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Replacing Door Handle Trim

Author : Robstah Posted on : 29/10/2004
Model : BMW, 3 - Series (E36) 1991-99 Category : Exterior - Doors
Source : http://www.bimmerforums.com
 
Recently I have noticed that a lot of people are asking how to remove the old nasty door handles either to replace them with new ones, replace the cracked rubbers, or to just repaint them to make them look nicer. Anyway, after finding out myself, I decided to create this DIY. It was hard to take pictures of the inside of the door, so bare with my on the pictures.

What you need:
- Flat head screw driver
- Some type of hooking device, coat hanger whatnot

First things first, open the door of choice, and you will notice a little grommet.


Remove the grommet with the screw driver to be able to access the "Slider".


Here are a few more pictures of the "Slider".


To help people understand the purpose of the slider, I drew the slider's location based on looking at the door. For instructions, push the slider towards the front of the car to release the old door handle piece. To install the new one, place your hook in the proper position to pull back on the slider and hold in the new piece up against the car (you could also grab a friend to hold it in for you). Pull towards yourself (or towards the back of the car) to lock the slider and hold the new piece in place.


I hope all this helps.
 

Pictures

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References

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