[DML] Re: Driver's side gullwing problem

["thebrave65" <ssawyer37@xxxxxxx>]

The doors on my DeLorean are pretty darn easy to close.  It doesn't
take much to bring them down.  They also open up by themselves after
the latch is released.

Maybe you need a torsion bar adjustment?  New struts?

My 8yo daughter closes the passenger door every time the first time
either in or out of the car.  She doesn't struggle with it, she just
pulls it shut.

She's also quite talented when it comes to avoiding getting her
fingerprints on the door when she shuts it from the outside!

Johnny
5518

> 
> 
> Speaking of slamming doors, how much force approximately should it 
> take to close a door?  On all of the DeLoreans that I've closed the 
> doors on, it took probably around 10 lbs of force to do it 
> correctly.  The first time I rode in a DeLorean -- one with 1,300 
> original miles, the owner told me to "pull hard" when I closed the 
> door from the inside, and indeed, when I didn't in fear of breaking 
> something, it didn't latch completely.  
> 
> Not to offend any women on the list, but 9 times out of 10 when I 
> see them riding shotgun, they aren't able to pull the door shut in a 
> single sweeping motion.  Usually what I see is that they need to 
> first pull the door about 80% closed, stop and reorient themselves 
> or whatever, and then pull hard the last 20% of the way to close it 
> (sometimes with 2 hands). 
> 
> I would say that my DeLorean takes twice as much force to close the 
> door correctly as my 1998 Chevy Malibu.  Any other opinions?
> 
> Matt
> #1604








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