Door Lock

Beck/Chamonix cars have a door lock.  I know Chamonix sells in Europe, but I don't know if that's what you have.

You could attach a bungee chord, after your in of course,  between both door pull handles, the ones on the top edge of the door  to keep them closed.

I took the handles off and orientated them toward the front of the car so they're not in the way.

@IaM-Ray posted:

You could attach a bungee chord, after your in of course,  between both door pull handles, the ones on the top edge of the door  to keep them closed.

I was thinking about something similar to "leather hood straps", I think it could be really cool (and a safety device for kids)

Maybe one of you did it before.

I'll bet most of you don't know that if you push down on the interior door handle it will drop a position to  lock it, at least on the CNC FF VS speedsters

I didn't know.

I wonder if my IM has that feature?

Since we are on the topic of locks/latches.  If I hit a bump my passenger door wants to creak, is there a way to tighten the door latches, so they fit more snug and won't  giggle when you hit a bump.

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Every car is different, but my door rattles were coming from the latches themselves.

A temporary fix was just putting a few layers of masking tape on the flat, mating surfaces to confirm that's where the noise was coming from.

Seven years later, I haven't been moved to find a more permanent fix, so I renew the tape every few months or so.

My old BMW 2002 had a similar latch that never creaked, but what is hard plastic (or ?) on my Speedster was a more pliable nylon on the 2002, so I'm guessing finding better material for that piece is the right fix.

At any rate, some tape will tell you if that's the source of the noise on your car.

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Sacto I think your right, the door latch bar is the culprit but the windows down in an IM top down sometimes over bumps you can get some noise.  The issue as you get older or benefit, is you lose the ability to hear it

One of the fixes for the rattle is to add "D" shaped rubber moulding to the inside edge of the door so when the door closes it compresses the rubber moulding. That seems to hold the door in place better so it doesn't rattle. @Troy Sloan has done this on many cars.

Thanks guys, you're always helpful.  Ray I also miss Barry's jokes.

@Alan Merklin posted:

I'll bet most of you don't know that if you push down on the interior door handle it will drop a position to  lock it, at least on the CNC FF VS speedsters

Wow Alan! I've had my car for almost 17 years now and never knew that! Thanks for letting us know!

@Alan Merklin posted:

I'll bet most of you don't know that if you push down on the interior door handle it will drop a position to  lock it, at least on the CNC FF VS speedsters

Alan; I checked my car today and tried this; only the driver’s door works like this. The passenger door’s feels too hard; not sure if I should try to use more force; I don’t want to break it. What do you think it could be?

With out seeing it I would guess the rod inside the door is hitting

I’ll check that; thank you sir!

I tried in my IM and it didn´t work