Originally Posted by Chamberlin

Shucks, I just did DHC fix last night on my '05 3.0i... I already had those SS zip ties, but didn't think to add that to a new carrier... doh.


BTW, the carrier I took out was a URO brand that somebody else already replaced, and they included a Chinese knock-off with the purchase of the car. I binned the China one, and ordered a Febi. Turns out when I got the URO out, the axle pin had slid out about a half inch. But even when tapped back in place, the opening action was very stiff and notchy; so something's still not right with that carrier.


Interestingly, the Febi carrier is *EXACTLY* the same as the URO, just with different laser markings.


I've done these fixes on other E53s I've had in the past, but this one really sucked. First, the vapor barrier was shredded and taped back together with duct tape... I trashed it and ordered a new one. Next, when I was putting the lock cylinder back in (driver's door handle of course), the mechanism petals didn't align and as I pushed in the the whole lock assembly fell apart into the door! Apparently the little roll pin keeper was pounded in all the way and is not keeping the collar in place! That was a real pain to get back together, even with YouTube videos. Lastly, my door panel has also been separated from the top plastic rail...just like omodos' did above.


What adhesive/epoxy do you recommend to re-attach this piece to the door card?