Re: [DML] My car won't let me in.

[Mike Substelny <msubstel@xxxx>]

Payne wrote:

> I do not have the door guides installed, or at least I don't on the drivers
> side anyway. For some reason only the passenger side does. I was told by
> someone at DMC Houston that they are not necessary if you have the striker
> pins in the right place. But if it helps I'll try them!

I believe properly installed door guides can benefit any DeLorean. Good door guides make
the door more idiot proof.

Perhaps my car is unusual, but I find that I can get many different results by pushing my
door closed in different ways. Further, the door closes differently depending on the
slope of the ground on which my DeLorean is parked. Extrapolating from these facts, I
believe that even with your striker pins perfectly aligned, it is possible for someone to
push the door closed unevenly.

The door guides reduce this variability, so that anyone on any hill can almost always
close the door properly.

- Mike Substelny
VIN 01280