BMW 3 series E46

Since 1998 of release

Repair and car operation

Removal and installation of facing of a door

Here removal of facing of a forward door is described. Process of removal of facing of a back door is similar. Differences are described in the end of Section.

REMOVAL

1 Disconnect a negative cable (-) the storage battery at the switched off ignition. The battery is in a luggage compartment behind a cover on the right side. At cars BMW 316i, 318i the battery settles down in an impellent compartment. As a result of switching-off of the storage battery the data from memory of malfunctions of some monitors is erased. If necessary before battery switching-off it is necessary to consider the given memories of malfunctions. Address to Section Diagnostics of malfunctions. Work it is desirable to spend HUNDRED in conditions. 2 Isolate a negative pole on storage batteries to exclude casual contact to it. 3 Remove upward by means of two small screw-drivers the switch of a mirror-1. Thus screw-drivers are put in the points shown on an illustration by arrows. Расстыкуйте two штекерных connections also remove the mirror switch. 4 Remove fingers a peak-1 from a door from the back face party. Thus start to remove from a back end face. The peak is fixed by four clips. 5 Turn out screws (1/2/3) screw-driver Torx Т20. The screw-1 is longer than others. Arrows - support for the top peak. 6 Wring out facing from a door and disconnect in points-1. For отжатия use a plastic wedge, for example, HAZET 1965-20. 7 Delay facing above from a door and disconnect in points-2 of скоб, since the party of loops. 8 Lift door facing through the lock button. 9 Disconnect a cable of an internal drive of a door. For this purpose open the lever of an internal drive of a door. In this position disconnect a white plastic clip-1 and remove a cable-2 back with driving the lever. 10 From a facing underside расстыкуйте a loudspeaker socket. Disconnect two fastenings of a cable and stretch electric wires. 11 Remove door facing. 12 Check up clips of facing of a door, if necessary replace. Before removal of a pillow of safety necessarily familiarise with safety rules concerning a pillow, address to Section the Steering with the hydraulic booster (servo control). 13 Turn away three bolts of fastening-3 lateral pillows of safety-1. From an underside расстыкуйте a socket of yellow colour also remove a safety pillow. Fastening bolts are covered by means for fixing of carving connections and it is necessary to replace them. 14 Disconnect on a contour a cover-1 from a door. For this purpose pull it a few fingers, then a plastic wedge wring out the glutinous platen on a door. Especially cautiously operate in the bottom and forward part - And-. It is necessary to replace the damaged cover of a door.

INSTALLATION

15 Carefully paste a cover on door cut. Thus watch that it has coincided with apertures. Watch to damaging a door cover, otherwise in the car there will be a draught. The glutinous weight should be put on a contour. If necessary it is necessary to restore glutinous consolidation with the help бутилового cord BMW. 16 Check up, whether the negative cable (-) the storage battery is disconnected. If is not present, disconnect it at the switched off ignition. 17 Establish into place a lateral pillow of safety. For this purpose join a socket of yellow colour from an underside and fix it so that distinct click was audible. Check up reliability of fixing штекерного connections. Fix a lateral pillow of safety three new screws the moment 8.5 Nm. 18 Check up reliability of fastening of clips-1 facings of a door, if necessary replace. 2 – support top скоб. 19 Stretch from a facing underside electric wires. Fix cables and join a loudspeaker socket. If necessary fix the tip of a drive of a mirror a sticky tape in cut of facing of a door. 20 Connect a cable of an internal drive of a door in the lever. Thus a clip insert in front, press behind and fix a hook. 21 Raise door facing over the fixing button. 22 Establish facing from above at скоб and press. If necessary slam a palm. 23 Expose facing over apertures of plastic clips and cautiously slam palms. 24 Fix screws (1/2/3) facing of a door. Thus watch that longer screw has been screwed in a point-1. 25 Insert the top peak with four clips into basic elements and press. If necessary cautiously slam palms. 26 Join a socket of the switch of a mirror and press the switch into an aperture of facing of a door. During joining of the storage battery in the car there should not be people 27 Attach a negative cable (-) the storage battery at the switched off ignition. Establish hours. Differences for facing of a back door Cars with electric стеклоподъемником: 28 Remove upwards the switch windows at the switch. Cars without electric windows: 29 Remove a peak instead of the switch windows by means of two small screw-drivers. 30 Remove the handle windows. For this purpose: - Remove a screw-driver a peak (the marksman on an illustration). - Turn out the screw being under it. - Remove the handle windows from an axis together with a washer.