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E53 handle fix?

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Shottaroddz
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E53 handle fix?

Post by Shottaroddz » Mon Feb 15, 2021 5:13 pm

Hi all

My e53 recently succumbed to the cold weather and my drivers door handle carrier snapped.

I’ve gone about replacing it with a bilstein equivalent part and all seemed ok. However, it now seems the end of the plastic handle that isn’t bolted to the carrier (i.e. the end towards to front of the car) pulls out of the carrier unless the I pull very carefully.

Has anyone experienced this? I’m wondering if I need to replace the handle now too. Maybe the plastic peg on the handle that slots into the carrier (highlighted in picture) is shorn and isn’t getting good purchase. What’s this connection meant to look like? What am I missing here?

Any thoughts/comments welcomed.

Cheers

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Re: E53 handle fix?

Post by Themoog2 » Tue Feb 16, 2021 6:48 am

It can be drilled thru and a peg or screw put in and that will fix it.

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Re: E53 handle fix?

Post by Alan Gunn » Tue Feb 16, 2021 8:15 am

Did you put it on correctly.
When you put the handle on you put that end in first but with the handle pointing down.
It goes in the hole you have circled and then you turn it to the correct position and that end locks in to the carrier.

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