outside door handle stuck

[GNP]

Did you already read this thread?
http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...-fix-pics.html

I am able to hold down my door open button on my remote and all the windows open and the sunroof too!

[gregk]

Originally Posted by GNP

Did you already read this thread?
http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...-fix-pics.html

I am able to hold down my door open button on my remote and all the windows open and the sunroof too!

Thankyou that may do the trick. I am in Australia now. Back in Myanmar next week. My daughter rang me and told me that the inside lock doesnt work anymore so I will have to wait till I get back to work it out and find out what exactly has happened.

When I left I was able to open the windows by using the remote I used to use this method to get the windows open so I could reach inside to use the inside handle to open the broken door. The new door carrier will be there next week.

I know the outside carrier is broken so the cable is still attached so a tool like this in the right place should be able to be used to get the door open. I will post the results soon.

[gregk]

Ok I used the welding wire method and opened the door in about 5 mins. I have now fixed the whole thing. I am of the opinion that maybe these keep breaking because the door lock mechanism rusts over time and creates more friction causing you to pull harder on the handle and breaking it. Either way I wont be buying a BMW ever again thats for sure.
I made a little video that notes some of what I have said here.

https://youtu.be/WjhBT5Y3HpI

[skubasteve]

I replaced my door handle carrier today with help from this thread. Here are a few lessons learned (sorry if these are repeats...I didn't read every post in the thread):

- When removing the lock, instead of prying it loose from the outside I was able to reach around back inside the door and push the lock out...no scratching of paint or damaged trim using this method

- Definitely remove the bolt (#19) from the handle, as recommended. I removed the nut but left the bolt in place, thinking it wouldn't be a problem. It shifted towards the front of the car and caused interference with the door panel. I wasted about 45 minutes figuring it out

- I wish I had looked into replacing the two gaskets on the exterior of the door (#12 and #13); mine are 12 years old and it would have required no extra work to replace them

- Be careful reinstalling the hex bolt into the lock. There are a few folks on here who reported difficulty; I didn't understand why until I tried it. You've got to pay attention and line things up carefully in order to get the bolt threaded properly. I'm pretty sure I cross-threaded my lock

[jgold47]

Originally Posted by skubasteve

- Be careful reinstalling the hex bolt into the lock. There are a few folks on here who reported difficulty; I didn't understand why until I tried it. You've got to pay attention and line things up carefully in order to get the bolt threaded properly. I'm pretty sure I cross-threaded my lock

Or drop it into the depths of the door. I just got mine out 6 months of rattling later.

[Bouchedag84]

Holy mother of God this is impossible!
I've managed to remove the carrier but now I'm trying to put the new one in. I've got it in, however I cannot get it to align properly with the handle or the smaller part (triangular shape) handle. The carrier will just NOT align flush with the inside of the door. Either the front part (where the black notch of the handle twists into the carrier) aligns but then the back part of the handle will not align. I am going nuts. I've tried the old carrier and it won't align either. I'm at my wits end!

[GNP]

Originally Posted by Bouchedag84

Holy mother of God this is impossible!
I've managed to remove the carrier but now I'm trying to put the new one in. I've got it in, however I cannot get it to align properly with the handle or the smaller part (triangular shape) handle. The carrier will just NOT align flush with the inside of the door. Either the front part (where the black notch of the handle twists into the carrier) aligns but then the back part of the handle will not align. I am going nuts. I've tried the old carrier and it won't align either. I'm at my wits end!

This might help from another thread:

LVP has just replied to a thread you have subscribed to entitled - Door Lock Stuck - Fix with Pics!!! - in the X5 (E53) Forum forum of Xoutpost.com.

This thread is located at:
http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...-new-post.html

Here is the message that has just been posted:
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I just did this on the front passenger side. One thing to note that will help others. If you look at step 2 of the door handle carrier steps, you can see that as you remove the blank or the lock, there are small indents in the straight profiles of it. When re-installing, you need to insert the blank/lock as far as it will go, press the carrier tight from behind and slide the blank/lock towards the handle. So, squeeze together tight, slide blank/lock towards the handle. This will lock the two together in alignment, but it will also align properly to get that screw mentioned in step 8 of the first post to line up.

Hope that helps.
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Or read thread referenced above for more details. Good luck!

[Bouchedag84]

I finally got it after about 40 attempts. What was happening (I think) is that the screw that holds the career to the handle (near the twist lock thingy) was not sliding completely to towards the end of the door. When it slid all the way, it kind of popped into place. I finished putting it all back together but I think I left a trim tool in the door itself haha. Oops