Hand-brake handle replacement : DIY ?

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11-02-2007, 04:06 AM

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I want to replace the original (black leather) hand-brake handle on my E61 pre-LCI with an aluminium (Hamann) handle.

Anyone got installation instructions how to get the original handle off without messing it up?

Pics or a detailed description would be nice...

For those who wonder: I searched the forum for any previous DIY descriptions, but to my surprise didn't come up with anything

Thanks for the help!

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11-02-2007, 09:45 AM

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Just to clarify, you are only looking to replace the handle that you grip to apply the brake? Or are you looking to replace the leather "bag" part as well? If it is just the handle part, it simply pulls off and the new one slips on in its place. I changed mine when I first got my '04, replacing the leather one with the wood one to match the trim in my car. It seems a little hard and I understand you don't want to break it but give it a pull and it will come off...

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11-02-2007, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by kscarrol' post='489085' date='Nov 2 2007, 06:45 PM

Yep, that's right. I just want to replace the original black leather handle by a full aluminium one (type "Hamann" or "Hartge") and keep the leather bag.

http://forums.e60.net/index.php?autocom=ga...si&img=9488

Didn't know that it was that simple...

I guessed you had to twist it or somehow pull up the leather bag first to get to a screw retaining the handle.

(On some photographs those handles seem attached by a small "inbus" type of screw on the bottom of the handle. I've also heard that the wooden handles were sometimes glued to the hand-brake: that was probably the case on older models ?)

Thanks for the tip! I will try to pull it of gently without breaking anything

It's always easier if you get some help/hints by a fellow member who's done this type of thing before eh. That is also the reason why I visit this forum on a daily basis: to read and learn of other people's experience regarding the E60-type BMW.

Greetz,
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11-02-2007, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by kscarrol' post='489085' date='Nov 2 2007, 06:45 PM

..., it simply pulls off and the new one slips on in its place ... It seems a little hard and I understand you don't want to break it but give it a pull and it will come off...

Just went to the garage to give it a try and indeed after a good firm pull the handle comes off. The leather bag can simply be detached from the handle.

Now that I know how simple it is to change the handle, nothing stands in my way of ordering the aluminium replacement handle