Car Door Pulled Wide Open Bent Back Too Far
- NewBieDoobie [OP]
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- Jan 5, 2009
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Aug 30th, 2014 8:30 pm
Wind blew my car door wide open, it is ok?
I was about the get into my car and suddenly a strong wind blew my car door wide open. Nothing seems to be disloged, the door still closes properly - should I get it inspected or is it ok? It is a brand new car I just picked up yesterday so just making sure.
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- nasa25
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Aug 30th, 2014 8:33 pm
Should be ok. This has happened to me a few times. Don't worry about it.
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- george__
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Aug 30th, 2014 9:00 pm
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- garyhudson
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Aug 30th, 2014 9:08 pm
Look closely at the door hinges, and the mounting of the hinges to the car's frame. If any sheet metal seems bent or shows odd reflections of light, you might want to ask the dealer about it. Realistically unless it was a really hard yank on the door, it should be fine.
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- TheChad08
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Aug 30th, 2014 9:15 pm
NewBieDoobie wrote: ↑I was about the get into my car and suddenly a strong wind blew my car door wide open. Nothing seems to be disloged, the door still closes properly - should I get it inspected or is it ok? It is a brand new car I just picked up yesterday so just making sure.
Your door is probably perfectly fine. There are two possible effects. Number 1 is that the force was strong enough to 'walk' the hinge forward a bit (making the gap between the fender and the door smaller, and the gap between the two doors larger). This shouldn't be more than a couple millimeters.
The second possible effect is linked to the first, it may result in the door dropping a couple millimeters as well (at least the door latch side). If your door isn't clunking when you close it (not hitting the striker) then you're fine. If your door is hitting the striker it isn't a big deal, unless it is hitting really bad. You could always just bend the door back up to the proper height if it is hitting.
Odds are that your door is perfectly fine though.
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- iamskyhigh
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Aug 30th, 2014 9:47 pm
Car is a lemon now. You snooze you lose.
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- NewBieDoobie [OP]
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Aug 30th, 2014 10:06 pm
iamskyhigh wrote: ↑Car is a lemon now. You snooze you lose.
Damn!
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- wilsonlam97
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Aug 30th, 2014 10:10 pm
Go get it repaired ASAP. The hinges will develop cracks lol.
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- sandikosh
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Aug 31st, 2014 5:08 am
Next time, hold the door. Did your door happened to ding the car next to yours?
A life spent making mistakes is not only more memorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
- #10
- NewBieDoobie [OP]
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Aug 31st, 2014 9:22 am
sandikosh wrote: ↑Next time, hold the door. Did your door happened to ding the car next to yours?
No it didn't.
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- TheChad08
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Aug 31st, 2014 12:26 pm
wilsonlam97 wrote: ↑Go get it repaired ASAP. The hinges will develop cracks lol.
Don't lie to the guy.
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- dc200
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Aug 31st, 2014 1:16 pm
this happened to a friend of mine. he didn't see any visual damage and didn't think much of it until one day his door flew open on the highway and killed a biker.
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- staneric123
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Aug 31st, 2014 10:20 pm
TheChad08 wrote: ↑Your door is probably perfectly fine. There are two possible effects. Number 1 is that the force was strong enough to 'walk' the hinge forward a bit (making the gap between the fender and the door smaller, and the gap between the two doors larger). This shouldn't be more than a couple millimeters.
This is exactly right and the most likely outcome if your door "whips" open due to a strong wind.
The same outcome would be achieved if the rear door were to "whip" open. The gap between your rear door and your rear quarter panel would get bigger and the gap between your 2 doors would get smaller.
This is one of the ways autoworkers fix small irregular gaps between doors on the assembly line.
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- CoolDudeClan
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Aug 31st, 2014 11:34 pm
Man that sucks. Might have even bent the chassis. Sorry to hear that happened.
It's unrepairable
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- SCEvan
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Sep 1st, 2014 1:45 pm
Had this happen to me about three years ago, everything seemed fine until the next rain fall and water was dripping into the car. Took it to mechanics and had to replace one of the springs, about a $30 repair if I remember correctly.
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- RocketRobinHood
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Sep 1st, 2014 7:32 pm
If its damaged you'll basically know right away.
Happened to me the one time and it bent the hinge so the door seal was compromised as I heard blowing wind noise when on the highway.
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- xwar
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Sep 1st, 2014 9:01 pm
sandikosh wrote: ↑Next time, hold the door. Did your door happened to ding the car next to yours?
yes next time hold your door. i'm sick of seeing swinging doors ding up people's cars.
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- White Comet
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Sep 2nd, 2014 12:03 am
Car probably has unseen internal body damage now, destroyed. I'll buy it for $5,000
Whatever to those guys posting race car destroyed comments, don't see them here anymore.
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- vaportech
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Sep 2nd, 2014 12:34 am
White Comet wrote: ↑Car probably has unseen internal body damage now, destroyed. I'll buy it for $5,000
Whatever to those guys posting race car destroyed comments, don't see them here anymore.
Race car destroyed. Most of us grew up and have careers to attend to now. No time to jerk around on rfd anymore.
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- Comical
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Sep 2nd, 2014 2:02 am
xwar wrote: ↑yes next time hold your door. i'm sick of seeing swinging doors ding up people's cars.
If my car gets hurt, your life is in danger cause thats what your life will be worth, the same price as the dent you put on my car!@!@37/$)@)!!
Car Door Pulled Wide Open Bent Back Too Far
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