outside door handle stuck - Page 6

Blowout · #1 02-08-2009, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jaycotter

Hi everyone, Just joined the site and found my problem straight away !! (great site by the way). I have stripped the door down and removed the carrier to find the same fault. The question is does anyone know where I can find a reasonably priced new door carrier in the UK? Have tried ebay but no luck...it is drivers side on a uk spec car. Any help would be appreciated.

kalsingh1 had the job done in the UK for a decent price.

On eBay I paid $45 plus $10 for shipping or about L37 and it took a week to get the part. L30 to put it in isn't bad either. For those prices I might have had it done as well.

On the other hand your is disassembled now. Might check the dealership for a price quote. There is also the added satisfaction of doing it yourself

jaycotter · #2 02-08-2009, 03:03 PM

thanks for the quick reply. I did email Kalsingh1 but have had no reply as yet. I haven't even tried the dealership as was hoping to find one on ebay for a reasonable price. Saying that I showed the problem part to a engineer friend of mine this afternoon and he seems pretty confident he can repair/modify it , to be stonger than the original. He's going to have a go at it tomorrow, nothing really to lose have I ...! Will keep you all posted on the out come.

Blowout · #3 02-08-2009, 04:36 PM

Good luck with the repair. Nice to have friends that can weld

Here is a link for repairing aluminum which I believe the part is made of. http://www.aluminumrepair.com/video_new.asp

If mine breaks again I am certainly going to reinforce the part.

davintosh · #4 11-15-2012, 10:37 PM

Well, now I'm part of this fine club as well. We had rain last Saturday evening followed by a drop in temperature overnight. Wife went to open the front passenger door and it was stuck, probably moisture around the seal that had frozen. She yanked on it a couple of times, still wouldn't open, so I popped the inside handle and pushed, and it came open, but I suppose the damage was already done. When we were still unable to open the door from the outside, I figured (was hoping) it was just residual ice in there. Nope. Pretty sure I've got the broken carrier.

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Originally Posted by jaycotter

thanks for the quick reply. I did email Kalsingh1 but have had no reply as yet. I haven't even tried the dealership as was hoping to find one on ebay for a reasonable price. Saying that I showed the problem part to a engineer friend of mine this afternoon and he seems pretty confident he can repair/modify it , to be stonger than the original. He's going to have a go at it tomorrow, nothing really to lose have I ...! Will keep you all posted on the out come.

Considering the fact that this was jaycotter's last post on the forum, I suppose we'll never know whether his buddy's repair idea and welding skills did the trick or not. Has anyone else successfully repaired this part instead of replacing it?

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Originally Posted by Blowout

Good luck with the repair. Nice to have friends that can weld

Here is a link for repairing aluminum which I believe the part is made of. Aluminum Repair Video using our brazing rod HTS-2000 and a heat source, no welding machine needed!

If mine breaks again I am certainly going to reinforce the part.

That's some pretty slick stuff! I'd never heard of it before, but looks like it'd be worth a try. Thanks for the link!

primetime · #5 02-11-2009, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by PJ1R1

ok well guess what i have the secret i dont know how to post pics on this site and if you ask i can send to your email but here we go . if your door carrier is broke on the outside and then the cable or smething breaks on the inside first thing you need is a slim jim ! slim jim is a flat peice of metal that they use to unlock the older door locks (very flexable and bendable) on the inside of the door with the glass window all the way closed you need to slide the slim jim down the glass 11" where the front part of the outside door handle is , then with your thumb pressing against the slim jim against the bottom edge of the glass move the slim jim toward the back of the car . (the reason you must kep your thumb pressed up against the glass is to get around apeice of foam that is glued to the door under the door carrier).then roughly 2" from the back part of the glass (just about where the door lock pin is ) with the top 2"away from the edge of the glass continuing sliding the bottm of the slim jim toward the back of the car (if the slim jim was running from 12 oclock to 6 oclock the bottom of the slimjim would be at the 7 oclock mark and the top at 12 oclock. that is where the lock mechinism is slightly move the slim jim up and down to a spot where it feels stuck then pull up that should open the door . to set up the slim jim you need to lay it flat down with the pointy end facing down on the slim jim then 7" in from the point bend the slim jim so it is off the surface 1 1/4 inches and using a magic marker, mark 11"from the point so you know how far down to go when sliding it down the window . you will then be able to take off the door panel and work on you other problems you have. good luck if you need pics shoot me an email and i will send you the photos i am sure pictures say 1000 words

Slim Jims don't work on X5's....

WOOD56 · #6 02-27-2009, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by primetime

Slim Jims don't work on X5's....

If the Slim Jims is not the answer. then how do I get the door open???

primetime · #7 02-27-2009, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by WOOD56

If the Slim Jims is not the answer. then how do I get the door open???

PM sent..

Problem solved..

WOOD56 · #8 02-27-2009, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by primetime

PM sent..

Problem solved..

PT,

I not trying to break into my X.. I can roll the window down and up. so I have access to the inside of the X. I Just have one door that just will not open from either the inside or outside.. I just need to know how to open the door so I isolate the problem. order the part and be happy with the $teeler taken my loot. i here in the Mideast and the $teeler here are 3x the cost for parts and labor....

gregk · #9 06-09-2015, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by primetime

PM sent..

Problem solved..

I have the same problem now with inside and outside handles broken please PM me a solution.

gregk · #10 06-09-2015, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by WOOD56

If the Slim Jims is not the answer. then how do I get the door open???

Ok it has finally happened to my car. While waiting for a replacement outside handle the inside one has broken and cant open the door.

Since owning this car I have changed the drivers door carrier 3 years ago and then the passenger side twice and now back to the drivers door.

Outside and inside again.

I changed the passenger twice because I used an aftermarket one and after 2 years the cable on it stretched and it would not open the door.

The drivers was changed 3 years ago with a genuine BMW part and it is getting charged again.

So please PM me with the details of how to open a door with both handles broken.