interior door grab handles

oneBIGtoe · 10-15-2016, 01:58 PM

I never noticed until a couple weeks ago that I have a gap on the lower portion of the door pull handles (will post pictures later) . But when I pulled the trim off to see why, seems like the bottom should clip in, but no way in hell is it clipping in..... Not sure if anyone has encountered this or has some pictures of their pull handles? The cover trim seems perfectly fine, not missing tabs, etc.. But I think the portion which is mounted to the door maybe missing a piece right at the bottom. So hard to tell without pulling it all apart and can't find any good pictures on the net to compare against.

BimmerE82 · 10-15-2016, 03:53 PM

No gap here?

oneBIGtoe · 11-02-2016, 09:11 AM

Thanks for taking the time to post the pic. I took the cover off the handle and it appears either the bottom wont clip in or they were busted at some point. But not talking about the metal clips. Looks like there is molded piece at the very bottom - male to female clip from handle cover to actual handle. Again, so hard to tell as its not obvious there is something missing and I cannot find any good pictures online.

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oneBIGtoe Private First Class 18 Rep 132 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Ontario iTrader: (0)	interior door grab handles - problem I never noticed until a couple weeks ago that I have a gap on the lower portion of the door pull handles (will post pictures later) . But when I pulled the trim off to see why, seems like the bottom should clip in, but no way in hell is it clipping in..... Not sure if anyone has encountered this or has some pictures of their pull handles? The cover trim seems perfectly fine, not missing tabs, etc.. But I think the portion which is mounted to the door maybe missing a piece right at the bottom. So hard to tell without pulling it all apart and can't find any good pictures on the net to compare against.
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BimmerE82 Captain 105 Rep 837 Posts Drives: 2009 BMW 135i Sport package Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tucson, Arizona iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 BMW 135i [7.00]	No gap here? Attached Images __________________
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oneBIGtoe Private First Class 18 Rep 132 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Ontario iTrader: (0)	Thanks for taking the time to post the pic. I took the cover off the handle and it appears either the bottom wont clip in or they were busted at some point. But not talking about the metal clips. Looks like there is molded piece at the very bottom - male to female clip from handle cover to actual handle. Again, so hard to tell as its not obvious there is something missing and I cannot find any good pictures online.
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