanism went bad and while I waited for the replacement to arrive. my wife drove the X5 to work that day, she stopped at home to pick the kids up for karate class. She ran in the house and left the engine running. Needless to say all the other doors were locked and we only have one key. I called around and had a locksmith there within an hour $95 to open it up.

I had even called United BMW and their recommendation was to wait for the locksmith.

when he arrived he was in the car in about 2 minutes and everything was good. he used a air bladder similar to a blood pressure cuff slid it in between the top right of the door frame and the roof line. A few pumps and had his tool with the hook on the end and a twist of the rod the door was open.( No 12 year giggles please)

Spend the same amount for a locksmith as you would a replacement window and not drive around in a car that looks like it was just boosted.

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2003 X5 3.0i
2003 LS430