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Originally Posted by crystalworks
Either you have a bunch of broken door clips. The little round white ones... I buy them in bulk on Amazon because of all the Bimmers I own and work on. Always replace 2 or 3 when I do a door.
Or, and this is just as common, your plastic mounts for those tabs are loose or separated from the door card itself. Super common on E36, E39, E53, and E83 chassis. Probably others too, but those are the ones I've repaired. Have a look at this video I made.
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Excellent video! I've worked my way through about half of the little plastic mounts over the past year or so. I still have several that haven't failed yet when pulling the panel off, but I have two-part epoxy standing by whenever I do need to pull the panel as I just expect one or two of them will come off each time.
It took me some trial and error, but I've found that JB Weld Plastic Bonder (light brown syringe) works best over time for me.