electrical and ignition Moving And Lost My Keys! Hotwire Help!

[jazzgoose]

We are moving down the hill into a new home and I need some fast advice. I lost my keys last winter - yes dumb. No local locksmith will rekey since it is a a bmw. It is a 1975 2002. I am wondering if anyone has advice on hotwiring or starting without the key so I can get it into my new garage. Otherwise I will have to get it towed.

Thanks!

Jonesy

[KFunk]

Hot wiring is easy....  it's bypassing the steering lock that I haven't mastered yet.

 

If you don't already have AAA Plus, you should get it.  That'll get you a tow to the next garage, and a tow home from the pits at the race track, or anywhere else you break your car. 

[jazzgoose]

i got a momo race wheel so its modofied, the column doesnt lock, so i have that coveted...

[73touring]

You could try pulling the steering wheel and wedging the steering lock mechinisim if it hasnt already locked. 02 steering locks are very robust and wont be broken in a hurry

[jazzgoose]

it turns....

[esty]

if your steering wheel isn't locked and won't lock, as you say go here for instruction on how to start the car without a key

 

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/index.php?s=274906f2d2aedaf4988b19fccd4e8e26&app=googlecse#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=hot%20wiring

[M3M3]

i got a momo race wheel so its modofied, the column doesnt lock, so i have that coveted...

Putting a momo wheel on the car does not disable the steering lock.

[peterschop]

Or you could pull the door panel and take the door latch handle off to see the key number on bottom of handle. Then have a key made from the key number.

[FunkyLaneO]

Super simple, all you need is a piece of wire long enough to go from the positive terminal of the battery to the positive terminal on the coil. Then all you have to do is crank the starter and you can do that with a paper clip using the diagnostic plug (make sure it is in neutral).  but you may find out that when you turn the wheel more than a quarter turn the wheel will lock, then you will be screwed.

 

I carry a piece of wire with ends crimped on it for just this reason, if your electrical system is acting up you can bypass it all with one piece of wire and at least get home.

 

bridge pins 1 and 7 to crank the starter.

 

Edited August 26, 2014 by FunkyLaneO

[xferboy]

I got my car with out keys.  Pull the passenger door handle, pick up the phone and start calling.  I think the blank is listed as BMW1 where I got mine, which was a place that has been around since key were invented.  They were able to find the code. Picked them up 1/2 day later, $30 CDN and I had two keys.  I would have gotten more, but I got the last 2.

 

I've been eying the diag plug up, but haven't tried playing with it.

Good to know about the 1 to 7.

 

Would 1 to 2 power the ignition?  Could the diag machine actually start and run the car?  If yes, then there has to be a combo that would keep it running.

 

Good Luck with the keys.

 

Allan

[gaius]

take door handle to locksmith. have key made. bring title just in case.

[Mike Self]

And...if you're lucky, the little adhesive paper tag with the key number on it is still stuck to the back side of the ignition switch.  Takes a little contorting (or a small mirror) to read, but a lot easier than removing a door handle!

 

mike

[mossyoaks]

We are moving down the hill

 

Just coast!

[FunkyLaneO]

Bridging 1 to 2 on the diag plug will allow the car to start but it will energize the entire switched circuit and doing that through such a small gauge wire would be ill advised, if you tried to turn on the headlights it would probably overload and burn up. 

[Brandon]

If all else fails you can always use a slide hammer and pop the ignition lock out and use a screw driver to start the car!