Last night I did the left front and left rear door handle carriers. The front one was a febi unit from 2021. There was a bit of slop in the middle of the mechanism and sometimes it didn't get a good pull on the cable. I didn't have a hard time with the front one, it was pretty straightforward, just strange design at first.

The rear one, was the original, and it had failed in the usual way. I really had fits getting this one in. I could not get the Allen head screw to line up. I put it on the workbench and the rear handle part slid right in and the screw was right there ready to start. Then every time I put the door skin in the middle, it would not line up. Finally I think I misaligned it, where the rear end for the Allen screw was sticking out of the door skin just a touch and then it lined up. All is working. Tonight I will clean the door cards and put them back on.

Also over the weekend, the local junkyard had a 2001. I went and looked at it. Not much really there but I decided to go back the next day and get the steering wheel. So I did a quick steering wheel swap, same one, just better shape.

I did the string alignment check before I throw these bilsteins on. The right front has 1 mm more toe in than the left but the rear and left front are perfect. I have a set of those flat top pin type jack stands, that I really don't like much, but they're great for the string alignment. Putting them on a 2x8 piece of wood the fishing line can be adjusted so it goes perfectly through the center of all four center caps.

I also cleaned all the windows, and clayed and waxed the paint. I highly recommend the Chris fix how to super clean your windshield video. I use the Unger concentrate glass cleaner they sell at home Depot and those microfiber towels. Glass cleaner, clay bar on the outside, and wax. On the inside it's the isopropyl alcohol to get rid of the plastic vapors. It took a while to do all the windows and I probably didn't need to wax the side windows, but it is great.

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'17 F30 340ix 6mt
'96 E36 328is, in progress