Rear Doors Loose

[Ex_vagrant]

Hi Fellow Swifties,

 

My swift back doors have loosened. i.e. it cannot stay in place where the doors are opened and tends to close back.

 

Quite frustrating especially if you need to take out stuff. I also saw one old swift before with this problem.

 

My mech says it's due to the door hinges or something. Or maybe our doors are not heavy enough for older cars..

 

Can anyone provide some advise on this? Thanks...

[Decibel]

My car has this same problem

[Ex_vagrant]

Huh? The car in your avatar? I thought conti cars with heavy doors should not have this problem.

 

I went car wash the Ah Neh when he try to clean inside, he tried to hold the door there but gave up!

 

But still I'm bent on solving this..maybe can buy those hinge with spring and install...

[Freakman]

yah... i too have this problem.. and yes my mech say something like the hinges or so... it cant hold on to the open position and will close the moment you let go of it.. but i din get it done la... afterall not always use it though..

[Goodspeed]

my car also have the same problem... door to light. it is like that one buget car... i think the hinge purpose to have a stopage to hold in place.. (small problem)

[Freakman]

it has but due to old and wear and tear it lost its spring... so to get it change one has to order the whole set of hinges with the spring and i think no cheap leh... thats y i din go ahead and do it...for me as long as the door dont drop off can liao..

[Fortress]

Better do something about it. Remebered some years ago, along Bedok Reservior road, an old Honda Accord had it's door flew open, the baby/woman(cannot remember mother or child) fell off the car and died.

[Darknight73]

maid and baby. baby died. heart wrenching man...

[Freakman]

really???

 

but ours is not that they cant close.. it just that the door cant be hold on to the opened position that all.. then again will keep a close watch on this man.. cause my wife is always in the back..

 

thaks for the warning bro.. appreciate it man...

[Fortress]

Absolutely sad. Just wondered why the child in not on safety seat.

[Fortress]

you are welcome. It is the lock that was worn. In cases like these, all you need to do is to change the lock or child lock it.

[Ex_vagrant]

Doors can still close and lock tightly. Not a problem.

 

It's just it can't stay there! when you open it, due to loose hinge...sigh...

 

But the good thing is buttock training, coz need to use buttock to hold the door while taking out something from behind....

 

[Freakman]

walao aye.. at least you buttock can still reach...try my size... can only manage to tong using my tummy..

[Atlantis_boi]

Absolutely sad. Just wondered why the child in not on safety seat.

 

Tink last time do not have tis child seat law. Yup & wonder y the mother didnt wear safety belt or older cars gt no safety belts in the back.

[Fortress]

The bum is a good way to hold it. It is very new issue to me actually, never encounter this before. It is normal for cars to have 2 stage doors.

[Fortress]

Sigh...been using the seat for my nephew in 89, 90. Believe it was due to that 10 years or so ago, that the law was implimented. And rear belt was a must since 89 models, I think that was the 12v honda accord.

 

Another sad thing is today, there are people who still allow their children to stand inside the car. Told a friend once, a crying child is better than a dead one. Children needs to be thought about safety too, like Barney does..."going to grandma home I buckle my belt"...

[Decibel]

Im driving old Swift too hehe

[Mivec9]

maybe get from bros who are gonna scrap their swifties...swap ur faulty door pin assembly..juz pay for labour