ZHP Mafia BMW 330i Official Keyhole delete DIY doityourself

[danewilson77]

1. Purchase from www.Bimmian.com. About $50.00 US.

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2. Pop off allen screw hide plug. Hint: This plug is 2 parts. Inner and outer. Remove inner, then outer.

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3. Use a 5mm allen head screwdriver and loosen screw all the way. Don't worry....it will not fall out and cannot be completely removed.

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4. Hold screw back....and wiggle out keyhole assembly.

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5. Remove keyhole cover by releasing upper and lower clip.

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6. Slide on new keyhole delete cover. Hint: Lightly file down any imperfections on new keyhole cover clips. They will hang up on the internals when trying to slide assembly back into place.

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7. Install keyhole assembly (with cover installed).

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8. Tighten 5mm screw.

9. Install plug.....outer grommet first, then inner plug.

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[Marcus-SanDiego]

Very nice. Simple and clean.

Thanks, DW.

[static667]

Sweet. I'll be looking into that one.

[Hornung418]

If I didn't get locked out of my car all the time...

RootedDROIDXstatus. Come at me, bro.

[danewilson77]

Do your rear seats fold down Horney?

I'm not sure I would have considered this...had I not had the CWP.

[zhpnsnv]

Yea you gotta leave yourself a way into the car. If the battery ever dies to the point where the key fob no longer unlocks it (happened to my MINI), the keyholes are pretty necessary.

[kayger12]

Nice work, DW.

[Hornung418]

Do your rear seats fold down Horney?

I'm not sure I would have considered this...had I not had the CWP.
Yeah I have all available packages offered for MY2000. The point is if I want to get into the car on a humid day like today, most likely my GMV unit's tin whiskers would go all crazy and short out the door locks. I can disable the alarm...but I need to manually unlock the driver door...and Central Locking is inoperable. So others have to enter NASCAR-esque lol.

[mimalmo]

Yea you gotta leave yourself a way into the car. If the battery ever dies to the point where the key fob no longer unlocks it (happened to my MINI), the keyholes are pretty necessary.

That would be a rare occurance. Even if it did happen, you could always either go through the trunk or use a screwdriver to punch a hole in the door lock cover and then just buy a new cover.

[danewilson77]

True......you would only be out $50.00...and the likelihood is slim.

[johnrando]

Do your rear seats fold down Horney?

I'm not sure I would have considered this...had I not had the CWP.

CWP?

[Marcus-SanDiego]

CWP?

ZCW. Cold weather package.

[danewilson77]

Cold weather package....duh....lol. ZCP is correct.....I guess I just typed what came to mind.

Droid + Tapatalk = FTW!

[lilcdkey]

My keyhole delete is black sapphire and my car is jet black so i don't know how it'll look..

TAPATALK FTMFW

[Au2bahn]

Just purchased this piece from Bimmian as well. I will be installing this week. Should be like 5 hp.

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Just purchased this piece from Bimmian as well. I will be installing this week. Should be like 5 hp.

I heard 6 HP.

[Johnmadd]

I seen it in person today, that and the new paint and ding repair and the yellow fogs most definitely put him up around 250, whoa.

[johnrando]

Unfortunately that's an additional 6 HP that I have to do without. I've had my battery die a couple of times and I could only get in via the key. I have a VERT so the rear seats don't fold down, even with ZCW. So, while the battery problem is likely fixed, I'm too paranoid to risk it. Great DIY though, thanks for posting. Always good to see the options.

[billschusteriv]

Nice DIY, DW!

Love the mod. Will have to wait until I can get a new FM2/FMZ antenna and get my key fob working again.

[bullfrogs_M3]

DIY's like this always make me laugh at how easy they are. Nice job DW

[Dual]

Thanks for this- it was a big help today. I was interested to note that where Dane shows an oval plug covering the screw, my 2006 coupe has a large molded piece of rubber which covers the entire upper rear portion of the door and snaps into the oval hole. Wonder why they went to that?

The cover is a bit whiter than the rest of my car, which is Alpine White 300 with 43,000 miles and eleven years on it.

[WOLFN8TR]

I just bought one for my M3 during the Memorial Day Sale for $38 shipped. Decided to install it today and was looking around on the internet to see if you leave the locking mechanism installed or not. There was only one DIY and it was Dane's. Nice!!

Some were saying to epoxy some nickel's behind the cover to keep thieve's from punching thru the cover to get to the locking mechanism. Anyone heard of this?

The color doesn't match perfect. [emoji849]

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[johnrando]

Nice. I forgot what I did on mine re mechanism. What did you decide?

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[WOLFN8TR]

The locking mechanism is still installed. I couldn't get a coin to fit inside and still snap it into place so I'm not sure what they were referring to.