AWR-Fix: Door Handle Carrier Permanent Fix*

[Clockwork]

Autoparts way.ca is selling Febi DHC for $71CAD. I just installed mine last night and it's perfect. Comes with new screws too.
Just an FYI.

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[omodos]

Originally Posted by Clockwork

Autoparts way.ca is selling Febi DHC for $71CAD. I just installed mine last night and it's perfect. Comes with new screws too.
Just an FYI.

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Helloooo did you cut off the tab too?if yes was all still ok afterwards?

[andrewwynn]

That's a good price. Did yours break at the hinge per usual?


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[Clockwork]

Originally Posted by andrewwynn

That's a good price. Did yours break at the hinge per usual?


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Yeppers.

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[Clockwork]

I may actually buy spares for all 4 corners as that's a smoking deal for a known brand dhc

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[Clavurion]

Originally Posted by Clockwork

I may actually buy spares for all 4 corners as that's a smoking deal for a known brand dhc

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I guess the price for these is higher there in North America?

Here in Europe you can get original BMW part for 82€ and for example Febi after market part for 38€.

https://www.bmwautoparts.net/en/sear...%0951218243615

https://www.autodoc.fi/search?keywor...ier%5B1%5D=101

[andrewwynn]

Originally Posted by Clockwork

I may actually buy spares for all 4 corners as that's a smoking deal for a known brand dhc

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The left and the right are identical front and back besides the cable, so you can have a spare for any corner by buying opposite corners.. eg. buy right front and left rear and you have the parts to fit on any four corner; also, unless your cable rusted you can move the cable over.

In the case you replace with an on-hand spare, you can also almost always repair the one you just took out for 30¢ and have another spare.

[andrewwynn]

If you can't turn the key more than 45, either the key cylinder or the actuator is broken. The key cylinder is good for about 300-500 uses before it breaks. My remote doesn't work and I have to rebuild my cylinder about yearly.

That said you can turn the key 45 and hold It will roll down the windows and you can reach in to open the door from the inside as long as the double lock motor is still working.

For $12 buy a pair of door lock motors and refurbish your lock actuator.

Also, look inside your lock cylinder it's almost surely broken. For $10 you can get a rebuild kit from Amazon (they often need a little fine tuning with a file to operate smoothly). That should restore 90° operation.

[Clockwork]

Ok just bought the rears at a higher cost than the fronts and now I read that the rears and fronts are same, others than cable.length,? Nuts. Oh well.

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[andrewwynn]

I figured that out trial and error. If your rear cable is broken you still need a rear