You open your door to your S5, you sit inside, you put your hand on the handle to pull the door shut

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01-03-2008, 12:35 PM

amirsafdari

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You open your door to your S5, you sit inside, you put your hand on the handle to pull the door shut

as soon as you pull, do you ever feel like the door panel is going to rip off after a year or so? I sometimes hear cracking noises once I pull the door towards me.

Anyone else have this?

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01-03-2008, 12:47 PM

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Not me; the door pulls on my car feel solid.

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01-03-2008, 02:39 PM

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I consider myself having above average strength but not to the point where I'd rip the handles clear

out of the door panels at some point - lol - Maybe you have a super hero grip and don't know your own strength?

Noticed something (sort of on topic) regarding carrying passengers who like to slam the door. The S5 can be closed with little effort(as can most German cars), especially since the window auto rolls down to relieve cabin pressure but I get some passengers that seem to think in order to shut the door properly - it necessitates the force of 450lbs/sq in. Makes me cringe when that happens as I envision glass, metal hardware, and steel colliding internally at a high rate of speed ...