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Thread: Problem with door handle gasket supply. Anyone have a left one?

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    Problem with door handle gasket supply. Anyone have a left one?

    So for three weeks I've been trying to get a left side door gasket. I keep getting right side gaskets marked as left side gaskets. So far I've dealt with FCP Euro and my local BMW dealership. The correct part number is 51211970855. The correct gasket is concave with the key cylinder located in the top right corner. Does anyone have the correct left side gasket available?

    I'm posting in the general forum to alert anyone else who is replacing door handle gaskets that there is a supply problem.

    Thanks,
    Brett

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    Lol,
    This problem dates back 2 years, when I got hit, involving 20-30 pieces.
    Fortunately, I was doing a hands-on customer install and caught it.
    Fortunately, it was ECS that was the middle man and they replaced the entire shipment free of charge.
    ****
    OT, at about that time prices jumped from <$4 to >$12 and so I yanked the gasket(s) from the pivot kit rather than jack the kit price or even hold gasket inventory.
    FCP, et al did not respond to my offer to buy 300 pieces at the older, reasonable price.

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    You might be able to roll your own. The gaskets aren't anything special, just some 1/32" to 1/16" thick foam you may be able to find at a fabric store or hobby store...
    Taylor in Carlsbad

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    I guess you can blame me. I just purchased a L and R gasket from ECS tuning back in November and they both were correct. Perhaps I snagged the last L.

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