so I just got finished with this exact repair using the exact same parts and same car. Headsup for all your youtubers that aren't expert mechanics, he makes things look much easier then they are. Took me a long time popping off the wood grain to access the screws and putting the entire door panel back on took about an hour of intense practice and frustration because all the wiring was a little short and everything had to be lined up perfectly but that being said the handle removal and replacement was by far the easiest part once everything was removed. Probably took me maybe 5 minutes to do the repair. The hard part was taking off everything and putting it back together. Thanks for the video! Really helped me out and saved me lots of money and was so tired of that sticky handle!
The rear door panel is not like the front, there are not 3 screws securing the panel, but 4. You give no advice or even show re-mounting the panel onto the door frame. Thank you for helping me damage my door panel. Next time, please don't post misleading, incomplete or wrong instructions.
I just bought some handle cover trims online. The two parts simply clip over the original handle and fit really well. The hardest part was opening the packaging
Thank you sir. I didn't realize my sticky driver side handle was a common problem, I thought something weird happened to my car when I bought it. Gonna buy this handle and also using your video on the blower motor removal to replace mine
i heard that as soon as he finished the fix and pulled down the street the bmw turbo went out, the car threw 8 sensor codes and the gasket went bad. he had that fixed for 8k. then discovered that the dash was melting. he fixed that and then the car threw 20 more sensor codes. he mortgaged his house to fix the codes. the car threw 30 more codes..............
This was so helpful. WIth the right trim tool, it only took 15 minutes. It helps to have a low platform like a milk crate to rest the door on when you reconnect the inner wires and door handle pull.
My aftermarket pieces did not come with screws or rivets. I’m giving up on this and not going to take it off if putting it back on will cause me pain. Just going to do the outer part of the bar and call it a day
This will not work for e92 or e93, so be advised. The cover will not snap back into place. If you have e92 or 93, then you will have to drill out the old handle carefully, sand the handle, paint with plastic bonding paint and use washers to re-attach the old handle. I learned this the hard way as I also ordered the amazon replacements and ended up wasting an entire day trying to make it fit the cover.
So you were able to drill the old handle out of the door panel ? My dealership says that the handle is actually part of the door panel and cannot be separated. Do you think there are separate handles just for our E92s ? I am looking for a solution to my 08 E92 Beige interior.
I'm not a mechanic. Good video. Mine looks and works great! Took me 30 minutes and $15 new handle + $7 new clips. Thanks! Some of my 10-year-old plastic bolt clips broke when I removed the "wood" trim. Fortunately. Amazon sells a bag for $7 dollars. I suggest only using plastic ($1 putty knife) to pry the "wood" trim and door panel. If it does not pop easily, use a flashlight to look in all of the holes for a T20 screw still in place. I left all of the wires (speaker & idk what the others are) connected while I replaced the handle. I used a 99 Cent Store rubber mallet to pop the clips back into the door frame. I had a T20 screwdriver and a 3/8" drill bit already.
Yes of course i found couple online and way cheaper then Stealership wants me to pay lol Im actually going to wrap up the door handle see how it comes out.
Has ANYONE tried doing this on a BMW 328i Coupe AKA E92 ? The leather exterior part of the pull can be replaced but this inner plastic part seems to be part of the door panel and dealer is saying that I must replace the entire panel ! Anyone with any information please share!
Hello Wehicular DIY! I'm all the way from the ocean Finnad, I hope you could give me your direct email and give some wise and thoughts! Your channel is more than great! I've been loearned already lot of things about looking for your DIY's. I have 2008 335i M-sport much same as your car E93 N54 I have stock almost everything, but charge pipe its'same as yours and I have also Procede Rev 3.5 and I use this auto mode there is 1 and 2 auto mode. Lately when use stock engine is ok and not any lights come up, but when use auto 2 full power it pull so many times some problems to my engine I mean warning light (yellow motor light) sometimes I get code 30FF boost solenoids are not good, but today I use your wise and look them vacuum gun and they look 13 both. I think they are fine! When push hard or not even hard the light will come out. I have change vacuum lines as well last year, I don't know how to diagnost more this issue to get this without warning light! Oh today I also check acctuator and 2 one make noise as yours, I must do this next to get noiseless. I really appreciate your help if available for me and thanks for all great videos they help me a lot make my car service! Guy from Finland, Ari
The wood looking trim piece came off my drivers door on my 2008 335XI E90 sedan and I can't seem to get it to snap back into place. I can get the part facing the dash to snap in place, but the last few clips towards the other end of the door, especially the last hook on the very end of the trim piece, won't snap. Any pointers. Thanks.
This handle offers absolutely zero operational necessity. I was able to use my flat bar to yank it after I got the screws out without taking the panel off.
Did this yesterday, handle I got didn’t have the hardware and the tabs going through to back of door were too long. Instead of using job weld I put my poker in the fire and melted the tabs down like stock was! Holding strong so far!
Hi, is there a way for just cover the sticky handle? I am not in taking the door apart, I just want the handle looking better! Can I use a product to cover the little scratches? Thanks!
I would advise that you buy clips before hand to change them out. The clips on the door are plastic and easy to break, I broke four between the two rear doors.
so I just got finished with this exact repair using the exact same parts and same car. Headsup for all your youtubers that aren't expert mechanics, he makes things look much easier then they are. Took me a long time popping off the wood grain to access the screws and putting the entire door panel back on took about an hour of intense practice and frustration because all the wiring was a little short and everything had to be lined up perfectly but that being said the handle removal and replacement was by far the easiest part once everything was removed. Probably took me maybe 5 minutes to do the repair. The hard part was taking off everything and putting it back together. Thanks for the video! Really helped me out and saved me lots of money and was so tired of that sticky handle!
6 minutes video doesn't mean 6 minutes job.
There's always some obstacles during the work.
Anyway satisfaction is big and money saved in the pocket.
I was little afraid to change the handle myself but it turned out to be pretty easy. Thanks....
Thank you very much! Brilliant!!
I was asked £75 by two garages to get the job done, looked at your video and did it myself. I owe you a beer.
The rear door panel is not like the front, there are not 3 screws securing the panel, but 4. You give no advice or even show re-mounting the panel onto the door frame. Thank you for helping me damage my door panel. Next time, please don't post misleading, incomplete or wrong instructions.
I just bought some handle cover trims online.
The two parts simply clip over the original handle and fit really well.
The hardest part was opening the packaging
Just what I needed! My side front door is sticky like real bad. Thx
Your directions were excellent. Mine is done. Easy peasy! Thank you very much!
Thank you sir. I didn't realize my sticky driver side handle was a common problem, I thought something weird happened to my car when I bought it. Gonna buy this handle and also using your video on the blower motor removal to replace mine
i heard that as soon as he finished the fix and pulled down the street the bmw turbo went out, the car threw 8 sensor codes and the gasket went bad. he had that fixed for 8k. then discovered that the dash was melting. he fixed that and then the car threw 20 more sensor codes. he mortgaged his house to fix the codes. the car threw 30 more codes..............
Danke für die Anleitung! Der austauscht hat bei mir ca.20 min gedeauert,
This was so helpful. WIth the right trim tool, it only took 15 minutes. It helps to have a low platform like a milk crate to rest the door on when you reconnect the inner wires and door handle pull.
Bro your video is the best illustration of how to change door handles not to long and boring straight and too the point buddy good on you.
You didn't show us how you put the door back on.
My aftermarket pieces did not come with screws or rivets. I’m giving up on this and not going to take it off if putting it back on will cause me pain. Just going to do the outer part of the bar and call it a day
Anybody else's car get dusty inside easy?
Would this method work for a 2012 bmw 320i f30 u think?
This will not work for e92 or e93, so be advised. The cover will not snap back into place.
If you have e92 or 93, then you will have to drill out the old handle carefully, sand the handle, paint with plastic bonding paint and use washers to re-attach the old handle. I learned this the hard way as I also ordered the amazon replacements and ended up wasting an entire day trying to make it fit the cover.
So you were able to drill the old handle out of the door panel ? My dealership says that the handle is actually part of the door panel and cannot be separated. Do you think there are separate handles just for our E92s ? I am looking for a solution to my 08 E92 Beige interior.
Awesome video - I changed the handles like I did it a thousand times! Made a daunting task simple and quick - Thanks!
piece of junk car
I'm not a mechanic. Good video. Mine looks and works great! Took me 30 minutes and $15 new handle + $7 new clips. Thanks! Some of my 10-year-old plastic bolt clips broke when I removed the "wood" trim. Fortunately. Amazon sells a bag for $7 dollars. I suggest only using plastic ($1 putty knife) to pry the "wood" trim and door panel. If it does not pop easily, use a flashlight to look in all of the holes for a T20 screw still in place. I left all of the wires (speaker & idk what the others are) connected while I replaced the handle. I used a 99 Cent Store rubber mallet to pop the clips back into the door frame. I had a T20 screwdriver and a 3/8" drill bit already.
Just did mine! Thanks for the video. Hardest parts for me were drilling out the plastic, and getting the door back on.
Was it worth it changing the whole part or just the "top sticky handle" im looking forward to just peeling off plastic and wrap it
If my stock outer part is in good condition, can I install it to the after market inner part? Thank you in advance!
Yes of course i found couple online and way cheaper then Stealership wants me to pay lol
Im actually going to wrap up the door handle see how it comes out.
Thank you. Great video and a great solution. Just replaced the handle on my '08 328i.
Glad it helped
I taught the previous owner just put this sticky thing to cover the handle lol I didn’t realise this is a common issue for this car
Link from amazon please!?
Has ANYONE tried doing this on a BMW 328i Coupe AKA E92 ? The leather exterior part of the pull can be replaced but this inner plastic part seems to be part of the door panel and dealer is saying that I must replace the entire panel ! Anyone with any information please share!
Here's a video how to fix the handles in a less intrusive way in 30 mins ua-cam.com/video/99xhdWOcdOs/v-deo.html
Hello Wehicular DIY! I'm all the way from the ocean Finnad, I hope you could give me your direct email and give some wise and thoughts!
Your channel is more than great! I've been loearned already lot of things about looking for your DIY's. I have 2008 335i M-sport much same as your car E93 N54 I have stock almost everything, but charge pipe its'same as yours and I have also Procede Rev 3.5 and I use this auto mode there is 1 and 2 auto mode. Lately when use stock engine is ok and not any lights come up, but when use auto 2 full power it pull so many times some problems to my engine I mean warning light (yellow motor light) sometimes I get code 30FF boost solenoids are not good, but today I use your wise and look them vacuum gun and they look 13 both. I think they are fine! When push hard or not even hard the light will come out. I have change vacuum lines as well last year, I don't know how to diagnost more this issue to get this without warning light!
Oh today I also check acctuator and 2 one make noise as yours, I must do this next to get noiseless. I really appreciate your help if available for me and thanks for all great videos they help me a lot make my car service! Guy from Finland, Ari
The wood looking trim piece came off my drivers door on my 2008 335XI E90 sedan and I can't seem to get it to snap back into place. I can get the part facing the dash to snap in place, but the last few clips towards the other end of the door, especially the last hook on the very end of the trim piece, won't snap. Any pointers. Thanks.
Can I just replace the handle cover ?? that’s what’s sticky not the back part
Best door pull vid! Mine are pretty gross. Thx!!!
This handle offers absolutely zero operational necessity. I was able to use my flat bar to yank it after I got the screws out without taking the panel off.
Did this yesterday, handle I got didn’t have the hardware and the tabs going through to back of door were too long. Instead of using job weld I put my poker in the fire and melted the tabs down like stock was! Holding strong so far!
Much appreciated! I replaced the handle on my 335D. It took an hour, but would be 20 min if doing it again.
Thanks for the video.. It makes owning a BMW so much affordable.. Keeps up the good work..
Thanks. That will help me
Great DIY. Thanks. Dutch regards.
So the pull handle on passenger side is the same as the rear right?
Hi, is there a way for just cover the sticky handle? I am not in taking the door apart, I just want the handle looking better! Can I use a product to cover the little scratches? Thanks!
Some people do leather covers but it can still be messy.
What are the screws called that you used instead of the jb weld ?
Great video dude - saved me time and money - thank you
You came in clutch once again
Hello @Vehicular DIY
Good video,how can contact you ?
eBay has them for $17
I need to put all , is the same the front right door than the back doors?
Right front and back handles are the same.
good videos as always! you should have more subscribers. keep it up!
Man, you make everything look so easy, it's ridiculous.
Thanks for sharing, awesome video. Keep up the good work.
It is easy!
Useful, helpful keep up the great work thx!
Is the front door handle and the rear door handle the same size?
Yes same front to back.
Great result. Thanks
I would advise that you buy clips before hand to change them out. The clips on the door are plastic and easy to break, I broke four between the two rear doors.
dows it fit the 335i 2007?
Yes
thanks for the post, need to get this "handled" on my E90
Both videos are super helpful and treasures for us e89 diyers. Thanks a lot