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DISCUSSION => Exterior => Topic started by: AtlBMW on February 19, 2010, 09:30:10 PM

Title: Door Hinge Repair Kit
Post by: AtlBMW on February 19, 2010, 09:30:10 PM

BMW part # 41 51 1 922 737

Has anyone installed this kit? My drivers door doesn't set like it should on the vert.

Any incite is appreciated.

Title: Door Hinge Repair Kit
Post by: AtlBMW on February 23, 2010, 09:45:47 PM

Nobody?

Well for those interested, I found this:
http://zoso.no-ip.org/318i-door-hinge.html

Title: Door Hinge Repair Kit
Post by: doitover on February 24, 2010, 09:17:41 AM

It would be great if that could be copied and sticky-ed here. My doors are starting to have that old car sound to them. My gas filler flap is the worst, wonder if there is a similar fix for that?

Title: Door Hinge Repair Kit
Post by: dude8383 on February 24, 2010, 09:43:50 PM

I don't really see a need to sticky this, there are links to DIY's here:

http://m42club.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=13

You may post the link there if you wish.

Title: Door Hinge Repair Kit
Post by: fayjai on March 28, 2010, 09:58:54 PM

I done it for the passenger side, its a pretty straight forward process.  Hammering the broken spindle or pin (whatever you like to call it) was my major problem, but I just got a really long screw driver from some hardware store and hammered away.  

Just remember to examine how the parts are installed before taking it apart; last thing you want is to install everything in the wrong order (unlikely).

As far as adjusting your door, I had a friend along side to assist me through the process  (he lifts the door at increments while i tighten the hinges).

Title: Door Hinge Repair Kit
Post by: DesktopDave on March 29, 2010, 04:23:29 PM

I was planning on doing this too.  Has anyone found it cheaper than $9.66?  I'm going to try holding the door up with a jack & doing them one at a time if there's enough room.  That way I won't need to re-align it.

Title: Door Hinge Repair Kit
Post by: jjcarr1 on March 31, 2010, 11:10:10 AM

I just did it on the passenger side, very simple.  The new hinge is a little stiff, so it takes some coaxing to get the pin out, but not bad.