Anybody got lucky a broke a door carrier

[davintosh]

Someone suggested a preventative measure a while back; use a spray bottle to spritz a little antifreeze into the door cavity (through the plastic plug near the door handle) helps keep things from freezing up. I haven't tried it myself, but the people who did & responded in that thread seemed to be having some success with it.

[tynashracing]

Drivers side snapped 2 weeks ago. Relatively easy fix.

For those that have experienced this issue on the driver's side...use your unlock on key to put windows down and open from the inside. Worked like a charm for the couple of days prior to fixing.

Funny story. Best friend has a nice garage. Drove out to his place about 45 minutes from my home to make the repair on the carrier.
My doors auto lock once I begin driving. Anyway, get to his place and waited for him to open one of the garage doors. He didn't see that I was there. So, I jumped out of the X and without thinking...closed the driver's door...WHILE THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING!!!!
Imagine my surprise when he opens the bay...and I can't get into the truck!!! Fortunately, lots of gas in the X so it keep running and a drive back home to get the spare key...allowed me to enter the vehicle and get on with making the repair.

I've become so used to my Audi S4's Advanced Key...stays in my pocket...can't lock key in car or trunk. Can leave it running without any issues.

[mam4.6]

Broke a carrier last year, lubed all the rest of them after the first one broke. No problems out of the rest of them since, we've had down to 0 degree weather.

[Ryoken]

I broke mine , and im wishing I kept it broke , what a complete pita fitting the new one was, 3 hours YES THREE hours later , would the lock mechanism line up , would it hell
I even resorted to beer in the end surprisingly it worked after 2 cans of fosters

[tynashracing]

Originally Posted by Ryoken

I broke mine , and im wishing I kept it broke , what a complete pita fitting the new one was, 3 hours YES THREE hours later , would the lock mechanism line up , would it hell
I even resorted to beer in the end surprisingly it worked after 2 cans of fosters

Man, I feel your pain. I had the same issue. I had mostly tightened the carrier and then tried to set the lock WITHOUT the exterior lock cover. The screw was hitting just enough on the side, that I couldn't get it to catch.

Unfortunately, I didn't have any beer ...

So, I loosened up the carrier and then put the cover on the lock...set it and dang if the screw didn't catch on the first attempt!!! Yes, all went well, except for that one part.

[Ryoken]

it seemed that when the carrier was in the car it didn't line up , but out of the door it worked, put it back in , didn't fit, removed carrier worked
beer and shouting always wins

[salnj]

Originally Posted by salnj

Same issue today. Drivers door will not open. Had the same issue on my e39 when the weather was below 20f. Did everything and will not open. Got from passenger side drove the car and dropped the kids to school. Kept the heater on high. By the time I got back the ice melted and the door opened. Shot wd40 into the locks just to make sure they don't freeze again.

An update on the above. Today we had freezing rain and temperature was in the mid 20s. Went out to the car and the x5 was covered with ice. Hit the unlock button and all doors opened as usual no frozen locks. I guess spraying wd40 helped not getting the locks to freeze.