Curses!
Parked car on drive, opened garage door, goes back to car, opens drivers door when sudden gust of wind catches it, hand slips and it flies open.
Didn't quite reach the stop cos the rusty box tube frame of my trailer stopped it first
Now I've got a ding like a bullet hole just below the door handle
2002 HDi 2.2 Exec Estate, (2008-12) (wonderful)
2003 HDi 2.2 6-speed Exec Estate (2012-19) (also a gem)
2009 Citroen C5 2.0 HDi VTR+ Estate (godawful heap)
2008 BMW E91 330i touring (great fun - murdered by a reversing SUV)
2007 BMW E91 325i touring (slower smoother quieter)
Oh bugger!
Sorry to hear that doggy, the weather's pretty rough out there tonight
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
A common fault with all 406's. There is a bolt holding the door on at a point where it shouldn't be and when the door gets an extreme opening it pushes off the bolt and dents the car.
Its a design fault.
My first 406 had it when i got it and i did it myself to the other 406 about a month ago with a similar ill wind. i've seen countless 406's with them.
check my dent out in 'Eoins 406' or darraghs dent in his post
2000 D9 Coupé 2.0 SE EW10J4 Scarlet Red - 5 litres of oil gone in 500 miles!!! Time for a new coupe me thinks
Oh, mine has that hinge/bolt dent too - funny cos if you try to open the door up this far back it gets nowhere near the hinge and you daren't push it any further so imagine how bad it stretches back when the wind gets it
Cars in my care:
2021 Kia Spottage 1.6 Pez Turbo Dual Clutch Gearbox Trickery
2013 Renner Twingo - donkey work
My first 406 had it when i got it and i did it myself to the other 406 about a month ago with a similar ill wind. i've seen countless 406's with them.
yeah, i had the driver side of my car resprayed and told em not to bother fixing that wee dent after i saw about 20 different 406's with the same thing and decided it would just come back, lol.
eoin27 wrote:A common fault with all 406's. There is a bolt holding the door on at a point where it shouldn't be and when the door gets an extreme opening it pushes off the bolt and dents the car.
Its a design fault.
Bolt? No, on all 3 estate/saloons I've had my mits on it's been caused by the door hitting the hinge. It's not just the wind that can do it either - be careful how you open the door when parked facing down on a sufficiently steep hill...
Hate to think what the coupe's going to do with its 50ft doors/sails
<steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
There may be a design problem or not, but my door collided with a parked trailer BEFORE it reached the fully-open position.
What pr@tt parked that there?
This one
2002 HDi 2.2 Exec Estate, (2008-12) (wonderful)
2003 HDi 2.2 6-speed Exec Estate (2012-19) (also a gem)
2009 Citroen C5 2.0 HDi VTR+ Estate (godawful heap)
2008 BMW E91 330i touring (great fun - murdered by a reversing SUV)
2007 BMW E91 325i touring (slower smoother quieter)
Got the exact same dent on my drivers door, and it is caused by the bolt on the hinge. May think about getting it fixed when I get the spoiler and boot sprayed up to match...
