Once the trim is free remove it from the door by pulling it out of the inner door handle toward the rear of the vehicle.
How to remove retaining clip bmw door handle.
This is what is strange as i ve taken many cars apart and i ve never seen that bmw branded washer type retaining clip.
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It has always been a wide c clip that goes through the slots in the outer body of the cylinder.
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Looking at the pic it seems that you would pry off the plastic lever and turn the cylinder to extract it.
Start levering at the rear of the door panel working your way toward the inner door handle.
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In this tech article i will go over the steps involved in removing the rear door panel on your e53 x5.
If you have to remove the vapor barrier have vapor barrier sealant on hand.
Remove the screw holding the handle if you look behind you will see 2 rods.
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I suggest having extra door panel clips on hand before removing the panels as the clips can often break when removing.