Drivers Door Pull Interior Handle Replacement From Aliexpress BMW 5 Series F10 F11 Guide

Today we install a new drivers interior door handle pull on my 2011 BMW 520d Touring. This is an Aliexpress handle and cost me around $50 AUD. For the price the quality is very good and the installation is simple to do at home. The kit actually came with from & rear passenger replacements but I have not yet installed as mine are still in great condition and do not require changing.

Recommend this install for anybody who has a handle that is sticky or damaged (like on most BMW 5 series).

Make sure you order the right version (RHD or LHD) for your vehicle.

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[JurisKankalis]

For anyone watching - the very first thing the guy does - pulling off the "plastic wood" trim piece - DO NOT pull it from the underneath like in the video - IF YOU HAVE the interior/ambient lighting package. There's a plastic light pipe - some call it glass fibre - which remains on the door pannel - after this piece is pulled off - and which is located EXACTLY at the points where this guy pulls from. Actually - the most brittle and protruding part of that plastic pipe is at the front (driving direction) of the trim piece - extremely easy to damage/break. INSTEAD - start by working from rear part of the door, where the trim piece ends - and work FROM TOP of this trim piece, not from the bottom. There will be a metal hook/clamp which needs to be pressed to fully release the trim piece from the door - in somewhat front of the piece - but that can be released once the piece is already abt. 10-15 mm off the door, in other words - the metal hook is easy to see from the top/easy to get to. Also - when releasing the door pull backing plastic - there's a plastic clasp on the door pannel itself, on front of the backing piece - which is easy to break - which is not addressed here. Also - on some Ali shops the metal-looking pieces among the switches are wrong (glossy instead of mat), and for plastic cast parts without the power folding mirror button - the cover for that place can visibly show bad mold lines instead of the missing button. All this - and much more - will be addressed once I post my video about, inter alia, this procedure - once I actually get the door lock to operate in order to get in the car :D :D Either way - thanks for the decent video, greetings from Latvia.

[DJMikeSwing]

This is the best F10 door handle removal video on YouTube. This is the only one that explains how to get the electrical connection out of the socket. The others skip it and don’t even mention how it’s removed.

[icashADDICT]

thanks best video on the F10 door, finished mine in 25minutes couldve been 15mins ended up doing it twice coz I forgot to screw back the 4 screws lol

[kensutanto]

Thank for the video. I have F10 and same problem with the handle. I have order the spare parts and now have confidence to do it myself after watching your video. Great job

[davidkopec]

Thanks so much! These instructions were spot on. Hardest part was just getting the four handle screws all lined up for reattachment. Perfect job.

[breach]

Thanks for the video mate. Jump some word of advice: 1) The small plastic door handle cover can be a PITA to remove - don't force it or you may break the latches 2) Be careful with the rod, if you pull it together with the door card you may break the plastic clip on the actuator it goes in 3) Always make sure to put back the small plastic washers on the clips and make they are aligned before putting the card back on the door.

[jamestimko]

This video is well done! Took me 30 minutes. Thanks!

[fiazhoosein]

Thanks mate! Very useful video…. Installed mine like a breeze.

[Ahmad-rcvu]

How is this not the top result on Youtube? I watched a good 4-5 videos before finding yours and yours is by far the best and most detailed description. Thank you for showing this. I finally feel confident enough to order the piece and install it myself

[_Wai_Wai_]

I just bought mine from Temu and replaced it. Looks really good, and has a nice feel to it.

[TheGreatestBeyonder]

Really appreciate the time you’ve taken to make this video. Excellent job, thank you! 👍🏻

[chojsandsol]

Thank you for making this great video.
Your video helped me a lot in replacing the door switch panel on my BMW 520d f10 model.

[mafb]

great, simple but efective, carefully explained video. congrats

[soothingaffirmations]

Great video, I changed the mirror on my 316ti the other week!

[beigefox]

For anyone with F10 with the same two tone interior, just order black and thank me later 👍

[gregbelaus]

Thanks for the detailed patient instructions!

[BiznessCrewAu]

Excellent. Thank you.
What I would have done a little differently was to use the opportunity of having the modules taken out to give them a good wipe down and vacuum to get rid of any crumbs, crud and other dirt that would have built up over time.
EDIT: see at 7:16

[davidlupton]

Thanks so much for this video, it’s brilliant! I needed to replace a broken window control module & this video made the job very quick & easy. 🙂 Ps, On the first piece of trim, I found it easier to slide the large rectangular clip on the left out of it’s seat in the plastic, then remove the clip from the door card & slide it back on to the plastic trim before reattaching (the clip was well fixed into the door card risking breaking the trim if I was aggressive with it!)

[IAWS]

Thanks. Worked a charm, nothing broken :)

[true-nwnh]

Thank you bro I followed up stop by step and got it done. 👍