Audi A4 doors
11-15-2003, 11:05 AM
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Audi A4 doors
Does anyone have trouble with the doors on the A4. They are so tight
and the stop points on them make it a battle opening the door.
Oftentimes I have to fight to get them open so they don't come back and
hit me in the leg. They are very irritating. The guys in service said
that is just the way they are and they don't seem bothered by them at
all. Maybe it's because I'm short. I almost wouldn't get another Audi
for this reason.
J
and the stop points on them make it a battle opening the door.
Oftentimes I have to fight to get them open so they don't come back and
hit me in the leg. They are very irritating. The guys in service said
that is just the way they are and they don't seem bothered by them at
all. Maybe it's because I'm short. I almost wouldn't get another Audi
for this reason.
J
11-15-2003, 01:23 PM
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Re: Audi A4 doors
"Joanne Leeman" <jlee6717@postoffice.uri.edu> a écrit dans le message de
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> Does anyone have trouble with the doors on the A4. They are so tight
> and the stop points on them make it a battle opening the door.
> Oftentimes I have to fight to get them open so they don't come back and
> hit me in the leg. They are very irritating. The guys in service said
> that is just the way they are and they don't seem bothered by them at
> all. Maybe it's because I'm short. I almost wouldn't get another Audi
> for this reason.
> J
Never experienced this problem on my Audi A4.
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Best regards.
Giovanni Tarantino
Bevaix (NE)
Switzerland
1997 BMW 535i 208,000 km (127,000 miles)
1997 Audi A4 2.8 Q 212,000 km (130,000 miles)
news:bp5m7i$iot$1@clamcake.uri.edu...
> Does anyone have trouble with the doors on the A4. They are so tight
> and the stop points on them make it a battle opening the door.
> Oftentimes I have to fight to get them open so they don't come back and
> hit me in the leg. They are very irritating. The guys in service said
> that is just the way they are and they don't seem bothered by them at
> all. Maybe it's because I'm short. I almost wouldn't get another Audi
> for this reason.
> J
Never experienced this problem on my Audi A4.
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Best regards.
Giovanni Tarantino
Bevaix (NE)
Switzerland
1997 BMW 535i 208,000 km (127,000 miles)
1997 Audi A4 2.8 Q 212,000 km (130,000 miles)
11-15-2003, 03:14 PM
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Re: Audi A4 doors
In message <bp5m7i$iot$1@clamcake.uri.edu>
Joanne Leeman <jlee6717@postoffice.uri.edu> wrote:
> Does anyone have trouble with the doors on the A4. They are so tight
> and the stop points on them make it a battle opening the door.
[Snip]
> Maybe it's because I'm short.
My wife has complained of the same problem with all of my Audis (A4,
A6, RS6). She's only 5ft tall, so maybe it is due to the lack of
height.
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Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')
Joanne Leeman <jlee6717@postoffice.uri.edu> wrote:
> Does anyone have trouble with the doors on the A4. They are so tight
> and the stop points on them make it a battle opening the door.
[Snip]
> Maybe it's because I'm short.
My wife has complained of the same problem with all of my Audis (A4,
A6, RS6). She's only 5ft tall, so maybe it is due to the lack of
height.
--
Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')
11-16-2003, 12:22 AM
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Re: Audi A4 doors
"Joanne Leeman" <jlee6717@postoffice.uri.edu> wrote in message
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> Does anyone have trouble with the doors on the A4. They are so tight
> and the stop points on them make it a battle opening the door.
> Oftentimes I have to fight to get them open so they don't come back and
> hit me in the leg. They are very irritating. The guys in service said
> that is just the way they are and they don't seem bothered by them at
> all. Maybe it's because I'm short. I almost wouldn't get another Audi
> for this reason.
> J
>
have you overlooked something.......opppps sorry you can't.
clanger
11-16-2003, 12:22 AM
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Re: Audi A4 doors
"Joanne Leeman" <jlee6717@postoffice.uri.edu> wrote in message
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> Does anyone have trouble with the doors on the A4. They are so tight
> and the stop points on them make it a battle opening the door.
> Oftentimes I have to fight to get them open so they don't come back and
> hit me in the leg. They are very irritating. The guys in service said
> that is just the way they are and they don't seem bothered by them at
> all. Maybe it's because I'm short. I almost wouldn't get another Audi
> for this reason.
> J
>
have you overlooked something.......opppps sorry you can't.
clanger
11-16-2003, 01:03 AM
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Re: Audi A4 doors
Joanne Leeman wrote:
> Does anyone have trouble with the doors on the A4. They are so tight
> and the stop points on them make it a battle opening the door.
> Oftentimes I have to fight to get them open so they don't come back and
> hit me in the leg. They are very irritating. The guys in service said
> that is just the way they are and they don't seem bothered by them at
> all. Maybe it's because I'm short. I almost wouldn't get another Audi
> for this reason.
> J
>
I suppose if you are small and have the seat up front, your leverage for
opening the door is at a disadvantage. Try to reach a bit behind you,
or even move the seat back before opening the door. You should push it
from as far back as possible - you don't need to push where the handle is.
-D.
> Does anyone have trouble with the doors on the A4. They are so tight
> and the stop points on them make it a battle opening the door.
> Oftentimes I have to fight to get them open so they don't come back and
> hit me in the leg. They are very irritating. The guys in service said
> that is just the way they are and they don't seem bothered by them at
> all. Maybe it's because I'm short. I almost wouldn't get another Audi
> for this reason.
> J
>
I suppose if you are small and have the seat up front, your leverage for
opening the door is at a disadvantage. Try to reach a bit behind you,
or even move the seat back before opening the door. You should push it
from as far back as possible - you don't need to push where the handle is.
-D.
11-16-2003, 10:28 AM
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Re: Audi A4 doors
I'm 5'6" and have owned two A4's and driven several other A4's. I have zero
trouble with the doors but then I've been more physically active that most
people. Why don't you check the door action on some other A4's and see if
they have the same operational characteristics?
Byron
"Joanne Leeman" <jlee6717@postoffice.uri.edu> wrote in message
news:bp5m7i$iot$1@clamcake.uri.edu...
> Does anyone have trouble with the doors on the A4. They are so tight
> and the stop points on them make it a battle opening the door.
> Oftentimes I have to fight to get them open so they don't come back and
> hit me in the leg. They are very irritating. The guys in service said
> that is just the way they are and they don't seem bothered by them at
> all. Maybe it's because I'm short. I almost wouldn't get another Audi
> for this reason.
> J
>
trouble with the doors but then I've been more physically active that most
people. Why don't you check the door action on some other A4's and see if
they have the same operational characteristics?
Byron
"Joanne Leeman" <jlee6717@postoffice.uri.edu> wrote in message
news:bp5m7i$iot$1@clamcake.uri.edu...
> Does anyone have trouble with the doors on the A4. They are so tight
> and the stop points on them make it a battle opening the door.
> Oftentimes I have to fight to get them open so they don't come back and
> hit me in the leg. They are very irritating. The guys in service said
> that is just the way they are and they don't seem bothered by them at
> all. Maybe it's because I'm short. I almost wouldn't get another Audi
> for this reason.
> J
>
11-16-2003, 04:59 PM
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Re: Audi A4 doors
I'm tall and strong, and I find the doors on my Audi A4 2002 to be a royal pain. They indeed are hard to open, have small flimsy
handles that pinch, have really strong detents, have sharp points on their outer edges, and really hurt when they bounce back into
my leg. Compare how easy a Lexus door is to operate and you'll see what I mean. On the plus side, they open really wide if for
some reason you're into that kind of thing.
"Joanne Leeman" <jlee6717@postoffice.uri.edu> wrote in message news:bp5m7i$iot$1@clamcake.uri.edu...
Does anyone have trouble with the doors on the A4. They are so tight
and the stop points on them make it a battle opening the door.
handles that pinch, have really strong detents, have sharp points on their outer edges, and really hurt when they bounce back into
my leg. Compare how easy a Lexus door is to operate and you'll see what I mean. On the plus side, they open really wide if for
some reason you're into that kind of thing.
"Joanne Leeman" <jlee6717@postoffice.uri.edu> wrote in message news:bp5m7i$iot$1@clamcake.uri.edu...
Does anyone have trouble with the doors on the A4. They are so tight
and the stop points on them make it a battle opening the door.
11-19-2003, 03:17 PM
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Re: Audi A4 doors
Joanne,
It is possible that the doors are quite stiff to open when the car is newer.
As time goes on, the weather-stripping will crush somewhat and reduce the
pressure on the latching mechanism. On my '87 (ok, not even in the same
decade, but anyway...) the latch pin is adjustable - loosen the central bolt
and you can move the pin a bit (within reason). The only problem is that if
you move the pin towards the outside of the car, the amount of crushing of
the weather-stripping is reduced and the result would be increased wind
noise, possible water and dust infiltration, etc. etc.
As someone else commented about his (vertically challenged) wife finding
opening the door difficult, possibly from a shorter viewpoint you'd be
pulling more horizontally on the handle when you have to rotate it further
upwards. Try opening the door by lifting up on the handle, not pulling
towards you so much.
BTW, "not get another Audi for this reason"???....hmm, makes one wonder why
you got an A4 in the first place. Is Audi experiencing the "everybody I
know owns a Beemer - that's why I got one" syndrome of the 90's?
Cheers!
Steve Sears
1987 Audi 5kTQ - and you think that stiff doors is a deterrent? Trade ya
1980 Audi 5k - I wish hard-to-open doors were the only problem
1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes - 2 doors per car - if you call
'em doors.
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"Joanne Leeman" <jlee6717@postoffice.uri.edu> wrote in message
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> Does anyone have trouble with the doors on the A4. They are so tight
> and the stop points on them make it a battle opening the door.
> Oftentimes I have to fight to get them open so they don't come back and
> hit me in the leg. They are very irritating. The guys in service said
> that is just the way they are and they don't seem bothered by them at
> all. Maybe it's because I'm short. I almost wouldn't get another Audi
> for this reason.
> J
>
It is possible that the doors are quite stiff to open when the car is newer.
As time goes on, the weather-stripping will crush somewhat and reduce the
pressure on the latching mechanism. On my '87 (ok, not even in the same
decade, but anyway...) the latch pin is adjustable - loosen the central bolt
and you can move the pin a bit (within reason). The only problem is that if
you move the pin towards the outside of the car, the amount of crushing of
the weather-stripping is reduced and the result would be increased wind
noise, possible water and dust infiltration, etc. etc.
As someone else commented about his (vertically challenged) wife finding
opening the door difficult, possibly from a shorter viewpoint you'd be
pulling more horizontally on the handle when you have to rotate it further
upwards. Try opening the door by lifting up on the handle, not pulling
towards you so much.
BTW, "not get another Audi for this reason"???....hmm, makes one wonder why
you got an A4 in the first place. Is Audi experiencing the "everybody I
know owns a Beemer - that's why I got one" syndrome of the 90's?
Cheers!
Steve Sears
1987 Audi 5kTQ - and you think that stiff doors is a deterrent? Trade ya
1980 Audi 5k - I wish hard-to-open doors were the only problem
1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes - 2 doors per car - if you call
'em doors.
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"Joanne Leeman" <jlee6717@postoffice.uri.edu> wrote in message
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> Does anyone have trouble with the doors on the A4. They are so tight
> and the stop points on them make it a battle opening the door.
> Oftentimes I have to fight to get them open so they don't come back and
> hit me in the leg. They are very irritating. The guys in service said
> that is just the way they are and they don't seem bothered by them at
> all. Maybe it's because I'm short. I almost wouldn't get another Audi
> for this reason.
> J
>
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