318is Locks are screwed! help??

[kennedy1989]

hey guys

had my 318is for like 2 months now
the locks are rooted...
to lock the car, i have to push the door, rather hard, just infront of the handle, then turn the key, and you hear it lock, then it clicks and stays locked.
if u dont push it, it locks, then like 1 second later, the whole car unlocks again..

whats gion on and how do i fix? any ideas?

[kennedy1989]

Bump.

rly need some advice here guys :(

[im]

check the door striker plate.
black part on frame of car..NOT on the door.
part that the door hits to lock.
might be out of alignment has two TORX bolts...#40 i think.

[kennedy1989]

check the door striker plate.
black part on frame of car..NOT on the door.
part that the door hits to lock.
might be out of alignment has two TORX bolts...#40 i think.

sweet as cheers man, ill check it tonight.. hope that fixes it.. i feel like a weirdo rocking up to places and leaning on the door to lock it... not having remote central is bad enough!!

[jarozila]

I hope you find an answer.

When I read your post and saw 'rooted' I smiled, then when I saw you are also from Aus it all made sense!

[kennedy1989]

I hope you find an answer.

When I read your post and saw 'rooted' I smiled, then when I saw you are also from Aus it all made sense!

AHHAHA
nice.
wow, first other aussie i seen on here... shame so far away :P
yeah i found the button thing on the striker, but i dno what im sposed to do to fix the ****eR?

[jarozila]

AHHAHA
nice.
wow, first other aussie i seen on here... shame so far away :P
yeah i found the button thing on the striker, but i dno what im sposed to do to fix the ****eR?

If the problem is the striker you can replace them. I replaced both of mine a while ago. The part is not too exoensive.