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I gave up on my door panel clips
When I traded for my X5, the driver's side door card was loose, so I inspected it and found a mismash of grey, white, and various domestic "Christmas Tree" push-in fasteners holding it on, but not well. I pushed in whatever ones would grab hold, and ordered some more of each type (even the Xmas Tree types), so I could better nail it down.
As time passed, the door card eventually pulled loose again, and I finally used the clips/fasteners I'd bought, but as soon as I pulled the door shut from the inside, many would pull out.
More time passed, and I was pulling the door shut again, when all came loose, and a formerly-glued in stand-off dropped to the ground. I put it on my desk, and just pushed in the fasteners again. I fully intended to fix the door card problem someday, but only when the door's innards needed repair. I've lost that piece, since.
Forward in time to four months ago: the door card pulled loose just before I drove to a DR's appointment, and didn't have time or patience to mess with the lousy fasteners again...I used black Gorilla tape I had in the door pocket, to quick-fix the loose card, and it worked so well that I have left it in place for all this time, and pulling the door handle no longer pulls the card loose.
I hate the door card design, and wonder why BMW didn't secure the inside-door-pull/armrest to solid metal (like most mfg's do), instead of attaching it to the card? I considered (and still am) using some black "10 x 1-Inch Phillips Trim Screws with Washer" around the perimeter for a secure connection. All my old trucks used trim screws, so did my Chevelle, and others, and I never had a bit of trouble with door cards (offhand, I can't tell you what my current vehicles use on theirs...I've not had any pull loose, ever).
I wish there was blue or grey Gorilla tape to use (for a color match, haha), because I really don't want to install the trim screws, just in case I pass my X5 forward to a purist afficionado, someday (I try not to make an irreversible mod to any of my "project cars" (except for the full roll cage in the Chevelle). And my X5 is only driven by me, so a little duct tape doesn't offend me.
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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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