E46 BMW 330i ZHP Door Hinge

[danewilson77]

Anyone ever seen a socket to tighten the below hinge? It looks kind of like a Torx socket?



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X89A9fxDuc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[zj96sc]

Yeah, inverse torx or whatever you want to call it. Had the exact same issue on either the first zhp or e30, can't remember. 2 second fix.

Autozone/similar should have a cheapo set (what I did) if you don't want to invest in an odd/infrequent use tool like that.

[danewilson77]

Ok. Thanks.

Sent from Williamsburg, VA USA

[toddness]

They are called External Torx sockets Rather than T-10, etc, they go by E-10, E-12, etc.

That is an e-10. Sears has craftsman brand for like 7 bucks.

http://www.sears.com/craftsman-easy-to-read-external-torx-e10-socket/p-00934620000P?prdNo=3&blockNo=3&blockType=G3


or a seven-piece set for 35.00.

http://www.sears.com/craftsman-7-pc-external-torx-socket-set/p-00934570000P?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1

[Johnmadd]

Text me if you wanna just use mine man.

[nike001]

This seems like a good place to ask --- Are any of your guys's rear doors hard to close? Their swinging action is very rough and requires a decent effort to close them using one fluent motion from when they're about wide open.

[Johnmadd]

This seems like a good place to ask --- Are any of your guys's rear doors hard to close? Their swinging action is very rough and requires a decent effort to close them using one fluent motion from when they're about wide open.

It's because they are used less, its just a tight seal.

[nike001]

Would lube of sorts help? The back doors rare get used, so it doesn't bother me that much.. but when I do use them I'm not happy with the effort I need to provide to close them

[jack.chris328]

For what its worth, Harbor Freight has the External Torx socket set for about half the price of sears. Granted it is Harbor Freight but the set I have has taken an E46 apart without problem and some of the toughest bolts. If you are just going to use it every few years for something like a door hinge. They should work just fine.