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Subject: Door bracket rupture fix. Author: eliasazem : member since November, 2006 : 405 posts Posted on: 2008-08-12 17:07:30

Last week during my attempt to change door seals I discovered my left front door bracket was broken. Fixed it today.....spent 1 hour doing that...quite easy. If your lock or double lock becomes stiff you may suspect of a broken bracket because that's where the lock actuator is attached at. Gotta remove the whole piece if you wanna a clean and nice job.

Ruptured bracket




This golden piece is the part that one has to slide back and forth in order to release/latch door handles


Happen to have some sheets of aluminiun, bent 4 sheets for bigger resistance and cut it to exact shape, drilled 2 holes on that piece and marked the holes on the bracket.....


Final result....opted for rivets instead of bolts...don't ask me why :)


Since I had it out I cleaned and lubricate the spring mechanism


That's it...looks good doesn't it? hope it stays in place for a long time.



Parts cost: zero
Labor: 1 hour, maybe a bit more...easily DIY.

1992 750ia VIN DC08363

• Door bracket rupture fix. (pic) - eliasazem 2008-08-12 17:07:30 (2630 views)
  • Excellent info! This is going on e38.org/e32, too! (nt) - DavidC 2008-08-18 19:54:03 (101 views)
  • Small world! I just did mine on Sunday (url) - gale 2008-08-13 23:53:08 (276 views)
    • Nice job Gale.....looks much stronger than mine..... - eliasazem 2008-08-14 08:32:26 (101 views)
  • Ouch! Great job on a frustrating issue! (nt) - leersmd 2008-08-13 03:50:07 (101 views)
  • Great job. Thanks for sharing. (nt) - alv12 2008-08-13 02:49:30 (93 views)
  • nice job, Elias + good DIY pics about repair, thanks (nt) - shogun 2008-08-12 18:14:29 (113 views)
    • Excellent how to! Thanks! (nt) - bcweir750 2008-08-13 22:38:46 (91 views)
      • Re: Excellent how to! Thanks! - genphreak 2008-08-14 07:55:33 (88 views)
        • It seems to me that your problem is just a matter of taking - eliasazem 2008-08-14 08:34:47 (108 views)