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E36 General discussion and technical help for (E36) 1992-1999 3 series cars. 318, 323, 325, 328.

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Old 01-24-2006, 10:33 PM   #1
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door handle pooped out
yeah so today i go to my car after work and my driver side door handle doesn't work. sweet. now i get to enter through the passenger side, till i get it fixed. hopefully it won't be too pricey of a fix? has this happened to anyone before?
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Old 01-25-2006, 12:32 AM   #2
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I had one of my doors not lock before, had to lock it from the passenger side. Umm does the handle lift up at all?
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Open it up and see. There's a rod that comes down from the handle to the actual door catch. It probably just popped out of the hole where it connects to the catch.
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Turbo, u do realise that in the title of this thread it says "pooped" instead of popped right?
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Since you have a coupe, it's a PITA.

Best thing to do is to take the door panel off and take a look around.
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Wut a pain in the ass. Good luck with that! It's probably your door lock acutator.
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Old 01-26-2006, 08:54 PM   #7
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Turbo, u do realise that in the title of this thread it says "pooped" instead of popped right?
yup.

well kinda wierd but it just started working the next day... i think its just sticking er sometin so i lubed it up with some WD-40. and it seems to be doing fine...
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yeah mine does this also...I just nudge the door with my knee and it opens up
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