[Isow]

I really really hate it when a passenger leaves my car and SLAMS the door shut.
Why do they do it ?
A 'friend' slammed one of my rear doors so hard that one of the rear light bulbs became loose.
Death is too good for these people !

[Dleos619]

Originally Posted by Isow

I really really hate it when a passenger leaves my car and SLAMS the door shut.
Why do they do it ?
A 'friend' slammed one of my rear doors so hard that one of the rear light bulbs became loose.
Death is too good for these people !

lmao!!i feel the same way!i cannot stand my car doors being shut,is there anything to fix the slamming. besides slamming their face..

[Dereli]

I am with you here, people like that should have their hands removed ??

[UKF30]

Honest it burns my blood when friends and family friends slam door of my car

I shouted at one of my friends for doing that and he didn't think he did anything wrong the dick .

[BimmerMad]

Cheaper cars have lighter doors that you need to close with more force. People get used to that so then when they are in a more premium car with a nice heavy door, they slam it out of habit.

[Isow]

Originally Posted by RDowson

Cheaper cars have lighter doors that you need to close with more force. People get used to that so then when they are in a more premium car with a nice heavy door, they slam it out of habit.

Too forgiving.

[mcoops]

My kids are the worst for this. And with car seats fitted, the seatbelt doesn't always retract properly, so on both my old and new cars, they've managed to dent / scratch the bodywork inside the door shut area by trapping the metal part when slamming the door. Thinking of giving them up for adoption

[F30Andy]

I have this issue on the F06.

People seem to want to use the glass to shut the door and not the handles.

Threats of me breaking their fingers usually do the trick.

[Isow]

Originally Posted by mcoops

My kids are the worst for this. And with car seats fitted, the seatbelt doesn't always retract properly, so on both my old and new cars, they've managed to dent / scratch the bodywork inside the door shut area by trapping the metal part when slamming the door. Thinking of giving them up for adoption

Nobody would want to adopt kids who have scratched their dad's car.

[Isow]

Originally Posted by F30Andy

I have this issue on the F06.

People seem to want to use the glass to shut the door and not the handles.

Threats of me breaking their fingers usually do the trick.

You wimp Andy !
Cut out the threats and just break their fingers.

[Sasquartch]

Originally Posted by F30Andy

I have this issue on the F06.

People seem to want to use the glass to shut the door and not the handles.

Threats of me breaking their fingers usually do the trick.

Years ago I always used to shut the door by pressing the glass, that was because for whatever reason the car used to give me a big static shock if I touched the handle.

Never had a shock off the BMW, I'm never sure if it's the car building up charge or just the movement between your body / clothes and the seat that charges you up. Maybe leather seats dissipate the charge before it builds up.

Annoying though when people slam the door. My son is the worst for this and when I pointed this out he couldn't see he's done anything wrong. But then that goes for just about anything he does

[xenon]

A lighter door needs more effort to close? How does that work?

[Abzynthe]

How about this?
http://slamstop.com/en/car-door-soft-closer-what-it

https://player.vimeo.com/video/72978382

[Isow]

I'm talking about educating door slammers in the nicest possible way..
It's cheap and easy if you are not scared of the sight of blood.
Slam Stop looks a good product but could be expensive and of course being paranoid about rattles, I would worry about having the door cards removed and refitted.

[Canary_Yellow]

Can I add people that can't seem to work out how to get out of the car to the list?

My in laws have to ask me every time how to get out. They pull the handle, say "how do you get out", I say you have to pull twice, and the buggers just yank the handle even harder!

[Canary_Yellow]

Originally Posted by xenon

A lighter door needs more effort to close? How does that work?

I think what he meant was the lighter door needs to be travelling faster as it has less momentum and therefore doesn't close properly if it isn't travelling fast enough. A heavier door at the same slow speed has sufficient momentum to close.

You're right that it's not more effort though, just more speed.

[Isow]

Originally Posted by Canary_Yellow

Can I add people that can't seem to work out how to get out of the car to the list?

My in laws have to ask me every time how to get out. They pull the handle, say "how do you get out", I say you have to pull twice, and the buggers just yank the handle even harder!

Your in-laws are still alive ?
Mine are in the freezer !

[Canary_Yellow]

Originally Posted by Isow

Your in-laws are still alive ?
Mine are in the freezer !

They are, but the air supply in the cupboard under the stairs must be thinning by now

[Stefantomas]

I had soft close doors in my previous 5 series. You could close the door with one finger.
The problem was no one but me knew they where soft close, so everyone slammed them! Drove me mad, would never have soft close again.

[Isow]

Originally Posted by Stefantomas

I had soft close doors in my previous 5 series. You could close the door with one finger.
The problem was no one but me knew they where soft close, so everyone slammed them! Drove me mad, would never have soft close again.

Yes, I could understand that situation.

[BimmerMad]

Originally Posted by xenon

A lighter door needs more effort to close? How does that work?

Physics.

[vadimo]

Originally Posted by F30Andy

I have this issue on the F06.

People seem to want to use the glass to shut the door and not the handles.

Threats of me breaking their fingers usually do the trick.

I had that on e46 coupe it boiled my blood as I watched glass bending while door being shut