Luxury BMW SUV so why? door handles frozen on 4.4i

[Koody]

you can use contactspray to get rid of any moisture in electrical systems. Maybe it works for these purposes as wel ... ?

[740ilDuke]

Hmm, well I guess you could do the old Remote+Hold Unlock+ and roll the windows down if you feel you are in danger of something breaking. Of course if it's raining or snowing it would suck. But it's a way in.

[zetecor]

All sounds good to me, thanks guys for all your input. Garage just told me today that I need new front CV gaters. HEY HO!

[bnw]

Originally Posted by 740ilDuke

Hmm, well I guess you could do the old Remote+Hold Unlock+ and roll the windows down if you feel you are in danger of something breaking. Of course if it's raining or snowing it would suck. But it's a way in.

DON'T DO THAT! The window regulator might break.

[amacman]

here

[LeMansX5]

I use something like this.
Amazon.com: Bell Automotive V500 Lock De-Icer And Lubricant: Automotive

[X5 3,0DA NORWAY]

Hello, i am new to this forum and i own a 2003 X5 3,0da and i live in the cold Norway.
I experienced trouble with the door locks freezing, as a result i can not close the door until the vehicle was warm.

This did the trick for me:

Step 1:

I sprayed WD-40 in the door locks, and removed the plastic cover besides the door latch and i sprayed a lot of wd-40 inside. I did this to drive out the mouist.

Step 2:

I bought a half liter(0,5L) of Anti freeze coolant at my local parts shop.
I pored the Anti Freeze over in a spray bottle, and i sprayed anti Freeze into the places mentioned above in step 1.


The result:

Minus 13 degrees celcius and cold vehicle, all doors open and close perfect, this is the trick that saves you from looking a complete idiot when you try to acess you nice vehicle at crowdy places

Best regards from Norway/ Enjoying the X-E53 FORUM!

SORRY GUYS FOR THE REPOST, SAW MY TRICK WAS ALREADY MENTIONED

[zetecor]

Hi Norway, well if its ok for your climate, should work for me! thanks.

[TiAgX5]

Originally Posted by amacman

here

Wry Scottish humor!

[X5 3,0DA NORWAY]

Originally Posted by zetecor

Hi Norway, well if its ok for your climate, should work for me! thanks.

Yes, just remember, dont by shy with the amount of spraying

Worked excellent today also in minus 10 degrees celcius.

Good luck