[DML] Re: Driver's door does not latch

["DMC Joe" <DMCJOE@xxxx>]

The Vin break out for the door guides is between 1100 and 3000. 
Bulletin ST-14-9/81 Attachment P-6.

DMC Joe / DeLorean Services / <dmcjoe@xxxx>
Web Site: <http://www.deloreanservices.com>

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> From: Mike Substelny <msubstel@xxxx>

> Subject: [DML] Re: Driver's door does not latch
>> Iznodmad@xxxx wrote:
> 
> > . . . . It turns out that my drivers side door does not latch down at
all!
> 
> Perhaps the DML needs a primer to help people get prompt, useful
responses to their
> questions. In Iznodmad's case, the primer should have warned him to
mention the condition of
> his door guides. My experience is that the DeLorean door design works
very well, provided the
> doors have door guides.
> 
> If the doors have no guides, or the guides were added after years of use
without them, then
> all sorts of nasty things could have happened to your latches. You may
need new ones.
> 
> I thought that by the time VIN 5000 came along door guides were standard
factory equipment,
> but I could be wrong. Regardless, anyone having trouble with their door
latch mechanism will
> get a quicker answer if they mention their door guides (or lack thereof)
in their post.
> 
> If you don't even know what door guides are, go to the dmcnews.com
website and search the back
> issues. It's a lot faster than asking online, and it's guaranteed to
give you an answer.
> 
> - Mike Substelny