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Thanks for your comment. I almost paid a mechanic too much money to replace 2 of our door checks. Even got a quote and all. Good thing I thought of this first. Quick, easy DIY fix.
Thank you for this video. My Door check just broke on my 2011 Kia Soul last week. Funny thing is, it was the rear door behind the Drivers seat. I rarely open it, but it was all rusted. I checked my others and they are perfect! So Weird!!
Thank you for commenting. We're glad the video was useful. It could have rusted because rain and car wash water gets between the window and the rubber seal where the window goes up and down. This water could have landed on the door check and caused it to rust.
You can repair the old one, 2 ways - the cheap way (open it up and smash 1 small washer in both sides). Or buy the rubbers that are inside and replace them
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Good question. It doesn't have to be hard. The easiest would be to call a dealership parts department of your make of vehicle and ask them about a replacement part for a door check for your year, make, model vehicle. They can get the part number for you very easily and quickly, plus they can even order it in. If you want to do it yourself, you can do a google search for a door check for your year, make and model of vehicle. e.g. "door check 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander". You should get a lot of results for different vendors that sell that part. Go with the dealership if you want guaranteed OEM fit and quality. Otherwise, it's up to you. Hope that helps.
I am thinking it should be similar to what I did in the video. The speaker cover looks like it should be removable. Once removed, the speaker should be removable as well by removing the screws holding it in place. Then unbolt the nuts and screw, remove old door check and replace.
Not that I know of. If you were going to do it, it's possible you would probably need to replace the plastic pieces within the body that compresses the main arm. It may be those pieces that are wearing out causing the door check to not be able to hold the arm in place anymore. Not sure where you would get the parts though or how easy/safe it is to disassemble.
It has to be taken into context. If you compare to the recommended way that is typically suggested for replacing the door checks, you will be required to remove the door panel and additional parts. This typically takes a lot of time to disassemble and then reassemble. Also, some vehicles don't have access to the door check through a speaker hole and thus you would have to do it this way. If you ask for a quote to get this repair done, some shops will actually quote the panel removal method which will cost you a lot in labor charges. Doing it the way I show in the video is the fastest and easiest way to do it.
I suppose "easy" is a subjective term that in this case, depends on the persons experience with car work and DIY. Plus, every vehicle is different and some are actually easier than others when doing this fix. I considered this easy because I was told by a mechanic that to repair this he would have to take off the door panel, among other things, in order to access the door check. This was going to be a few hours labor, which would have also been expensive. I was able to repair this in under 45 minutes while attempting this for the first time (and also while filming it) by accessing the door check through the door speaker hole. A lot easier and faster and doable by any DIYer.
