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E60 Complete Vehicle
Doors and Exterior Door Handles
The doors are composed of a door
outer panel, a door inner panel, a
door outer skin reinforcing bar, a
lock plate and a diagonally mount-
ed side-impact bar.
1. Diagonally mounted side-impact bar
2. Exterior door handle mounting plate
with door handle and recess plate
3. Lock
The door control module is inte-
grated in the door. The door lock
is an L-type lock that has been
used on the basic version of the
E65 since 09/02.
The exterior door handle is a three-piece assembly. It consists of a mounting plate fitted
from the inside, a handle recess plate fitted from the outside and the handle fitted and
screwed onto the recess plate from the outside (access screw from outside - arrow, above).
Workshop Exercise - Exterior Door Handle Removal
The Instructor will demonstrate the proper door handle release and attachment procedure
using mockup parts and special tool. This will familiarize you before attempting “on vehi-
cle” removal. After the demonstration is completed, proceed to “on vehicle” removal and
installation.
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