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DISCUSSION => Interior => Topic started by: EN318isPDX on July 24, 2008, 01:41:44 PM

Title: Door Busted
Post by: EN318isPDX on July 24, 2008, 01:41:44 PM

So since I've had my car I've greased my door hinges once a month. A couple days ago my drivers side door started to make a nasty grinding/snapping noise. I dug into it and found that my "Door Brake" bracket busted in half. I'm curious how many other people have suffered from this same problem because when i pulled the bracket out it looked like very weak metal. My plan is to order a new one from pelican because a used one will most likely break again

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=AF93&mospid=47305&btnr=41_0674&hg=41&fg=40 (http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=AF93&mospid=47305&btnr=41_0674&hg=41&fg=40)

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Title: Door Busted
Post by: Wizard on July 24, 2008, 03:00:19 PM

I haven't had this problem, but I thought I read a thread a while ago either on Bimmerforums or R3v where people where having this same problem...

Title: Door Busted
Post by: EN318isPDX on July 24, 2008, 03:22:21 PM

I think it was partly my bad because i did notice that there was a little metal on metal contact.. but i figured that was normal for the brake. It wore down the paint and from the friction I'm assuming caused the bracket to snap

Title: Door Busted
Post by: jrobie79 on July 26, 2008, 12:59:56 AM

mine broke off, i just switched it with a junkyard find...its been good for a year and a half so far

Title: Door Busted
Post by: Wise Old Dog on July 26, 2008, 08:00:29 AM

Get one off the passenger side of a junk car. Should be like new. One side fits all. I have had one that lost it's grip and would not keep the door open. But no breakage.