Loud snaping noise on opening Drivers door

nx · Post by nx » Thu Oct 31, 2002 10:11 am

Anyone else had this? The upper hinge appears to be loose - plan to add it to a list of things for when i can be bothered taking the car in again:

New leaks in hinge above drivers seatbelt mounting
CD player faulty
Carpets coming away
Wheel arch extension loose
Vibrations at 70-80mph (and I have had the wheel rebalanced twice)

stephen T · Post by **stephen T** » Thu Oct 31, 2002 1:08 pm

vobrations could also be caused by a buckled wheel. youwould be surprossed how easy it is to put a small dent in the wheel. and u wouldnt even notice it. try swapping the front and rear tyres around.

nx · Post by nx » Thu Oct 31, 2002 2:15 pm

Thanks I'll give that a go - most of the wheels have been kerbed so i will try shifting them around

TheMinel · Post by **TheMinel** » Fri Nov 01, 2002 11:40 am

what dealer do u use?

nx · Post by nx » Fri Nov 01, 2002 2:25 pm

I actually live north of Bury, however I use Tom Garner's in the city centre because I can walk to work in 10-15mins from there (now that they have stopped provided courtesy taxis!). What about you?

TheMinel · Post by **TheMinel** » Sat Nov 02, 2002 10:47 am

me too! They are ok for my experience

nx · Post by nx » Thu Feb 06, 2003 4:34 pm

TheMinel....FYI

Garner's picked my car up from the office today and (fingers crossed) are bringing it back to work before 5 - handy