Door stuck closed!

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Howdy all,

I'm halfway through replacing my door latches to fix windows that shoot back up before the door is closed. I've got the M535, of course.


Ordered the parts, got drivers side replaced, but had door card off to repaint the trim. Tested it, and it worked! no issue. Interior still in pieces, but time to move on.


Passenger was also doing it, and i had the latch from the same donor vehicle. Pulled apart door card, swapped latch - no pesky key connector on this side, and got it back in place to test.


Closed the door, and it has stayed that way :|

The exterior handle is connected securely, interior pull is in place (and if I pull it, there is some movement in the latch).

I hooked the battery up, hesitant to close doors, or frunk, hit lock, unlock - it's giving me sporadic double beep.


Leading theory is the latch itself is misaligned - need to push down on door to stop latch catch from dragging? I'm trying, it's just me, i'm climbing over the driver seat to passenger, giving it a go from the inside, giving it a go from the outside. What the heck should i be doing differently?

I was hoping to make this a morning project and now i'm fretting i took a usable car and have taken it out of commission this weekend.

Any advice? Give it a hip check from the outside? If i get it apart lower the latch a bit?

The double beep makes me think the donor part (used) might be faulty as well, though i'll disconnect/reconnect the 9 pin on the bottom. Admittedly my microswitch on the interior handle is disconnected, but that tested without issue on the driver side.