[dth656]

hi everyone, did a couple of searches, and only the soundproofing threads came up, so i thought i would try a new post

i have an e90 330i w/ almost 80k miles on it. today i noticed a "clunk" when i sat inside and closed the driver side door. i opened the door again, and tried closing it a few times: it turns out that there is a little give now in the arm rest/handle that is part of the driver side door. if i pull on the armrest/handle to close the door, i can see a small gap open btwn the armrest and the vertical part of the door interior trip, and hear a clunk at the same time.

a couple of questions:
-has anyone else run into this?
-if so, how did you resolve it? i'm thinking i'll have to take apart the door interior facade and look for a loose mountain bracket
-does anyone have an exploded view or instructions for how to dissassemble the door interior facade?

thanks in advance