Replacing trunk button at tail gate.

dojk · 04-12-2015, 08:35 PM

Hello,

The rubber pad on the boot release button at the truck has worn thru, I have the replacement part but how do I remove it to install the new part?

Thanks.

maniac33 · 04-15-2015, 10:28 AM

Should just pop out. You can get your hand in the back side of it and push from the back outwards. It's just a clip holding it to the trunk

Dackelone · 04-15-2015, 10:34 AM

You mean the electric switch at the driver's feet? On the A-pillar near the OBD port. ???

dojk · 04-16-2015, 09:00 AM

i am referring to the one on the trunk lid, above the rear license plate.

Dackelone · 04-16-2015, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by dojk

i am referring to the one on the trunk lid, above the rear license plate.

Sorry. I don't know why I did not read your OP thoroughly.

I suspect you would access it from behind. Here is a third brake light DIY... remove the same rear trunk lid cover and gain access that way. I bet it bolts in.

Third brake light DIY...
http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showt...php?p=14133252

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http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...=41&fg=60&hl=5

Iron Man · 04-16-2015, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Dackelone

Sorry. I don't know why I did not read your OP thoroughly.

I suspect you would access it from behind. Here is a third brake light DIY... remove the same rear trunk lid cover and gain access that way. I bet it bolts in.

Third brake light DIY...
http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showt...php?p=14133252

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http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...=41&fg=60&hl=5

When I first got my car, I was trying to open the trunk and pushed a little too hard on the release button. The dang thing "broke" free and moved into the trunk. I thought I had broken it for sure, though all I did was grab and pull it back into place and it has worked fine ever since.

I could have probably pulled it out completely if I had tilted/rotated the piece and pulled.

bmw1racer · 04-16-2015, 01:31 PM

All that complexity where a simple button (which doesn't need electrical power) to release the trunk would have sufficed...

dojk · 06-24-2015, 11:54 PM

I finally got around to change that switch.

I didn't have to go in from the rear.

Using a small flat nose screwdriver, just gently pry the switch out. There is a small area on the switch where allows you to pry where the metal clip holds the switch to the trunk. Remove the old switch, unplug the wire socket and replug it into the new switch. Replace the new switch back into the truck. It will click into place.

All in, took me 2 mins max to do.

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Dackelone European Editor 10528 Rep 22,992 Posts Drives: N54 e82 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bayern, Germany iTrader: (1)	You mean the electric switch at the driver's feet? On the A-pillar near the OBD port. ??? __________________ Dackel's European Delivery Museum Guide
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dojk Private First Class 19 Rep 179 Posts Drives: E82 135i Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Malaysia iTrader: (0)	i am referring to the one on the trunk lid, above the rear license plate.
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bmw1racer bimmerphile, technogeek 998 Rep 3,784 Posts Drives: 2012 E82 6MT Sport Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 BMW 128i Coupe [0.00]	All that complexity where a simple button (which doesn't need electrical power) to release the trunk would have sufficed... __________________
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dojk Private First Class 19 Rep 179 Posts Drives: E82 135i Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Malaysia iTrader: (0)	I finally got around to change that switch. I didn't have to go in from the rear. Using a small flat nose screwdriver, just gently pry the switch out. There is a small area on the switch where allows you to pry where the metal clip holds the switch to the trunk. Remove the old switch, unplug the wire socket and replug it into the new switch. Replace the new switch back into the truck. It will click into place. All in, took me 2 mins max to do.
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