X5 door handle Carrier

[kamb]

Guys my door handle carrier broken

Bmw quoted £218

I know it's a fairly easy fix part alone is £100

There are a lot cheaper parts available

What you guys think of following

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 0857545693

Also anyone around Coventry area that could give me a hand or reccomebd someone?

[a2ssm]

Hi. I got the same carrier. It's OK. Still feels a bit stiff to open door. Don't know if its related or not.

There is a how to guide somewhere that I used. Its not very difficult if your handy with tools.

Bit far from you otherwise would have given you a hand

[kamb]

Hi mate thanks for reply

Yeah watched the YouTube tourial from Bav works

Only issue is I am very heavy handed and fear I'll end up breaking something (I always do when comes to u interior trims etc)

[Rob5]

I ordered a carrier off ebay and had a nightmare trying to get it in. You need the hands of a midget to line everything up and then a third hand to screw it in.

It may have been my heavy handed application or a rubbish quality part off ebay but the thing ended up snapping off in my hand again.

Booked it in the garage in the end, best £200 I ever spent!  )

[Reusch]

Buy cheap buy twice I bought my X5 with the door carrier having been done before I picked it up it lasted 6 months approx I replaced it with a genuine part he had an inferior part used.

[kamb]

But are febi bilsten OEM parts supplier

[kkx5]

Febi its not oem but its very good quality, get it.

[bigsanj]

My drivers door handle went after my 3yr tried to open the door. I booked it into BMW as the part and labour came with 3yr warranty. Piece of mind incase the little one or wife manages to break it again.

[gareth82]

I replaced mine last week, £82 all in from BMW, took about an hour to fit and works perfect.  I also thought about buying cheap but the horror stories I read, it didn't justify the effort.

Very easy to fit, just take your time

[kamb]

fitted bit of a pain as i have big hands but all good