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Originally Posted by MLB607
So my driver side front soft close has stopped working and is now making a horrible noise every time I close the door. Im sure its the motor but I was hoping that maybe someone has done or knows how to shut the feature off completely. Anyone?
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It should be called the "automated mistress door close function" I swear some BMW engineer came up with this idea so he could come home late at night and not wake up the wife with a door slam)
Mine did the same thing, you can take off your door panel (videos on youtube how to do this)and pull the wiring harness from the motor. It's a bit tricky to do though as you have to do it all by feel unless you pull the entire motor and latch assembly. I am sure there is a fuse that controls the entire system but not sure what it is.
I replaced mine which wasn't a bad job, BMW left just enough room to do it without having to take out the window regulator, just loosen it a bit on the bottom.
If your decide to replace it, I would stay away from the cheap units, they are knock-offs and don't last long according to reviews. Get a lightly used one off eBay like mentioned above...or open up your wallet...I think I paid close to 400 for mine new....