Dumb Question Thread - No Flaming Allowed

[ATB88]

crazy just experienced the same thing but with the passenger door, interested to find out if there is some adjustment.

Same with my passenger door. Passengers often actually think it's locked and I have to tell them to pull a little more lol

[bagger]

Same with my passenger door. Passengers often actually think it's locked and I have to tell them to pull a little more lol

Mine have always been that way. If there is a way to tune it - I'm here for it!

[karter16]

crazy just experienced the same thing but with the passenger door, interested to find out if there is some adjustment.

I have an RHD and mine is the same, passenger door is crisper and quieter. Pretty sure it's just that whichever door is the driver's door gets used a lot more a wears over the time. Adjustment definitely made things a lot better for me, but it's still not as good as passenger door. Pretty sure replacement of the latch mechanism etc. is what's needed to fix the rest of it.

[ATB88]

What's the rough lifespan of OE rubber RTABs (Z4M variant) with vorshlag limiter shims installed? I had them installed when I got the car at 45k miles, now I'm up to 105k miles 7 years later. Are they for sure cooked? The ones that were on the car with 45k miles were absolutely cooked. Do the limiter shims make a huge difference in lifespan? Also, is there any disadvantage of moving to spherical monoball RTABs when I replace? (car is street only vert, lots of freeway miles)

The limiters should help yes, but I also think their lifespan is heavily dependent upon install technique (clocked correctly). But with 60k, they're surely done. Get solid anyway.

Interesting data point for anyone with this question in the future: just went in and replaced stock/Z4M RTABs with SDW monoballs because I was getting an alignment anyway.

The 7 year old and 60k mile rubber RTABs that I took out were absolutely pristine. Rubber looks and feels new to the touch. Either I'm not driving my car hard enough, or those Vorshlag limiters really completely change how these RTABs get used. Also, Tyler, to your point about them being installed correctly: I remember being kinda peeved because when I asked the tech who did the work if they pre-loaded them on install (I had been reading about this job back then and was curious if it was necessary -- had a shop do it because I was roadtripping the car home from GA where I bought it) he gave me a blank stare and then mumbled that it's not necessary. So FWIW, I do think mine were, technically, improperly installed.

I'm now curious enough to follow up with another dumb question -- to what extent do limiters have any negative effect on intended performance/behaviour of OEM rubber RTABs? My experience here tells me that monoballs are overkill and stock rubber with limiters are a great way to go, unless the limiters force some other tradeoff.

The monoballs are pretty and cool tho, so not a bad option if you wanna spend $150-$200 more and not have to ever do RTABs again I guess.