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mikese36
11-18-2006, 08:41 PM
I cant open my passenger door from the outside.Anyone had this problem before?
btroxl
11-18-2006, 09:25 PM
Your door handel is broken. common problem.
mikese36
11-18-2006, 09:29 PM
^Did you get the windshield strip yet?
mikese36
11-18-2006, 09:30 PM
Is this a big deal to fix?
mye36m3
11-18-2006, 10:17 PM
A while back I had a problem sort of like that. The door would intermittently go from working just fine to not working at all. For some reason it seems to have fixed it's self. There have been no further instances for years. So far, lol.
DEFKON99
11-18-2006, 11:25 PM
yup both front are broken i gotta have the window down and reach in to open or open back door and reach over to inner handle, i need these fixed too!
euro4life
11-19-2006, 12:06 AM
It's kind of a PITA to fix but relatively easy to see if your handle is broken or not. You need to pull the door panel off and check out the mechanism.

I've seen on some handles where they break at the metal outer handle pull itself ~1.5" long that hooks to the actual latch mech. If that's the case, you need a new outer handle. Call your BMW dealer ship and see if they can order one that is matched to your existing key set. If not, you'll be stuck with a different key for your door lock.
DEFKON99
11-19-2006, 12:15 AM
crap yea i know its that funky latch because i have it and it sure is broke, thing i can just change the handle and use the same lock ? also anywhere i can find these online?
TC3modena
11-19-2006, 02:04 AM
i have the same problem, sometimes it works and sometimes it dosnt, its just a PITA
euro4life
11-19-2006, 11:03 AM
crap yea i know its that funky latch because i have it and it sure is broke, thing i can just change the handle and use the same lock ? also anywhere i can find these online?
Unlikely. I have tried but they updated the design making it nearly impossible to swap the lock cylinders without completely hacking the handles.
mikese36
11-19-2006, 11:20 AM
So can I just buy the handle?
euro4life
11-19-2006, 12:08 PM
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=BK53&mospid=47472&btnr=41_1058&hg=41&fg=40
iann
11-19-2006, 01:14 PM
I cold be totally wrong on this.. but with my car.. my door sometimes doesnt open because the window doesnt always go down when i try to open the door.. my handle works perfect.. so i just have to open the window a lil bit to open the door.
mikese36
11-19-2006, 02:38 PM
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=BK53&mospid=47472&btnr=41_1058&hg=41&fg=40

Thanks!