Comments on: Fixing BMW E36 door panel! http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/03/28/fixing-bmw-e36-door-panel/ BMW E36 photos, videos, technical info and everything else! Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:28:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Tony Sticks http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/03/28/fixing-bmw-e36-door-panel/#comment-3849 Tony Sticks Tue, 13 May 2008 07:36:14 +0000 http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/03/28/fixing-bmw-e36-door-panel/#comment-3849 @anthony: Cool. Did you use the glue? @anthony: Cool. Did you use the glue?

]]> By: anthony http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/03/28/fixing-bmw-e36-door-panel/#comment-3827 anthony Tue, 13 May 2008 00:34:13 +0000 http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/03/28/fixing-bmw-e36-door-panel/#comment-3827 i fixed my doors today following the videos you suggested and apart from slamming my thumb in the door, it went pretty damn well!! now i get that lovely ``thud`` when i close the door.. bliss:) i fixed my doors today following the videos you suggested and apart from slamming my thumb in the door, it went pretty damn well!! now i get that lovely “thud“ when i close the door.. bliss:)

]]> By: Tony Sticks http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/03/28/fixing-bmw-e36-door-panel/#comment-3761 Tony Sticks Mon, 12 May 2008 06:26:58 +0000 http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/03/28/fixing-bmw-e36-door-panel/#comment-3761 Hi Anthony, I agree, the industrial strength glue works fine too. Make sure to check my other post: <a href="http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/12/24/fixing-bmw-e36-door-panels-videos/" rel="nofollow">Fixing BMW E36 Door Panels . . . Videos</a> Hi Anthony,

I agree, the industrial strength glue works fine too. Make sure to check my other post:
Fixing BMW E36 Door Panels . . . Videos

]]> By: anthony http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/03/28/fixing-bmw-e36-door-panel/#comment-3730 anthony Sun, 11 May 2008 21:59:18 +0000 http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/03/28/fixing-bmw-e36-door-panel/#comment-3730 cheers tony! i think this will prove most usefull when i fix my door panels which are at the stage of coming off in mine and my passengers hands!! not cool. anyhoo i had a little alternative i thought may help for those who cant get their hands on the adhesive u suggested. one is to simply get a glue gun with industrial strength glue sticks which saves the overnight drying process,( ps wait for the gun to get really hot) or u can get pl400 which has a very strong bond. i think ford use it a sstandard for all the seals on thier cars if im not mistaken. anyway good luck to those with this problem and thanks once again tony for these top tips!! cheers tony! i think this will prove most usefull when i fix my door panels which are at the stage of coming off in mine and my passengers hands!! not cool. anyhoo i had a little alternative i thought may help for those who cant get their hands on the adhesive u suggested. one is to simply get a glue gun with industrial strength glue sticks which saves the overnight drying process,( ps wait for the gun to get really hot) or u can get pl400 which has a very strong bond. i think ford use it a sstandard for all the seals on thier cars if im not mistaken. anyway good luck to those with this problem and thanks once again tony for these top tips!!

]]> By: Tony Sticks http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/03/28/fixing-bmw-e36-door-panel/#comment-2054 Tony Sticks Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:08:36 +0000 http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/03/28/fixing-bmw-e36-door-panel/#comment-2054 Hi Woolfman, I'm sorry for the late reply. Unfortunately, I didn't try to do this, so I can't give you any information about it. But, I recall that I've seen a write-up about this before on some forum but I'm unable to find it now. Hi Woolfman,

I’m sorry for the late reply. Unfortunately, I didn’t try to do this, so I can’t give you any information about it. But, I recall that I’ve seen a write-up about this before on some forum but I’m unable to find it now.

]]> By: Woolfman http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/03/28/fixing-bmw-e36-door-panel/#comment-2027 Woolfman Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:01:25 +0000 http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/03/28/fixing-bmw-e36-door-panel/#comment-2027 Hi Tony I found your blog by chance looking for a DIY on replacing my front indicator lights. Instead I found Pandoras box full of other goodies. My baby is a '93 325i Coupe. I have other questions, perhaps you can help. I have already fixed the cover to the cubby hole with glue that withstands 80 deg C. 1) The rear side panels have also popped out but I have not had much success glueing them back as I can't clamp the pieces together. 2) The vinyl covers on the door panels have started to bubble. Should I drill holes from the back of the panel and squeeze glue into the void. How would I keep the vinyl in contact with the glue? I have avoided this part of my "maintenance" before I screw it all up. Do you have a solution in repairing 1 and 2? Thanks once again for a good read and I like the videos too. Woolfman Hi Tony
I found your blog by chance looking for a DIY on replacing my front indicator lights. Instead I found Pandoras box full of other goodies.

My baby is a ‘93 325i Coupe. I have other questions, perhaps you can help.

I have already fixed the cover to the cubby hole with glue that withstands 80 deg C.

1) The rear side panels have also popped out but I have not had much success glueing them back as I can’t clamp the pieces together.
2) The vinyl covers on the door panels have started to bubble. Should I drill holes from the back of the panel and squeeze glue into the void. How would I keep the vinyl in contact with the glue?

I have avoided this part of my “maintenance” before I screw it all up.

Do you have a solution in repairing 1 and 2?

Thanks once again for a good read and I like the videos too.

Woolfman

]]> By: Tony Sticks http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/03/28/fixing-bmw-e36-door-panel/#comment-1344 Tony Sticks Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:41:36 +0000 http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/03/28/fixing-bmw-e36-door-panel/#comment-1344 It's called <a href="http://www.bmwe36blog.com/cgi-bin/clicktracker/click.cgi?id=28" rel="nofollow">Red RTV Silicone</a> It’s called Red RTV Silicone

]]> By: stickyicky http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/03/28/fixing-bmw-e36-door-panel/#comment-1339 stickyicky Wed, 21 Nov 2007 06:52:46 +0000 http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/03/28/fixing-bmw-e36-door-panel/#comment-1339 Hi there what kind of glue was used for the clips? Hi there what kind of glue was used for the clips?

]]> By: Tony Sticks http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/03/28/fixing-bmw-e36-door-panel/#comment-1270 Tony Sticks Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:22:32 +0000 http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/03/28/fixing-bmw-e36-door-panel/#comment-1270 Hey Justin, thank you for writing about this, but can you take some photos of your door panels and send them to me? I would love to see how they look after you finished them? Hey Justin,

thank you for writing about this, but can you take some photos of your door panels and send them to me? I would love to see how they look after you finished them?

]]> By: Justin http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/03/28/fixing-bmw-e36-door-panel/#comment-1269 Justin Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:03:03 +0000 http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/03/28/fixing-bmw-e36-door-panel/#comment-1269 I used this exact procedure the first two times my doors shot craps on my in my '92 325is. But the fix didn't last for me, primarily because there was still slight contact with the body that tugged the panel slightly every time you opened the door. So before long the panel was hanging off the door again. Finally, I took off both panels and sunk two long bolts, threads toward the interior, into each door, making sure the heads wouldn't interfere with the window (not even close) then lock-washered and secured them firmly to the metal door with a nut. I marked their contact point on the panel by lining them up and dabbing glue on the tips of the bolts and pressing. Where the glue left the round spot, I drilled clean through the panel. I used very large washers (small holes; lots of surface area) on the interior, then tightened each washer against the panel. I used my Dremel to cut off the extra length, and then placed a chromed safety nut cover usually used for, say, a child's swing set, to pretty things up a little. Not the most elegant, but they actually don't look terribly out of place, and the doors are a pleasure to use again. I used this exact procedure the first two times my doors shot craps on my in my ‘92 325is. But the fix didn’t last for me, primarily because there was still slight contact with the body that tugged the panel slightly every time you opened the door. So before long the panel was hanging off the door again.

Finally, I took off both panels and sunk two long bolts, threads toward the interior, into each door, making sure the heads wouldn’t interfere with the window (not even close) then lock-washered and secured them firmly to the metal door with a nut. I marked their contact point on the panel by lining them up and dabbing glue on the tips of the bolts and pressing. Where the glue left the round spot, I drilled clean through the panel. I used very large washers (small holes; lots of surface area) on the interior, then tightened each washer against the panel. I used my Dremel to cut off the extra length, and then placed a chromed safety nut cover usually used for, say, a child’s swing set, to pretty things up a little. Not the most elegant, but they actually don’t look terribly out of place, and the doors are a pleasure to use again.

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