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Originally Posted by omodos
ok , not posted for ages due to personal reasons, but the x5 never ceases to throw things at me, drivers side door handle carrier went yesterday , changed both sides hmmm 6 years ago so that is pants especially as i bought the OEM...
this time bought febi replacement so will see how that fares, and am even thinking of buying the dead cheopo aftermarket....for the passenger side...
How bad can they be? i mean 6 years is poor life expectancy for the door handle....especially as i dont use the car eveyday! anyone had an experience with the much cheaper aftermarkets?hasnt bmw acknowledged to poor design.... and use of what seems to be a brittle alloy that just cracks or has bits falling off it. Am in a right mind to kick up a stink, but i guess they will just say wear and tear consumable , like a battery or tire!
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IN Russia we have some people making strong copies of the carriers using cast iron or steel (since we pretty much live in North Pope), its reinforced with double the thickness on the fragile parts of the door handle and a more durable cable.
Aswell as there are some people who adopt a handle door opener sensors, so when you touch the handle from the inside with your finger the door pops out automatically, with an installation of the suction mechanism like on the OLD mercedeses S class where the door closes itself when you bring it closer to the latch mechanism
. Unfortunatelly on the our X5s It is only equipped on the Rear trunk. (With those fragile door Carrier Handles that would be an amazing addition)
To avoid the problem with the cold temperature people usually add WEBASTO & Pandora Start up Alarm that can set a temperature in your cabin upon auto start. That way the doors will not be cold upon entering the car if parked outisde.
YET TO AVOID ALL THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE X5 CARRIESR HANDLES PEOPLE SIMPLY DONT UNDERSTAND THAT THESE DOORS ARE SPECIALLY DESIGNED & MADE TO BE OPENED WITH YOUR HAND SLIDING FROM BENEATH THE HANDLE & SLIGHTLY TAPPING IT UPWARDS. (NOT LIKE EVERYONE IS DOING IT ON THE REGULAR CAR WHERE THEY JUST PULL THE HANDLE AS OF THEY ARE OPENING THE FRIDGE)
IF YOU FOLLOW THIS SIMPLE RULE - YOU WILL NEVER HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM EVER AGAIN 'unless living in constant winter' (AND EDUCATE EVERYONE WHO IS ENTERING YOUR CAR - OR OPEN THE DOOR FOR THEM)