How to fix your door closing problem.

[OoAtreyuloO]

Little write up on how to fix your 240sx door problem.

If you are like me you have to slam your door to shut it!
(not cool with the ladies...scares them :bowrofl:)

This is done on a s13 silvia. This is a diy. Im not a pro, i just use common sense like some of us here.

Tools.
1.3/8" vinyl hose..I bought mine at H/D (only need about 1 inch of it)
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu204/OoAtreyuloO/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG100.jpg
2.Zip ties (thinner kind preferred)
3.Scissors
4.Common sense :coold:
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu204/OoAtreyuloO/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG099.jpg

So for a while my door needed force to close(manual doors).
I wondered why it didn't operate right.

So upon further inspection I noticed my door hinge was missing the BLACK PLASTIC Piece.(Sorry don't know the name).

Passenger side
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu204/OoAtreyuloO/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG101.jpg

Driver side with the black piece needed
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu204/OoAtreyuloO/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG103.jpg

All i did was cut the 3/8" vinyl into the appropriate size... didn't measure.
wrap it around the hinge

http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu204/OoAtreyuloO/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG102.jpg

And zip tied it.
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu204/OoAtreyuloO/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG107.jpg


Simple no more slamming the door on the ladies :naughtyd:

[usdm180sx]

And to think I paid $14.95 for a new oem door striker. Awesome write up!

[datpurpledrank]

Haha I used electrical tape!

[Razi]

You can also buy a plastic bushing at Ace Hardware.
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p112/sxj6151/NICO/IMG_3249.jpg

No ziptie required.
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p112/sxj6151/NICO/IMG_3253.jpg

Photos from 94_240sx

I wish I knew to do this.
Thankfully I found a good replacement at a junkyard.

[codyace]

And to think I paid $14.95 for a new oem door striker. Awesome write up!

Beat me to it LOL!

[OoAtreyuloO]

Thanx guys
I only used the ziptie for extra security you don't really need it but I wouldn't want day for the homemade striker to get caught in the door :0

[mars s14]

i have the same problem but i have a s14 any ideas??

[OoAtreyuloO]

i have the same problem but i have a s14 any ideas??

I really don't know but look at the good door and the bad door....and see what's missing and if your missing the striker do it

[Mitsubayati]

It's that fucking easy? wtf lol. I'm going to do this tomorrow haha.

[RickyS13.]

This is a good idea for those of you with a LED dome light. If the striker is worn down it sometimes causes a light show :)

[JSimpson]

This is a good idea for those of you with a LED dome light. If the striker is worn down it sometimes causes a light show :)

hahahahahahaha

[OoAtreyuloO]

LOL free light shows? Good luck to anyone doing it

[S13.75DET]

I was just thinking about how to fix this today! I have a spare set of strikers with good plastic, but i stripped one of the PH3 Godzilla Screws trying to remove the bad one, and i was using an impact screwdriver! :picardfp: +1

[Mercury_Hg]

You can also buy a plastic bushing at Ace Hardware.
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p112/sxj6151/NICO/IMG_3249.jpg

No ziptie required.
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p112/sxj6151/NICO/IMG_3253.jpg

Photos from 94_240sx

I wish I knew to do this.
Thankfully I found a good replacement at a junkyard.
Using the nylon bushing like he did is a bad idea. It works great until after you close and open your door several times, then it pops right off. But not before it jams making your door a bitch to open.

What you should do is buy a slightly higher diameter bushing, cut it down the middle, cut off some of the edge (trial and error process, you want the ends to meet up, but you don't want too big of a diameter), and then superglue it / clamp it on the striker bar. I'll post pics of what mine looks like, if you want.

[hOngsterr]

what if we have a striker, but it still does it lol

[get_nuts]

does anyone know how to fix my door from locking. when i lock the driverside manually then shut the door the door unlocks again but if i go to the passenger side and lock it from there both doors lock. what can this be im tired of walking around to the passanger side

[Mercury_Hg]

does anyone know how to fix my door from locking. when i lock the driverside manually then shut the door the door unlocks again but if i go to the passenger side and lock it from there both doors lock. what can this be im tired of walking around to the passanger side
Take off your door panel, and loosen the screws to the plate that connects the arms (long metal rods, whatever you want to call them). Adjust the plate, tighten the screws, and then test your door. Also be prepared to get locked inside your car if you set it wrong, lol. Repeat until both doors lock and unlock each time.
Here's a picture of what I'm talking about:
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd389/delysid_/IMG_0859.jpg
See the green and pink ends that connect to a plate and some rods? Adjust that. It takes trial and error to get it just right.

EDIT:
what if we have a striker, but it still does it lol
Try adjusting the striker with the two screws. Also make sure there's no slop in your door, and that it's aligned right. If you have anything but the stock "spacer", and it has too big of a diameter, you door will be harder to close. I've got to sand mine down a hair. If you've got the stock "spacer", and it's trashed, that could make your door resist opening / closing too.

[joshds25]

Awsome! Great write-up!

[SiDwAyZ240]

can't wait to try this

[Martino]

SERIOUSLY?!?! I've been trying to figure this stupid thing out forever.
I'm trying this next time I go to my shop.

[Martino]

I was just thinking about how to fix this today! I have a spare set of strikers with good plastic, but i stripped one of the PH3 Godzilla Screws trying to remove the bad one, and i was using an impact screwdriver! :picardfp: +1

Use lots of heat and a BIG philips screw driver. I used an impact screwdriver and it did fuck all.

After heating up the screw and the base plate (a lot) I managed to turn the screw out with a philips.

[Mercury_Hg]

Using the nylon bushing like he did is a bad idea. It works great until after you close and open your door several times, then it pops right off. But not before it jams making your door a bitch to open.

What you should do is buy a slightly higher diameter bushing, cut it down the middle, cut off some of the edge (trial and error process, you want the ends to meet up, but you don't want too big of a diameter), and then superglue it / clamp it on the striker bar. I'll post pics of what mine looks like, if you want.
Quoting my own post in case anyone missed it. If you follow the original write-up, it won't last very long. Trust me.

[adrians_s13]

:l101:
genius!

[OoAtreyuloO]

So I have had this for two weeks and no problems ..you can also buy thicker vynl for durability
and if you don't want to buy 5 feet of vinyl tube I can sell it 1$ for shipping and one dollar for every piece pm for deal

[surfpac]

I gotta try this..Thx guys

[93s13vert]

lol been going crazy trying to figure it out ! def going to do this, this coming weekend!

[hOngsterr]

what if we have a striker, but it still does it lol

NOBODY? lol

does anyone know how to fix my door from locking. when i lock the driverside manually then shut the door the door unlocks again but if i go to the passenger side and lock it from there both doors lock. what can this be im tired of walking around to the passanger side

if you're talking about the door not locking on drivers side, what you have to do is easy, from my knowledge, s13's dont lock due to safety so you dont lock up your shit i guess. But easy fix, get a alarm, or when you lock your car what you have to do is hold your door handle up (as if you were to open the door) and close it. That should keep your drivers door locked. OR what you can do is close the doors and lock them with the key.

[s13drob]

I gave up when I swapped in a strike that had the plastic bushing. I thought that should of did it but after I ripped it off and tried this it worked. My passengers will thank you. Haha

[OoAtreyuloO]

NOBODY? lol



if you're talking about the door not locking on drivers side, what you have to do is easy, from my knowledge, s13's dont lock due to safety so you dont lock up your shit i guess. But easy fix, get a alarm, or when you lock your car what you have to do is hold your door handle up (as if you were to open the door) and close it. That should keep your drivers door locked. OR what you can do is close the doors and lock them with the key.

If the striker dosent close the door than id dosent work just try this =]

[OoAtreyuloO]

I gave up when I swapped in a strike that had the plastic bushing. I thought that should of did it but after I ripped it off and tried this it worked. My passengers will thank you. Haha

im glad it worked and its cheap to do =]:D

[Project S13]

does anyone know how to fix my door from locking. when i lock the driverside manually then shut the door the door unlocks again but if i go to the passenger side and lock it from there both doors lock. what can this be im tired of walking around to the passanger side

Mine does the same thing. Turns out you gotta lock it and put the handle as your closing it.

[OoAtreyuloO]

hope its helping many

[dkim1985]

........thats it. im doing this tonight~
i commute 30-45 mins to work everyday and my lights keep flickering on me. looks like theres a thunder storm in my car while i drive. loll

im gonna do the nylon spacer method. i'll post pictures.

[nismoracingsx]

Quoting my own post in case anyone missed it. If you follow the original write-up, it won't last very long. Trust me.

I've had my nylon DIY strikers in for like a year and they have yet to show any wear..
Best 1.40 ever. Did my wife's coupe the same day. though the tubing seems like a poor choice...

[dkim1985]

Ok so..I went to Lowe's and picked up a packet of Nylon Spacers. They come 2 in a pack.
Nylon Spacers
Size: 1/2 x .375 x 5/8
(^perfect size)

Cut a line and stuck it on my car..
i HIGHLY doubt this thing is going to pop off. its pretty snug on there and i had to use a little bit of force to get it on.
Once I got it on, I closed the door to test...and PERFECT~
Closed solid. Sat inside the car and closed the door and tried pushing the door to make the interior light turn on..couldn't do it.

I'd say these nylon spacers are a success~
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/384442_10150452411145980_501465979_9012617_1345585 949_n.jpg

[jstr269]

lol, I did the cheaper route. I was tired of my light flickering on and off too. I took off the door switch next to the striker, pulled off the rubber cover, took some paper that I had folded up and cut to size to fit into the inside of the cover of the switch between the metal post and the cover, shoved it into the cover, slipped the cover back on and mounted it back up in place and wa-la, no more flickering.

I had originally wanted to replace the striker but didn't want to give that much for it and decided that this would work just as well.

[dkim1985]

lol, I did the cheaper route. I was tired of my light flickering on and off too. I took off the door switch next to the striker, pulled off the rubber cover, took some paper that I had folded up and cut to size to fit into the inside of the cover of the switch between the metal post and the cover, shoved it into the cover, slipped the cover back on and mounted it back up in place and wa-la, no more flickering.

I had originally wanted to replace the striker but didn't want to give that much for it and decided that this would work just as well.
u should just do what i did..cost me exactly $1 for the pack of 2 nylon spacers. lol

[Chrischeezer]

how about the glass, does anyone have a problem with the door glass banging around making a terrible noise when closing the door?
any ideas how to fix that I believe its the small square Window Felt "guide" that causes this problem but finding a replacement piece is absolutely impossible

[dkim1985]

how about the glass, does anyone have a problem with the door glass banging around making a terrible noise when closing the door?
any ideas how to fix that I believe its the small square Window Felt "guide" that causes this problem but finding a replacement piece is absolutely impossible
i have this problem if my window is down at all.
if my window is up all the way then i don't have this problem.
..what window felt 'guide'? where is it located on the driver side?

[blueshark123]

i have this problem if my window is down at all.
if my window is up all the way then i don't have this problem.
..what window felt 'guide'? where is it located on the driver side?

they run across the door edge where it meets the glass.

[94_240sx]

I'd say these nylon spacers are a success~


Yup!! Some people have no idea how strong this nylon spacer is. It doesn't even have a scratch on it after 4-5 years later. It's way stronger than a stock plastic piece.

[Chrischeezer]

they run across the door edge where it meets the glass.

no, this guide is a small square, its clipped to the door frame inside..

it measures about 1" x 1" looks like its made of felt, over time it scratches that line the the middle of the window

100% impossible to find new, It keeps slight pressure on the glass to keep it from flopping around.

[blueshark123]

no, this guide is a small square, its clipped to the door frame inside..

it measures about 1" x 1" looks like its made of felt, over time it scratches that line the the middle of the window

100% impossible to find new, It keeps slight pressure on the glass to keep it from flopping around.

oh I think I know what your talking about. I wonder if you can buy felt and remove the old felt and stick a new piece then

[dkim1985]

i just felt like updating this..

its been a little over 2 weeks now have had NO problems what so ever~ still feels like new~
i've noticed none of my passengers had any problems with the door as well.
before, almost everybody would have to open and close the door a couple times to get it right. after installing these..nobody has done that~

yay for spacers~

[onehundredoctane]

Wow. You people would rather "jimmy rig" something than pay $15 for the new part from Nissan. If you can't afford a $15 part something is seriously wrong with your situation.

What a joke.

[dopplganger1]

i wouldn't really say the nylon spacers are "jimmy rigged" since its practically exactly what is on the new one without having trying to get those screws out which I have heard many a time of people stripping them trying, when everything besides the plastic is still good.

[onehundredoctane]

I was refering to the plastic tubing.

[dopplganger1]

well then I am right there with you on that one

[japslapsilvia]

does anyone know how to fix my door from locking. when i lock the driverside manually then shut the door the door unlocks again but if i go to the passenger side and lock it from there both doors lock. what can this be im tired of walking around to the passanger side

that is so u don't lock Ur keys in the car. Can u lock it with the key??

[dkim1985]

Wow. You people would rather "jimmy rig" something than pay $15 for the new part from Nissan. If you can't afford a $15 part something is seriously wrong with your situation.

What a joke.

..whats with the hating?

i personally don't care as long as it works..especially if i'm pay $1 over $15 and if Lowe's is literally 2 blocks from where i live and its a part that i'm probably never going to look at again anyways.
IF the nylon spacer didn't work..then yes, i would just buy the OEM part from nissan..but it did work and it works well.

there are other parts that i do need to get and in most of these cases I am going to order OEM parts.

no need to come into this thread and bash the people that are just looking for an easy fix that works.

life is too short to be worrying about $h!t that doesn't matter.

[onehundredoctane]

Buy the part designed for the job, install once, and it'll last another 20 something years as opposed to your $1 fix that'll last till the tube tears. As for the use of the term "hating", in proper context that would be used to describe someone talking crap just because they envy you. I do not envy your cheap, crappy fix. Instead you should say "stop calling me out for my horrible fix to a simple problem that I didn't fix the right way"


To the guy asking about the door locking when you slam it shut, if you'll pull up on the outside door handle while the door shuts it will keep it from unlocking when shut.

[dkim1985]

oh im sorry. i didn't know i had to be grammatically correct here.
the use of a word can be meant differently according to the situation.
when i said 'hating' i meant 'negative comments/feedback'.
i never said you were envious of what i was doing..i honestly don't care of how u feel about it. but this thread was helping people that was interested in the topic at hand. your comment didn't help anyone.

you mentioned "cheap, crappy fix".
cheap? yes, i totally agree.
crappy? err i don't think so. it's been working out so far and the other guy that's done it has had it for over a year with hardly any wear.
And unless you had a bad experience with it then i think your 'crappy' comment loses its validity.

yes, the ideal way would be to just purchase a new OEM part to replace. But this just brings me back to what I mentioned before. $1, 2 blocks from my house, not a big issue, seems to be working well.

i'm just talking and stating facts here so unless you have a good reason besides talking $h!t and putting people down just because you don't AGREE with the process, i think it would be more beneficial for everyone if you didn't post comments like that.

[dkim1985]

2 years, 5 months, and 21 days later...

spacers have held on strong and look like almost no wear.
i had to come back to this thread because some other 240's in my area were having the same problem and saw what i did so i needed to find the exact size that i purchased.

i still approve of this method~

[blackrms13]

i tried the spacer, it keeps on sliding off, so I bought a new striker instead. However I don't think I tightened the striker enough...keeps coming loose every once in a while

[NEOeclipse]

Ok so..I went to Lowe's and picked up a packet of Nylon Spacers. They come 2 in a pack.
Nylon Spacers
Size: 1/2 x .375 x 5/8
(^perfect size)

Cut a line and stuck it on my car..
i HIGHLY doubt this thing is going to pop off. its pretty snug on there and i had to use a little bit of force to get it on.
Once I got it on, I closed the door to test...and PERFECT~
Closed solid. Sat inside the car and closed the door and tried pushing the door to make the interior light turn on..couldn't do it.

I'd say these nylon spacers are a success~
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/384442_10150452411145980_501465979_9012617_1345585 949_n.jpg

old thread i know, but, it was my turn to fix my s13, i just went to lowes today and found a pack of the exact size specified. Luckily they had exactly 1 pack in stock so i didnt have to go anywhere else. just got home and put a slit in them and popped them on and woala, wayyyyyy better now. i figured out a trick to putting them on.

Get a pair a needle nose pliers and insert them in the spacer and spread open the spacer enough to slide onto the door thingamabobber and then like slide the spacer of the pliers. I fought one for 5 minutes before i tried the pliers and took me 10 seconds to pop it on.

thanks for the advice on the size chart

[spools420a]

I used a piece of rubber hose from autozone that diameter fit a little less then perfect then wrapped it with electrical tape,costed less then a dollar and works fine,Been this way for a few years now cheap and simple solution.

[kruked]

One of the better "bumped threads" that I've seen in a while.
I will definitely keeps this in mind.

[sentradude]

Bump for anyone with this problem, just did this today - LOWES (Not Home Depot) $0.99 after tax. Took a razor blade to cut it down the middle leaving a minimal gap facing away from the door latch, works like new. Was gonna order two $15 parts and just saved $30 - TY