Interesting issue

[carsontl]

So long story short:

1. wedding last weekend, car gets locked out (i'm an idiot)
2. locksmith takes 2 hours to arrive, spends 2 hours trying to press the unlock button/opening door handle to driver side.
3. in doing so, he snaps the door handle off of the car
4. rather than charge me for his $40 show up fee and the 2 hours trying to unlock the car he calls it even and we both walk away from it
5. I need a new driver side interior handle... can you guys help me find one?

Currently i'm unlocking the car, rolling down the window, and popping the door open from the outside lol

[Meric]

Bad luck. If I was you I wouldn't let go the locksmith. It costs more than $40 to fix it...

[carsontl]

ah to clarify, it was gonna be $80 for his time spent (40 to show up plus $20/hr)

at this point I just need help finding a item number or something

[danewilson77]

You need part number for door handle and lock? New key?

Sent from SIGFest-2012, USA on HTC via TTv2

[carsontl]

just the interior handle, lock is fine

[carsontl]

http://i.imgur.com/VLjOT.jpg

bleh

[danewilson77]

http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/51418222705/ES102004/

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/nicee46/Maintenance%20and%20Misc/1-13.jpg

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=BD53&mospid=47713&btnr=51_3729&hg=51&fg=50

[Oli77]

Boom, der it is!

[carsontl]

i noticed it doesn't have the harmon kardon emblem, is that something I can get added after? or how does that work

btw thanks for helping me out :) :)

[danewilson77]

I noticed as well. I'm thinking that is probably does, but is a copyright deal. Lemme ask James.

BRB.

[carsontl]

http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/Inner_Handle/ES102332/

Here we go! is it simple to swap out?

[danewilson77]

Where did you get that P/N?

[carsontl]

i just searched inner handle on there and it was a little ways down the search :)

[danewilson77]

Yup...I gave you the wrong friggen part number. Sonofabitch! My bust.

It should be a fairly straight forward DIY.

[carsontl]

nah you gave me the phrase i had to look for "inner handle"

i kept searching "replacement handle e46 interior" lol

[danewilson77]

Read up on post #4 for some "Helps".

http://www.bimmerwerkz.com/forum/faqs-diys/bmw-e46-sedan-exterior-interior-door-66944.html

[carsontl]

nice, thanks man