Chimaera door won’t close.
Discussion
5 hours into TVR ownership and I have my first issue. 
Just been out for a drive, got home and the passenger door won’t close. Makes all the clicky noises from the solenoid, the hoop lines up with the slot but before it catches it feels like it’s hitting something solid? Got me confused so hoping there’s something obvious I’m missing.
Please help otherwise I’m sleeping in it tonight.
Just been out for a drive, got home and the passenger door won’t close. Makes all the clicky noises from the solenoid, the hoop lines up with the slot but before it catches it feels like it’s hitting something solid? Got me confused so hoping there’s something obvious I’m missing.
Please help otherwise I’m sleeping in it tonight.
Right the problem is back and feels like something I should be able to sort if I wasn’t so quite mechanically inept.
https://imgur.com/a/1DedvOj
Do I need to adjust the door or the keep? I’m currently at work with limited tools (a set of needle nose pliers and a multi driver) so is there anything I can do right now to fix it?
https://imgur.com/a/1DedvOj
Do I need to adjust the door or the keep? I’m currently at work with limited tools (a set of needle nose pliers and a multi driver) so is there anything I can do right now to fix it?
Belle427 said:
Does look like the striker isn’t far enough to the right as you look at that video.
You can test the latching with a large screwdriver or similar diameter metal item to the striker to see if it grabs.
It definitely grabs and releases fine when I use a screwdriver. Both the interior knob and the door button work fine and to door looks pretty well aligned when it was closed. You can test the latching with a large screwdriver or similar diameter metal item to the striker to see if it grabs.
Just not sure if it’s ok to loosen off the three Allen bolts to adjust it or whether the keep is knackered.
It looks ok to me, but I don’t really have much in the way of reference. It has shut OK a bunch of times (and was closed when I picked the car up this morning).
It sounds really stupid but I’ll try again later when the car has cooled down. I’m coming round to the idea it’s the door that needs adjusting (moving further towards the rear of the car) but this is not a job I really fancy taking on.
It sounds really stupid but I’ll try again later when the car has cooled down. I’m coming round to the idea it’s the door that needs adjusting (moving further towards the rear of the car) but this is not a job I really fancy taking on.
Spent this weekend fettling with it and it’s the door lock mechanism. As mentioned above it’s ‘dropping’ back after driving it so when the door closes it’s not in the right place to grab the door.
Packed it out with some washers and will take it for a good run to work tomorrow to test the theory but I’m reasonably confident I’ve cracked it. Fairly certain the doors haven’t moved as there’s no flex and the shut lines seem to be as good as tvr made them.
Packed it out with some washers and will take it for a good run to work tomorrow to test the theory but I’m reasonably confident I’ve cracked it. Fairly certain the doors haven’t moved as there’s no flex and the shut lines seem to be as good as tvr made them.
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