Thanks, this helped, with a slight modification. Please read on. Just like in the video, I started with a stiff rod, shitty USB endoscope (for the light), and an allen key taped. Could see the whole, put the allen to the hole and pushed. Nothing happens. Reviewed the videos and tried again, nothing happens. Another video mentioned "lifting" instead of pushing. 1) To see what happens I drilled two 32mm holes beside the lock, these will invisible with the inside lid back on. 2) Now I could see the rod, light and allen key. Put the allen into the hole. 3) Using a flat screwdriver I pushed the allen to all directions (while holding the rod) and THE LID OPENS 4) Solution: you need to push the allen SIDEWAYS, not into the lock Thanks again. Without this video I would have ended paying a lot to a repair shop.

Thanks for the tips. I was able to get mine open using your video and installed the new microswitch. Awesome channel.

Great video, thanks for explaining. I struggled a lot with using a small alan key to release the mechanism. A small flat head screwdriver taped to stiff pipe worked much better.

Thanks very much. Followed this video exactly (didn't use the slipper😄). Worked a treat.

Thanks for this video Bro, those 2 little screws are a pain. Thanks to your video I will not break them. Cheers

Thanks a lot! Very kind of you to make this video with the seperated tailgate and parts, especially to show it in such a clear way. It hopefully will help me a lot to open the glass lid part of the trunk! In my case it is a e39, so hopefully it works about in the same way. It seems to be quite difficult to do it (after all), but on the other hand, it is a lock, it should be too easy :-)

Thanks. It was very helpfull 👍

I've spent 2hrs trying to get the glass open using the method in the video and failed - what I learnt is that you can do it this way if you have a lot of patience, a camera thing and a very stiff thin rod. In the video it clicks open very easily once he gets the screwdriver in but what you can't see is that you have to line up the screwdriver a certain way and need a decent amount of force to pop it open. I ended up giving up on this method as I didn't want to buy a camera and I ran out of patience; consequently, I followed a method someone else tried which is to pop open the small square cover which is near the bootlock. Inside here is the emergency release switch for the main lock and crucially, access to another torx bolt. If you remove this bolt, you will get play in the lock mechanism which enables you to lift the inside trim further, this in turn allows you to get your arm in closer to the glass locking mechanism; I managed to get my arm close enough to use a regular screwdriver in the hole. Once I had popped the glass open, I changed the switch and hey presto, the glass release works again. Hopefully this will help someone else who is struggling with it!

Very big help. YOU are the man thank you thank you. Worked great. 👉🏼❤️

Thanx, great video!

Nice video. In my case it couldn't be opened with button too. But I managed to open it with obd diagnostic software, wich allows to trigger multiple units.

Hi EliteBimmer, Here is a tip that you might want to check if it works for everybody. If you have no power to the tailgate glass switch but your trunk opens using the remote control you can close the trunk and when the trunk pull's it self closed tight there is power to the switch from an alternate source. So, Press the microswitch at the same time as the trunk closes and it should open. (at least, that works on my E61)

Definitely the Euro way of opening it. It cowboyed it. Which most definitely broke the two bolts in which I had to plastic weld

If anyone doing this and you have power to the glass, simply take the old switch off from the outside, and cut the wires, touch them together and it'll pop open.

Is the method in the beginning of this video applicable also for e91 3-series?

panel does come completely off....no problem. I had to change a faulty Wiper assembly!

Hey. Undo all my trim then it all fell off 🙈😜.. Just need to search how to take the spoiler off.

how about the common issue - diversity antenna, any info? my key fob started acting funky. It's on and off

Here's a much easier way: Pull the switch out and jump the wires, opens electrically.

такая же хрень.Е91. Пришлось также открывать

Great video! I have 2007 bmw530xi wagon and my license plate lights, external trunk button, auto close inner trunk button and inner brake lights dont work. Please , maybe you could advice me? it looks like there is no power to those components. I think its the wiring,but where do I start? I took that inner panel off, but there is nothing I can reach. Could tell me where is the weak point in wiring to the trunk door? Thank you very much in advance.

Any ideas how to do that on f11 ?

2mm allen head did not work for me, used 1 hr with different stick-setups, trying to push harder etc. But problem was, 2mm head is too large. 1.5mm allen head worked right away. Thanks

Yet another vid confirming that my wife's BMW has the same problem (s) and I told her before she bought the thing, BMW's are overpriced in the first place and endless problems after a certain age. Overpriced, overrated, too many problems and if I had a choice I'd scrap the thing tomorrow.