Cheap fix for the door striker pin

[Albert Ng <ang@copper.ucs.indiana.edu>]

Hi Audi zealots,


Well, finally the spring semester is ended. Of course, during the summer 
holiday, the best thing to do is fixing my little Audi(means sacrifice to 
Audi gods).

FYI, yesterday, I found a cheap way to fix the hard-to-close doors on my 
Audi while I was working on my car. Usually, the causes of the 
hard-to-close doors are probably the: 1)unlube door lock & 2)worn or 
broken plastic ring on the door striker pin. In my case, it was the worn 
plastic ring on the strike pin. At first, I thought I have to bought a 
whole new one for that. But, at last I figured out a way to fix this problem 
by using a masking tape or duct tape to wrap a couple time around the 
striker pin; after this simple repair, those doors on my Audi close so 
softly that just like a new car, as do the sound. 


Well, still a lot of things are waiting for me to fix. See ya.


Hope this won't bores you guys! 


Albert Ng  
'87 5000CS Turbo 
'95 Subaru Legacy Ls
Bloomington, Indiana.