BMW 3 of the E46 series

since 1998 release

Repair and operation of the car

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 at the end of the Section.

REMOVAL

1 Disconnect a negative cable (-) of the battery at the switched-off ignition. The battery is in a luggage compartment behind a cover on the right side. At BMW 316i, 318i cars the battery settles down in a motive compartment. As a result of shutdown of the battery data from memory of malfunctions of some monitors are erased. If necessary before shutdown of the battery it is necessary to consider these memories of malfunctions. Address to the Section Diagnostics of Malfunctions. Work it is desirable to carry out HUNDRED in conditions. 2 Isolate a negative pole on the battery to exclude casual contact with 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 shooters. Rasstykuyte two shtekerny connections also remove the mirror switch. 4 Remove fingers a peak-1-from a door from the back face party. Thus start removing from a back end face. The peak is fixed by four clips. 5 Turn out screws (1/2/3) Torx T20 screw-driver. The screw-1-is longer than others. Shooters - support for the top peak. 6 Wring out facing from a door and disconnect in points-1-. For an otzhatiya use a plastic wedge, for example, of HAZET 1965-20. 7 Delay facing above from a door and disconnect in points-2-of brackets, since the party of loops. 8 Lift facing of a door via the lock button. 9 Disconnect a cable of the internal drive of a door. For this purpose open the lever of the internal drive of a door. In this situation disconnect a white plastic clip-1-and remove a cable-2-from the driving lever back. 10 From a reverse side of facing to a rasstykuyta the loudspeaker socket. Disconnect two fastenings of a cable and stretch electric wires. 11 Remove facing of a door. 12 Check clips of facing of a door, if necessary replace. Before removal of a safety cushion surely examine safety rules for the pillow relation, address to the Section Steering with the hydraulic booster (servoupravleniye). 13 Turn off three bolts of fastening of a-3-lateral safety cushion-1-. To a rasstykuyta the socket of yellow color also remove a safety cushion from a reverse side. Bolts of fastening are covered with means for fixing of threaded connections and they need to be replaced. 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 glue roller on a door. Especially carefully act in the lower and forward part - And-. The damaged cover of a door needs to be replaced.

INSTALLATION

15 Carefully paste a cover on cut of a door. Thus watch that it coincided with openings. Watch to damaging a door cover, otherwise in the car there will be a draft. Glue weight has to be put on a contour. If necessary it is necessary to restore glue consolidation by means of a butyl cord of BMW. 16 Check, whether the negative cable (-) of the battery is disconnected. If is not present, disconnect it at the switched-off ignition. 17 Establish into place a lateral safety cushion. For this purpose join the socket of yellow color from a reverse side and record it so that distinct click was audible. Check reliability of fixing of shtekerny connection. Fix a lateral safety cushion three new screws the moment of 8.5 N • m. 18 Check reliability of fastening of clips of-1 facings of a door, if necessary replace. 2 – support of the top brackets. 19 Stretch electric wires from a reverse side of facing. Record cables and join the loudspeaker socket. If necessary fix the mirror drive plug an adhesive tape in cut of facing of a door. 20 Connect a cable of the internal drive of a door in the lever. Thus insert a clip in front, press behind and record a hook. 21 Raise facing of a door over the fixing button. 22 Establish facing from above at brackets and press. If necessary slam a palm. 23 Expose facing over openings of plastic clips and carefully slam palms. 24 Fix screws (1/2/3) facing of a door. Thus watch that longer screw was screwed in a point-1-. 25 Insert the top peak with four clips into basic elements and press. If necessary carefully slam palms. 26 Join the socket of the switch of a mirror and press the switch into an opening of facing of a door. During connection of the battery in the car there should not be people 27 Attach a negative cable (-) of the battery at the switched-off ignition. Establish hours. Differences for facing of a back door Cars with the power window: 28 Remove the window regulator switch at the switch up. Cars without power window: 29 Remove a peak instead of the window regulator switch by means of two small screw-drivers. 30 Remove the window regulator handle. For this purpose: - Remove a screw-driver a peak (the shooter on an illustration). - Turn out the screw which is under it. - Remove the window regulator handle from an axis together with a washer.