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Lordy - 03 Apr 2006 00:33 GMT

I didnt shut my door properly and it swung open doing a LHT.
I braked .. and so did the door.

It closes OK, and it's all lined up fine .. but when open it flops around
lifelessly. IT doesnt 'catch' in the 2 positions to stay open.

Presumably somethings moved or broken inside which allowed the door to
rest in the two open positions.

Appreciate that one probably has to look inside the door for a good idea
whats broken but perhaps this has happened to someone else. Any ideas if
I'm looking at a serious repair or a bit of welding etc?

Its an old car (320i 1994) so I'm tempted to leave it as it is if it cost
more than say £100 to fix (and it gets through MOT)

Lordy

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W.L. Knight - 03 Apr 2006 03:17 GMT

>I didnt shut my door properly and it swung open doing a LHT.
> I braked .. and so did the door.
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> Lordy

Hi,
What you need is the module in the inside of the door that applies
pressure on the 'door check strap'. I've had to replace them in many of the
BMWs I've owned. They can be purchased used on eBay etc for around 45.00
USD.

-Wayne K

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Spack - 03 Apr 2006 15:14 GMT

W.L. wrote on Sun, 2 Apr 2006 21:18:14 -0500:

>> I didnt shut my door properly and it swung open doing a LHT.
>> I braked .. and so did the door.
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> -Wayne K

I picked one up from a BMW breaker in Dudley last year for my E36 '94
passenger door, cost me £2 (less than $4). Took about 20 minutes to install
it.

Dan

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