E30 Zone

Hi everyone

What a wicked weekend to have the roof down and drive around except if ur dad trys to take the roof down and brakes the handle in the rear of the car clean off, I mean he has pulled the handle off thinking it released the roof lid (muppet)

What I need to know is if the front door handles are the same as the rear release handle for the hatch lid but its just upside down???

thanks

Neil

51211926306 is the part no. r h door handle and also the flap handle $1o.83 according to realoem

ha ha ha ha ha!!! lol!!! what a aplonker! im gonna pop round tomorrow on the way home from work and take the piss out of him!!!

what did you say to him neil?! although, i can imagine what the conversation went like!!! at least it wern't Charlotte, right?! she'd probably end up with a black eye!!

I cant understand his logic what a muppet, Hopefully ALi has a spare unit im awaiting a call off him at the moment.

Im glad dav epointed out i needed the drivers side handle and mech, Cheers Dave

And Stu ur more than wellcome to come tak eth episs out of him, Im gonna fit my filter tonight, I wonder if Ill notice a difference

mine has been broken since I got it
I enquired at the stealers if the door handles were the same
but they said no they were slightly different

but its only £4 ish for a new one
still gotta fit mine

Its not just the handle its the hole unit he has pulled the handle so hard its pulled the metal bar int he handle clear out of the handle surround he is such a div,

I have a wire tie round it so i can release the hatch but it looks crap

I have had a look at the uni it looks the same as the door mech fingers crossed

when I got my replacement from the dealers
I got the handle and the surround it sits in
(mine has snapped at the top of the handle)

so should be a direct replacement

you can try a door handle if you wanna
would be good to know if it does fit
but if you need to get one from the dealers
its only cheap at less than a fiver

my handle broke, when i brought a door handle and took it apart they are different!! the roof handle has two cables attached one top and one bottom, but the door handles only have one!! so im trying to get one from a breakers.... one guy wanted £20!!!! what??... do i look stupid????
but think ive traked one down now tho!!
p.s. getting the rear handle out was a bi*ch!!!

Im off tot he dealers at lunch then, unless stu can get a price???

Cheers guys, Ill let u know how i get on, and ill post the part numbers etc

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... g=41&fg=55

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... g=41&fg=40

if you look at the flap one it says in cnjunctuion s#with 2 bushes!!!

Right after Dave's post and speaking to folower the bushes can attach to a normal door handle so if lee can come up wit the handle i can remove the bushes from the old unit result

neil, i'll pop round and see you tonight after i've been to the gym. but i'll make sure i save some energy for taking the piss outta your ol' man!!!

if you want me to do it later i am at home later aswell
cliffy has my number

yeah come round fowler, i'll get the others down, we can all take the piss out of the situation!!!

Well I can say it wasn't me cos it was that idiot

stuart Pm your address and i will duely come down and take the piss for a good couple of hours
regards
ben

Ali has come through with the door handle, im picking this up tonight and then im gonna take me old one to bits for the parts if needed.

Befor I go to Ali's im gonna look at fitting the ITG filter

neil, gimme a call and let me know what time you're going to Ali's, i might come over with you for the ride... to rip ali a bit more too!!!

Ali ur a star mate, Got the handle and Im gonna fit it tomorrow.

Whilst round ali's breakersd yard i noticed a wonderful site, after all the jokes and jabbing about where he works he does actuly have a baby bath full of oil, NO JOKE he really has a baby bath full of oil

Stu, I cant belive it after all the joking he does use the baby baths for oil, im in total shock wicked or what

i changed the handle for a normal door handle after mine broke. i removed the pin and kept the actual handle part and changed the surround (as normally thats the part the breaks) the surround seems to be the same but obviously the handle is different due to the two cables attached.

i also figured out how to open the roof cover with a flat screwdriver, worth doing while the roof is open, just look how the mechanism works and do the same with a screwdriver
mrlee

i dont have this trouble with my electric roof

Mr Lee

I start just that last night, Again removed the handle and put it onto the new unit form ali

Thanks for the pic's

DaveD: U know u want it to be a manual roof really

not after the amount of cash I spent on getting it right

cliffybabe wrote:Ali ur a star mate, Got the handle and Im gonna fit it tomorrow.

Whilst round ali's breakersd yard i noticed a wonderful site, after all the jokes and jabbing about where he works he does actuly have a baby bath full of oil, NO JOKE he really has a baby bath full of oil

Stu, I cant belive it after all the joking he does use the baby baths for oil, im in total shock wicked or what

well at least he's stopped using those poxie ice cream tubs!!!