Originally Posted by Estoril

I have replaced it before on my previous X5 (3.0i), but the part was secondhand and didn't really solve the issue all that well. I still had to pull the doorhandle quite abruptly in order for it to even consider opening. Hence I'm afraid the same would happen now, so I'd rather just order a brand new carrier and install it then.

It's a terrible week for the X5 to be honest. Of course all of them are known E53 issues:
- Two PDC sensors have broken
- The passenger side window clip has broken (luckily still have one spare clip)
- The driverside door handle has broken on the inside

And a few weeks ago my entire window mechanism broke on the left side. All just in time for a cozy Christmas