This weeks mystery object

[Rek]

I found one of these at the bottom of the door. There does not appear to be one anywhere on the other door and I cannot find anything on RealOEM.

Its made of lead and has felt on one side.

If I was a guessing man, does it add some weight to the door and stop a clang on something striking it? Has anyone got any ideas? I would search the forum but I would not know how to describe it in a search. Lead thingy?

 

[Rek]

Mystery solved - searched for "lead weight".

 

[Bmachine]

Out of curiosity, can you post what that search revealed it to be?

 

[Stevehose]

goes on the door handle mechanism inside the door

 

[JamesE30]

Not the best picture, but here it is on the mechanism

 

[JayWltrs]

And just a general FYI. The felt is identical in appearance, feel and thickness to certain rug pads. The pad on one of our rugs is now imperceptibly (so far) shorter on one end.

 

[Rek]

Out of curiosity, can you post what that search revealed it to be?

Search results for query: lead weight

www.e9coupe.com

 

[daddywad]

Hi Guy, its sticks to the back of the door handle. One of mine fell off this week and is rattling around inside my door right

 

[afishe]

I find it moderately hilarious that sill covers and headlight access panels and the like were swapped for alloy to "save weight" on the CSL - yet the big old lumps of lead were left in the doors

 

[Keshav]

I find it moderately hilarious that sill covers and headlight access panels and the like were swapped for alloy to "save weight" on the CSL - yet the big old lumps of lead were left in the doors

The weight difference between Alu doors and normal Euro Cs/ Csi doors, in spite of the lead pieces are:
CSL door 10.420kg
Euro CS/CSi door 14.000kg.
US doors are 17.200kg.

 

[Honolulu]

Well I learned something! I have (had) one of those knocking around the parts boxes but never knew where it came from.

I'm not likely to disassemble my door to reinstall it, even if it came along and bit me on the knee. But... ya never know!

 

[Rek]

The doors seem to work quite well without these bits - ie shut like shit and require a slam that Thanos would be proud of.

 

[Keshav]

Hi Rek,
Do you have these small plastic caps on the door lock catch? They do make shutting the doors less violent...

Cheers
Keshav

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