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easy does it, when opening doors
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Originally Posted by wpoll
EBay DHCs aren't much worse than OEM - except for fit.
Technique helps. Teach yourself (and your family) to always open the door with a thumb on non-moving door hand part. It's hard to break a DHC with the force of only four fingers - easy when you jerk the whole handle with a full fist driven by your shoulder.
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I've been very careful when opening my 2001's doors, from inside and outside. Long before I got the X5, I had been reading up on "X5 problems" on the internet, and saw that the doorhandles were a top 10 problem. When I received the X5 (swapped a Chevelle for it), I immediately had to start using the driver's door/lock to get in, since the only key had a failing/failed battery, so the remoter was not working; I was worried that the mere use of the key in the lock would break something, everytime I used it.
That was 22 months ago, and I soon fixed the key & remote problem, so I've not used the "key" to get in, since then. I also take precautions when using the doorhandles (gently), and never let my wife open her door (she breaks automotive stuff, as a matter of course).
I also have a '09 Chevy HHR Panel, which are notorious for broken inside doorhandles, but I also read-up on HHR problem prior to purchase in 2008; others on the HHR forum have said they've broken several handles, while mine are still perfect (but now that my wife uses it as her daily driver, that may not remain the case).
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01 BMW X5 E53,3.0i-5L40E, 7/13/01
topas-blau,Leder-grau,"resto-project car"
Here:
14 Lexus ES350,3.5L-U660E
09 HHR Panel,2.2L-4T45E
04 Chevy 2500HD,6.0L-4L80E
98 GMC Sierra 1500,5.7L-4L60E
Gone:
66 Chevelle Malibu 2dr ht.,327>441c.i.-TH350>PGlide/transbrake
08 Cobalt Coupe,2.2L-4T45E
69 & 75 C10s,350c.i.-TH350
86 S10,2.8L-700R4
73 Volvo 142,2.0L-MT4
72 & 73 VW SuperBeetles,1.6l-MT4
64 VW,1.2l-MT4
67 Dodge Monaco 500 2dr ht.,383c.i.-A727
56 Chevy 210 4dr,265c.i.-PGlide
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