Repairing door handles on a BMW X5 2000 thru 2006
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Here at Bavarian Autosport, we have found that our BMW X5 owning customers have been contacting Otto about troubles with their outer door handles not working. They note that the handle pulls normally, but the door will not open. The common problem is that the inner handle mechanism breaks and does not transfer the outer pull handle's motions to the latch release cable. The cure is to replace the inner handle mechanism.
We have seen customers' shop quotes for hundreds of dollars to replace the inner handle mechanism ... and more than just a few incorrect parts replacement quotes (quotes to replace the incorrect parts). Since one of our purchasers had an X5 with BOTH front door handles inoperative, Otto decided to have a look and see just what the problem was and determine if the replacement is a reasonable DIY task. We found that the inner handle mechanism was indeed the culprit and the repair is no more difficult than the common window regulator replacement.
Come on along as we show the steps for replacing the X5 inner door handle mechanism on a 2004 x5 3.0i. All E53 x5 models (00-06) will be as shown in this video. Note that you may wish to order a few new inner door trim panel securing clips. It is very common that some of the clips will break, or already be broken from a prior door panel removal. We replaced six clips on the door panel shown in this video. Additionally, if you find that the vapor barrier panel is ripped or damaged, this should be replaced to prevent water entry to the cabin. Bavarian Autosport stocks the clips, vapor barrier and the vapor barrier adhesive as well as the handle mechanisms.
Parts:
Inner door handle mechanism --
Left or Right (various PNs)
Door trim panel clips - 51 41 8 224 768
Vapor barrier -- Left 51 48 8 402 389 or Right 51 48 8 402 390
Vapor barrier adhesive -- 08612
Tools:
Non-Marring pry tools -- various PNs
Torx bit set, T10-T50 - 26550
Metric socket and ratchet set -- ¼ " and 3/8" drive, 8mm through 13mm
Metric combination wrench set -- 8mm through 13mm
4mm long ball-end Allen wrench
Various common mechanic's hand tools -- Screwdrivers, pliers, pry bars, etc.
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Excellent tutorial. When you want to know how to do the job you don't need music, or someone waffling on about nothing. This video was 100% to the point and excellent help.
I for one mourn the loss of Bavauto, these videos live on for prosperity! 👍
Best CZcams car repair video to date...didn't leave anything out. Made even the difficult things seem very simple. Great Video!
Thank u for being clear, explicit and not having tacky music drowning the tutorial. With your step by step instructions I did both front doors over a two-day period and saved a bundle. Great work sir
I wanted to thank you for this tutorial... My dealer wanted $202 for the carrier ($700 installed), you charged me $53 and gave me a tutorial.. Took me about 3 hours (I'm a novice when it comes to auto shop work) but I was successful! This motivated me to begin more projects on my E53
+KompressorV12 - Thanks for the good words and were glad to be able to help!
I enjoyed it too. Very helpful video. If your E53 is like my 06, you need to watch every video out there. I've had nothing but trouble with mine. Grill to tail lights. German engineered??? Lol!!!! But video is a great help. Thanks
Thank you so much for this video. I had to replace my driver side mechanism and it took about one hour and 15 minutes. I called and talked to a sales tech to make sure I was ordering the right parts. They hooked me up with the right parts in just about seven or eight minutes. Again, thanks! I’m sure you saved me $300 in labor.
Have just completed the frame replacement using your video. Took me about 2 1/2 hours, you made it so easy. Many thanks.
Mark.
Tip not covered. Take the door cylinder or the blank piece on passenger side, and make sure it slides fully into the inside mechanism before you put it in the door. Also make sure the lift handle part to the front of the vehicle slides in fully too. That's the twist part of that little shaft with the 2 knobs on it. Not all are machined well. Mine needed a tiny bit of filing to fit. I could not get the 4mm Allen head screw in as the door cylinder piece was catching and didn't go in far enough.
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Thank you for posting this video. It saved me a lot of time, made the job much easier and probably saved me a lot of money by not having to take it to a garage. Thanks once again.
it took us about 3 hours total to get this done, but this video was invaluable! Thanks for the detailed instructions.
This is a very detailed and helpful DIY video. Thank you.
Keep up your good work Bavarian.
Watched many videos on replacing handles, this was the best and got me through the job, thanks!
This is the most helpful and easily understood video of its kind and simplifies the tricky process of replacing the damaged door mechanism on an E53 BMW.
Thanks for the excellent tutorial!! This was my first attempt in replacing the door handle. Successfully completed the job in less than two hours. Thanks again!!
Guru Softgurux - Good work ... and, glad we could help.
Good tutorial. Made the job a lot easier. Getting the cable loose in the door and getting the handle reseated were both a little tricky, but I still got the whole thing done in less than two hrs. Thanks!
this was an awesome video -- it was slow enough to catch everything yet fast enough to keep me interested...even better I could understand the announcer perfectly....excellent video!!!
Thanks, Michael
Otto and bavauto were the best
Thank you for an EXCELLENT tutorial. An huge help to me.
The only thing I would add is that it's not necessary to completely remove the vapor barrier. Just that top corner can be rolled back and tucked out of the way.
WOW! You are a ROCKSTAR! Amazing detail to this video, with step by step instructions that even a ROOKIE (like me) could understand! thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU for taking the time to create this! I know I saved BIG $$$ by doing this myself, with YOUR help! I think I love you...
Awesome video. Just did this and took me about 1hr. Thanks for sharing guys!!
Excellent video tutorial on how to change the door lock mechanism. Easy to follow and some great wrinkles to help you along. Took me a while, but now all done & working! Thankyou for posting! 5*
You ROCK! Thank you so much for your detailed showing of how to DIY! Just over 2 hours for me! Gained a new follower here bud!
Hi BavarianAuto, wicked video footage on the BMW-X5 door handles, i don't have an X5 but i love your step by step on how to do Repairs on the BMW Models, thanks for video's.
Thank you for this video. Excellent step by step. It took me 3 hours and $10 for the carrier on Amazon.
by far the best instructional video on removing the door card. Save yourself time and frustration by following exactly what he does.
Very helpful video. I've had my door apart twice for window regulator but this is my first time for door handle carriage. I had trouble getting the lock module to line up with the screw had to partially pull it out start the screw and then bang it back into place. Works good as new now.
Great step by step guide to replacing the Door mechanism. Really good job gents.....
Sir, thanks for the video. I have been working on my son's used, 2004, BMW X5. The drivers door latch handle and mechanism broke. I ordered my parts, watched your video, and was able to get the new parts installed. I had been getting in the car through the passenger door which the door latch mechanism was tight. Today the handle would not unlock the door. I will do the passenger door next week. The '04 X5 was making a loud noise from the front of the car. The front differential pinion bearing had gone bad. Removed differential, front half shafts, and front drive shaft, it is now a 2 wheel drive vehicle, and so far is working fine in 2 wheel drive. Thanks again for the door latch mechanism replacement video.
Did you use the pry tools like in the video? Got the same problem on an ‘05 and don’t have any pry tools
Didn't have the pry tools either. The window switch compartment came out easy with a small screw driver with small, judicious, force. The door panel had been off before, and parts were again removed with a screw driver being very careful. If I had been working on a new or very well maintained vehicle for a customer, the plastic pry tools would be a very good investment.
Wayout West thank you!
This is an excellent video, well produced, and explained.
Very helpful step by step procedure. Good job and we appreciate. Thank you
Great video, I really like how thorough you guys are with the step by step installation procedure.
Thanks Bakker.
Hey, bakker
Thanks so much guys for this vid. So great being able to go through it step by step on my laptop while working on the car. Only had one problem. I put a battery powered light inside the bottom of the door for extra light as I was having trouble seeing the cable clip. Said to myself, "right, the last thing I should forget is to leave the light in the door" So anyway, the very last thing I forgot!!!
This is an awesome video! I hope I can follow this video to get my left side door fix. Thank you and much appreciated.
I'm going to try this. I hope I can save some money. We paid a mechanic for one door we couldnt afford the other two. ThAnks for showing how.
Jim
Great video! Attaching Ball clip to stud: I had a terrible time trying to attach the two together because it wouldn't reach the stud. I pulled,pushed in the handle to give a little more slack on the cable but after probably 30 minutes of struggling could not get the two to match up. Finally, I changed the batteries to my headlamp, took a good look inside the door and found that the stud/ball piece is spring loaded so I simply pushed up on the stud and was easily able to match it up to the ball clip. I wish the video would have addressed this situation as it would have probably saved me 45 minutes of frustration. Still I wouldn't have been able to change out the door handle mechanism in both front doors without this video.
MR2Aviator i spent whole day and i cant put that ball socket into the stud my finger are sore
Great video. I have a Certified Pre-owned 2006 X5 which I bought when it had 37,000 miles. It now has 86,000 miles and I am about to replace the 3rd, 4th and 5th door handles. The first was replaced under warranty by BMW Palm Springs where I bought the car. The second was replaced by BMW San Diego who charged $675 for the one door. They claimed it was a different problem to the first problem (it wasn't). My mechanic in Mexico where I now live is going to charge $US 250 to do the 3 doors that are broken now. Seemed cheap having regard to BMW San Diego, but after seeing the video I realize it isn't cheap at all.
If there are enough problems with these door mechanisms to warrant making a DIY video surely BMW should have done a recall. I will be interested to see how much BMW will ask for the parts compared with BavarianAuto where I will buy them.
Wonderful,professional you guys are the best!! Thanks..
Hello many thanks for this great guide. It has worked great, friendly greetings from switzerland.
Excellent video .. a great step by step DIY .. thank you.
Subscribed and liked this video, we just purchased a 2002 X5 and both doors on the drivers side have the issue of not opening from the outside. This video will help if it comes down to me having to replace these parts myself
Thanks so much for this tutorial, helped so much.
This is an Awesome Video step by step to do. It looks so comfortable for giving me a try. Thank you for your kind excellent technical talented
Muy buena y clara explicación, y aunque no se ingles, la forma de explicarlo no deja duda de nada, felicitaciones.
I just want to add my thanks for this information as well helped me out a lot
Excellent tutorial! Thank you so much!
excellent explanation not to be found this way in Germany. So thank, very good job, Roland from good old Germany
I had to take off the latch assembly as well and was able to come out easy after that. Your video was alot of help thank you!
Good input, Valentino. Thanks!
I hat to raise the part up inside the door higher to get past that particular part. I was getting irritated after the 3rd try but I figured it was not high enough to pass it.
Great clip as always.
Well done did mine just as you say, took me 2hs many thanks, just take your time. I had lots of tea too.
Thank you for being so thorough!
GREAT in depth best video I've seen than you so much.
Awesome video, helped alot thanks! 😊
Excellent video 👍
Odlično ! Svaka čast.
Thanks for this nice video .Good job.
This video made it possible for me to successfully complete this diy a few hours ago on my X5!!! Cool Minus a few obstacles, I managed to replace both driver front and passenger front within 3 hours. If only I'd known a few things before hand, I can see me repeating this again within 1.5hrs. Be careful when replacing door handles, don't force, no force is necessary. The handle will still allow you to open the door if their broken, but it will become annoying after having to find the hole several times. I'm considering cementing it now. Rather cement it now and replace if and when new mechanism fails again. Double check alignment of new mechanism ( connect ball socket cable and plastic anchor over it after last, after installing handle parts 1 & 2). Quick sign of misalignment: handle won't fall into place effortlessly. Last, a T25 torx with extension works in place of #4 allen. Good luck
Good work! And yes, no yanking on the handles!
Great video. Removing the outer cover and the lock cylinder, then use WD 40 with a long sprayer. I was able to loosen the inner handle assembly almost cero cost and about three minutes labor
Thank you saved me a fortune
Otto, terrific DIY - Thanks! I'll be attempting as soon as the parts from BAVAuto arrive.
One suggestion for ease in ordering parts; please use the exact lexicon under which the part can be located on the website, maybe during the introduction. Example: push clips = door clips.
Thanks again! This is about the 5th DIY I've used and enjoy the satisfaction of completing each as much as saving the beaucoup bucks!
Mike
Michael Van Gheem Good point, Michael .... Thanks!
Just did this job, thanks for info. One thing I had a problem with was re-seating the white plastic accordion piece into it's mount. I'd get it in position and could not get it to seat properly. I eventually was able to get it lined up and push it in with handle of a ratchet. Space is tight and having large hands doesn't help, I got cut up! Live and learn....
Great vid. How do you prevent dropping the 4mm screw into the door when using the long Allen tool ?
good work chief. will this apply to 07' X5 e70 rear driver side door handle too?
Thanks for this video help me a lot
My Problem started today with my driver door.. but overall, Great Video👍
great video really helpfully.
This video was on point. Watched it twice I did the job in one hour. A few small points to add. Do not let the door shut at any time. You will catch hell getting it back open (Don't ask). When re-installing the part inside the door, after you turn it counter clock wise, Lift it up higher inside the door or it will hit the lock mechanism. It goes past it but you must raise it up above it. Other then that, the video is AWESOME!
Heh ... um, yeah, don't close the door ......
Thanks for sharing your points, Zack.
good to know beforehand, thanks.
Hi. I know you said don't ask, but my drivers door will not open with either handle and it's not locked. Can you suggest the best way to open the door please?
Can you tell me how you opened it again? My brother toggled the child lock switch and closed the door. Now it won't open from EITHER side. Sorta scratching my head here
EXCELLENT DIY
My Driver door wont open. The FOB stopped working and I was using the door cylinder. Well that broke. So had to call AAA they unlocked it by pressing the center console button, but when I immediately tested it the button no longer works. I cant open my driver door from the outside or inside now. I can pull the handle twice while pulling the door knob to unlock but it just springs back down. Any IDEAs?!
Thank you for a very good video.
Awesome tutorial !!
WHo can dislike it ?
very useful and clear video! im gonna try this as bmw charge way to much..
Great video been trying to get the door handle off for 3 days
Great video... Just finished the job....
Great video!!!!! Thank You !!!!!!!
Thanks for video, only problem I’m having is with the inner door handle release cable putting door panel back on. I can’t figure out how to reattach it, any pointers? When I removed door panel it kind of just slid out and I didn’t see where it attaches to.
I am working on the driver rear side. When i tightened the Phillips screw just even a little bit it makes the rear end of the carrier pop back inside. I don't know how you got yours to stay flush with the door when you tightened the screw. Also I can't get the hex screw to line up and bite the lock cylinder cover. Spent hours. Gave up. Need advice. It just line up way off. Try wiggling and even an extra set of hands still couldn't get it to line up. I was thinking I should remove the black plastic insert in the carrier for the hex screw so it would give me more room to maneuver. I figure it was there for a reason and don't want to remove it. Never saw anyone who had to remove it. Out of ideas. Someone help. How do you pop the cable back into the groove inside the car lock mechanism? I tried and it just wouldn't pop in no matter what. What tool did you use or recommend to accomplish this objective?
I'm having trouble re-installing the screw on the lock cylinder securing screw. is there a trick to getting the screw to screw into the lock cylinder housing? thanks
Thank you so much for ur help in
Thank you for the video tutorial. It was easy to follow and obviously saved me a trip to the mechanic. However, something strange happened after the work was complete. I tested it a couple times and it worked just fine (shut the door and opened it). I then shut it and remote lock it one more time, unlocked it but it won't open (both inside and outside). To make matters worst, it's the driver's door. Any tip on what may have happened?
Just finished doing this for the first time. Went pretty well, although it took me about 4 hours, going slowly and being careful not to break anything. Ran into a few minor issues. (1) Be very gentle removing the plastic 'clip' thing that snaps over the top of the electrical plug that plugs into your airbag. I broke part of my clip. (2) Had trouble aligning the lock when I was putting it back in the door. The 4mm screw goes in at an angle. Did not look like the door lock was going to line up with its rubber trim until the very last twist of the T-handle tool. Then, it did finally line up. I used the old screw, not the new screw. The new screw seemed like it wanted to strip the female threads. (3) If you are replacing the rubber trim under the handle, get some appropriate glue and affix the front rubber piece, or it will slide around every time you lift the door handle. The rear rubber piece you don't have to glue down, as the lock will secure it. And because the lock is a tight fit on that piece of rubber, you may not want to glue that rubber piece down. You may want to keep it loose so that you can bump it into place as you tighten down the lock. (4} For those who don't know, to disconnect your negative (black) battery cable you have to remove the spare tire from the trunk and also remove the bulbous metal thing that the spare tire rests on. WARNING: One really crappy thing that happened is the airbag warning light came on. This most likely resulted from a slight surge when I reconnected the negative battery terminal. Now I have to buy a stupid tool just to turn the dumb light off. It is a false warning. To AVOID this, simply do NOT disconnect the cable from the door airbag (and so no need to disconnect the negative battery terminal either). Instead, hang the airbag from the inside door lock (the vertical piece that sticks out the top of your door) with a bungee cord.
I have the same issue with the airbag light, what tool did you buy to eliminate it?
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I bought a B800 on Amazon. It's a little yellow 'scan and reset' tool for BMW airbag lights. It was about $20 on Amazon. Haven't used it yet. Now that I know I can turn the light off it doesn't seem to bother me. lol. I may use it next week. If I do I will come back and let you know how it worked.
Great instructional video. Thank you. Made the job a doddle.
BavarianAuto I'm about to do the exact same job on my 04 x5 but on the rear passenger door (both) i have a question since both rear door are stuck closed won't open from inside/outside. center unlock console work fine, fob key works fine but door can't open from inside/outside any idea/tips on how to manually open the doors to do the job.
i have question plz if ur eeading this hit me back! when i bought the car the key didnt work so i kept puttin the key in the door, well the other day i put the key in & it just broke i can turn it side to side! well i bought a 200 key
now the people at bmw say they cant reprogram the car?!
so do i need to all that or what?? help help plz
My door handle or assembly is broken on my 03 X5. Any way to tell which part is broken w/o taking it apart first? The handle doesnt settle back in to where it should be after you lift it. I have to use key to roll down window then reach in to use inner handle.
After doing this job on both the driver side and passenger side the driver side switches can no longer control the passenger side mirror, windows or lock. What would you suggest to troubleshoot this?
Followed the video step by step and the job went off without a hitch!!
very helpful, thanks!
This is one of the best 👍
Sir kindly e-mail me more of thes DIY videos,am so grateful and I must mention that I am so greatful.
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Thanks for the demonstration, very informative. Is this company based in the UK?
Perfect! Thank you!
Great video. Is there an adjustment on the inner handle carrier because once I replaced it, the door is really difficult to open. Like it has to be pulled abnormally hard compared to the other doors to open it. Thanks!
soundstream03 ga
Have video on replacing actuator on passsenger front door 2001 BMW X5?
One of the most annoying design failures is the inner door pull illumination assembly. If anybody removed the inner door panel before you, it's almost guaranteed that when they pulled the top of the panel away from the clips, or when they were struggling to disconnect the Bowden cable, they broke the fragile piece of clear plastic where the LED clips in. Even in this video, you can see where the person removing the panel just got very lucky that he didn't break it. The wiring harness is too short to allow for the sudden release of the clips, which results in jerking the panel too far away from the door. I've seen the result of this on every E53 I've looked at. You can't order that clear plastic fragile badly designed piece separately, so you are stuck with gluing it back together to fall apart the next time you remove the panel. And, if you decide it's important enough to you to fix it properly, apparently you have to order the complete inner door handle, which is attached to the door panel by melting the plastic protrusions that extend through holes in the panel. When you look at it, the entire assembly is an incredibly stupid design. If the LED fails, it doesn't seem to be removable either, which just makes me sad. These were broken on all four doors of my X5 by whoever was in their before me. They managed to completely destroy the driver's door panel and the seal panel as well. I'm guessing they had the adventure of the door latch failing in the closed position, based on the extent of damage. Another trip to the junkyard... if I can find a door panel that isn't already ruined. Good video. Wish I'd looked for one like this before the first time I had to open into a door on this thing.
thank you for a great video. i follow every step and had the job done in 4 hours. but now i have the problem that the brake, DSC and ABS lights all came on. any suggestion? does that have to do with removing the negative pole of the battery as suggested in your video? please advise. really appreciates.
+Jon Chow - H,mmm .... disconnecting the battery should not generate any fault codes, especially traction control and ABS. We would suggest that you have the ABS and DSC faults rear and then cleared. Keep record of the fault codes and see if the faults return. If so, we'll track them down. If they don't return ... chalk it up to a voltage issue, possibly related to the battery disconnect .... and move on.
Good video. At what point did you reconnect the battery when you plug in the cable for the illuminating light it lit up. Have a working doorhandle now but lock does not engage, unable to lock the driver side door. Any tips?
I just performed this job on my X5 and now I am having the same issue you described. Just wondering if you were able to diagnose and fix. Thanks!
very much interested in the video shows all aspects of how to replace the door handle.but I need to know how to release the child lock on the rear drivers door that won't open?
Very good!
Hi Sir
Please help me by a vedio or a link for how to remove the external door handle of BMW X3 e83 2004.
Thanks
do this process work for 06 750 Li as well?
Great video it really kept me from going at this blind. My door now works great but my airbag light is now on. I must have checked the wiring and connections a dozen times. Am I missing something is there a procedure to reset it. I appreciate any feedback. Thanks for the great videos. Keep up the good work.
Your computer has to reset. Sometimes it takes as long as a couple of days for the lights to go out.
Awesome thank you !!