steuk Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 works great. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e46328ilenhope Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 First post. I love these forums, have done the golf tee exhaust mod and cleaned my headlights trick. BE CAREFUL!!! DO NOT TURN THE ALLEN KEY CLOCKWISE TO TIGHTEN. I just have an it's completely screwed my lock and/or handle mechanism somehow. I turned it back the other way but the door shut but will not open. Can anyone help as I don't know what this has done to my car! I'm about to cry, and take it to a mechanic tomorrow E46 1999 329i SE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e46328ilenhope Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 addendums its a 328i not 329i sorry It's the drivers side (left side incase US peeps reading this). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bungers Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Can you not open it from the inside either? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B0B Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Paint it orange, put a big 01 on the doors and climb in through the window Or as Bungers said, see if it will open from the handle on the inside to gain access to the lock mechanism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e46328ilenhope Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 I managed to get the door open with one hell of a pull. I've sprayed WD40 inside the hole that had the grub screw in, and it closes ok but opens with a really hard tug. I've re-read all the posts relating to this and want to try and fix this. I'm thinking of tightening the allen key (drivers door) anticlockwise and hope for the best. What does this screw do anyway? I tightened it really hard clockwise (against what the video showed) - can this break something? If it wasn't me only car and sole transport to work I'd be tempted to paint it orange... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkyN Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 My handle is doing the same lately. Really annoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baileymex Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Glad I found this post, my drivers door was hard to open, I sprayed WD40 into all of the accessible mechanisms the other day and it is much better. But if the problem comes back I'd be tempted to have a go at these DIY tips.....carefully though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naf536 Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 WD40 did the trick on mine after the grub screw method didn't do anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtmonkey01 Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 I'm one of the ones who has fooked the door! The door won't open from the exterior handle, but luckily still opens with the interior one. I only turned it a fraction. I heard a crack and now the screw just spins freely both ways and doesn't seen to bite. Does anyone know of a fix for this? I've looked on e46 fanatics and some people say they had to buy a hole new mechanism??? Surely I can't have caused about £200 quids worth of damage by turning a screw! If anyone has a solution I would be very grateful. Cheers Joe Ilferco 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MICK 330 Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 A quick THANKS TO ALL on this post as it has just helped me sort my passenger door out. Like others im not exactly sure what went on in the door(lol) but the handle is fine now!Cheers dicky etc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash0402 Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Nice one mine are all fixed, Do bmw really charge a million pounds for this lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz 330 Cs Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 The charge millions for everything, that's why they're called Stealers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hachitofu Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 I tried this on mine earlier. Drivers door is now perfect, but I accidentally loosened the passenger side a bit too much and the screw thing fell in the bloody door. Now I can't open the door from the outside, but the inside is perfectly fine. Can I just replace that screw or do i have to rip the door apart to fix it? Really hoping I can just chuck another one on there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilferco Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 I'm one of the ones who has fooked the door! The door won't open from the exterior handle, but luckily still opens with the interior one. I only turned it a fraction. I heard a crack and now the screw just spins freely both ways and doesn't seen to bite. Does anyone know of a fix for this? I've looked on e46 fanatics and some people say they had to buy a hole new mechanism??? Surely I can't have caused about £200 quids worth of damage by turning a screw! If anyone has a solution I would be very grateful. Cheers Joe Get a used mechanism, £20 max. *cough*ihaveoneforsale*cough* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtmonkey01 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 I'm one of the ones who has fooked the door! The door won't open from the exterior handle, but luckily still opens with the interior one. I only turned it a fraction. I heard a crack and now the screw just spins freely both ways and doesn't seen to bite. Does anyone know of a fix for this? I've looked on e46 fanatics and some people say they had to buy a hole new mechanism??? Surely I can't have caused about £200 quids worth of damage by turning a screw! If anyone has a solution I would be very grateful. Cheers Joe Get a used mechanism, £20 max. *cough*ihaveoneforsale*cough* I've sold the car now anyway, thanks anyway though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosb Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 My door handles are not to bad so going to spray them with lube,,,what really pissis me off is when some one tries to open it like a normal door ie not up and out,,,they stand there bloody riving at the thing looking at you saying its broken.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRyan Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 I need to sort this! I'm going to try a bit of WD40 first then the grub screw. Its a bit conflicting throughout the thread, are the drivers and passengers side different threads?! I.e. ones normal, the other is reverse - requiring a different direction to tighten? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruesta Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) I tried all the 'fixes' for my passenger door. The grub screw thing didn't make any difference. The handle on the outside would pull out all the way but wouldn't release the door, just as if it was locked. In the end I took the handle off from the outside and grabbed the bit of metel the handle pulls with a big pair of bent end pliers. Bent the thing back a little (towards in side of car) and its been perfect ever since. I should point out this is only possible on the older pull-out type handles, not the later spec pull-up handles. My Imola had hard to open doors until I took the door cards and vapour barrier off and cleaned / greased the door opening mechanism, the bit right up inside the door that the outside handle operates/moves, not the latch. Made a massive difference, both my doors open with ease now. Its all in my build thread anyway. Edited May 25, 2016 by Ruesta fix was for older handle version, not later spec like my current E46 has Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarGuy Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 I tried this on saturday but the bolts were already tight? yet my doors are very stiff to open? Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRyan Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 I tried this on saturday but the bolts were already tight? yet my doors are very stiff to open? Any ideas? Yeah I found the same, which is why I was asking about reverse threads a few posts back. Anyone know the answer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamesman2001 Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 thx dicky I had a sticky door handle did what it said now works perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarKi Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Does anyone know how can I fix my arm handle the one above my door inside of my car It has unloose a little bit...so do I have to change it or is there a screw which I can tighten? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadimo Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 tried on my 320CI and the bolt on both doors is very tight in both directions so i though leave it alone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarGuy Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 I had the same experience mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
