Door hinge resistance gone! It won't stay open now!
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Door hinge resistance gone! It won't stay open now!
When I opened my driver door today I heard a loud clunk like something has fallen off the inside of the door at the hinge end, into the door itself.
Sure enough, now the door has no resistance when you open it and as you all know, it normally has 3 stages where the door will stay when open so it doesn't just slam shut all the time. Something has obviously either fallen or broken off the hinge (as usual somewhere I cant see!).
Anyone know anything about this problem, whether its fixable or even how the whole 3 stage thing works before I start dismantling the door to look inside, or for that matter if you can even see the hinge with the door card off?
Sure enough, now the door has no resistance when you open it and as you all know, it normally has 3 stages where the door will stay when open so it doesn't just slam shut all the time. Something has obviously either fallen or broken off the hinge (as usual somewhere I cant see!).
Anyone know anything about this problem, whether its fixable or even how the whole 3 stage thing works before I start dismantling the door to look inside, or for that matter if you can even see the hinge with the door card off?
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From looking at the diagram on RealOEM (here)
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...59&hg=41&fg=40
Does anyone know if its possible that the part that actually provides the resistance could come apart from the part thats bolted to the car/door. E.g. it may be a case of pushing it back together? Or if there is no resistance this means it has actually 'broken' off and needs replacing?
Just wondering as if its physically broken/ snapped it will defo be covered under warranty, if it just needs putting back together it may not be covered?
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...59&hg=41&fg=40
Does anyone know if its possible that the part that actually provides the resistance could come apart from the part thats bolted to the car/door. E.g. it may be a case of pushing it back together? Or if there is no resistance this means it has actually 'broken' off and needs replacing?
Just wondering as if its physically broken/ snapped it will defo be covered under warranty, if it just needs putting back together it may not be covered?
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From looking at the diagram on RealOEM (here)
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...59&hg=41&fg=40
Does anyone know if its possible that the part that actually provides the resistance could come apart from the part thats bolted to the car/door. E.g. it may be a case of pushing it back together? Or if there is no resistance this means it has actually 'broken' off and needs replacing?
Just wondering as if its physically broken/ snapped it will defo be covered under warranty, if it just needs putting back together it may not be covered?
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...59&hg=41&fg=40
Does anyone know if its possible that the part that actually provides the resistance could come apart from the part thats bolted to the car/door. E.g. it may be a case of pushing it back together? Or if there is no resistance this means it has actually 'broken' off and needs replacing?
Just wondering as if its physically broken/ snapped it will defo be covered under warranty, if it just needs putting back together it may not be covered?
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