Broken Parking Brake

oil_burner · 03-07-2019, 02:19 AM

So today while parking the X inside the garage, the little button/lever for the parking brake just popped off. I did it so easily, I thought i could just put it back, and realized it had snapped. Do I have to do anything special to replace the switch assembly, or is it just plug and play?

askari · 03-09-2019, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by oil_burner

So today while parking the X inside the garage, the little button/lever for the parking brake just popped off. I did it so easily, I thought i could just put it back, and realized it had snapped. Do I have to do anything special to replace the switch assembly, or is it just plug and play?

happened to me as well. it get brittle and just snaps off. couple of screws (torx i think) and something to pry it up.

its pretty simple DIY. Ordered the part from the dealer, around $100cdn

jiggz · 03-09-2019, 03:41 PM

It's a pretty common failure as these vehicles get older. Here's a couple DIYs - it's really simple to replace.

Here's the part you need - your local dealer will probably charge more, but no shipping.

https://www.getbmwparts.com/oem-part...ol-61319148508

While you're in there, is your chrome trim ring on the Navigation control warped? Very common issue, I wish that I'd ordered a new ring while I had the console piece removed. I'm referring to #4 in this diagram -

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/show...diagId=65_1711

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oil_burner California Diesel Guy 8 Rep 70 Posts Drives: 13' x5 35d Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: CA iTrader: (0)	Broken Parking Brake So today while parking the X inside the garage, the little button/lever for the parking brake just popped off. I did it so easily, I thought i could just put it back, and realized it had snapped. Do I have to do anything special to replace the switch assembly, or is it just plug and play? __________________ Previous Affairs: 2011 335i Msport, 2007 Honda Pilot:, 1991 316i R.I.P
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jiggz Brigadier General 2155 Rep 3,658 Posts Drives: E90 M3\|F15 X5 50i Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seattle iTrader: (2)	It's a pretty common failure as these vehicles get older. Here's a couple DIYs - it's really simple to replace. Here's the part you need - your local dealer will probably charge more, but no shipping. https://www.getbmwparts.com/oem-part...ol-61319148508 While you're in there, is your chrome trim ring on the Navigation control warped? Very common issue, I wish that I'd ordered a new ring while I had the console piece removed. I'm referring to #4 in this diagram - http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/show...diagId=65_1711
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