Unlike most cars I've worked on the panel doesn't "hook on" it pushes straight sideways. If it's not going in there is an obstructuon such as a bent retaining clip or a screw that was put back in the hole after removal also possible: routing of the door handle cable through the vapor barrier.

Look for a wire bundle that is rivited to the door frame, sometimes those get twisted and will be in the wrong place


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2011 E70 • N55 (me)
2012 E70 • N63 (wife)