body and interior New Door Strikers

['76mintgrün'02]

I bought replacement door strikers from BMW to replace the cracked one on my door.  I figured I would buy a set and do both sides, since they are cheap enough.  Well, the driver's door worked okay, but the passenger side required slamming to get the door to close.  I looked at the old one I took off and there is a thick side and a thin one.  The thick faces the car.  I pulled off the replacement piece and flipped it over and sure enough, the door closes properly again.  The original kernel has an obvious difference side to side, but the new one is very hard to see.  I just wanted to point this out, in case anyone runs into it with the new parts.

  (Both pieces in the photo have the thicker side to the left).

[peterschop]

My car had no door strikers when I bought it. I guess I must have been lucky when I put new ones on since my doors close fine after the first try.

[saaron]

You made me look.  

 

One side was correct, one side wasn't.

 

Interestingly the side that was wrong is the door I have more trouble with in terms of latching.

 

That is CRAZY.

 

Scott

[BLUNT]

Where did you get those kernels?? You said BMW but those are actually APA/URO parts 

['76mintgrün'02]

Where did you get those kernels??

 

From you sir... like everything else.

 

I may not have specified that I wanted oem, but assumed that was what you'd sent.

Perhaps I pulled the number off your automated site.

I see now that it is listing an APA/URO part.

My bad, apparently.  Thank you for the correction.

If I had it to do over, I would order BMW kernels. 

 

 

Are the BMW ones indeed better?

That would make me happy.  

[BLUNT]

From you sir... like everything else.

 

I may not have specified that I wanted oem, but assumed that was what you'd sent.

Perhaps I pulled the number off your automated site.

I see now that it is listing an APA/URO part.

My bad, apparently.  Thank you for the correction.

If I had it to do over, I would order BMW kernels. 

 

 

Are the BMW ones indeed better?

That would make me happy.  

yes  we sell both    Here are the APA /URO parts on automated site

 

http://www.blunttech.com/item.wws?sku=W0133-1642526&itempk=375749&mfr=APA/URO%20Parts&weight=0.01

 

 

and here are the OE ones.  We use the same pic for ease but they are indeed different parts

 

http://bmw.blunttech.com/BUMP-STOP-p43062.html

 

 The OE pieces feel slightly softer  but I honestly dont know if they would make a noticeable difference

 

In Dec of this year our site will be totally redesigned so it will make it much easier to navigate and choose OE or aftermarket

['76mintgrün'02]

I may be using the site incorrectly, but I only get the aftermarket option

 

http://www.blunttech.com/ShopByVehicle.epc?q=1976-BMW-2002&yearid=1976%40%401976&makeid=31%40%40BMW&modelid=925%40%402002&catid=241766@@Body%20Mechanical%20%26%20Trim&subcatid=241818@@Door%20Striker&mode=PA

 

I have confused myself on that site in the past and you suggested using email or phone.  

I did use email, but pulled the number off the site.

It is a long and windy learning curve.

If only I could upgrade my mental sway bars...

Thank you for the input.

 

I look forward to seeing the new site 

[TobyB]

Technically, of course, in American convention,

the striker's the part bolted to the body, not the

part on the door.

 

Yes, yes, I know, semantics...

 

t

['76mintgrün'02]

Good point.  Like calling a hammer an anvil. 

 

In the links above, the APA/URO part is labeled a striker, but the OEM/BMW is referred to as a bump stop.

 

Even the semantics are better with Genuine German BMW Parts!    (despite the language barrier)

 

The old Colonels are back on my doors now.  Cracks to the backs.

[billpatterson]

Hi there

 

Amazing difference. Say to yourself, "thick side to the car". That tid-bit really makes a difference! The odds were predictable; the passenger-side was correct and the driver-side was not. 

 

Regards,

Bill

['76mintgrün'02]

I received a surprise package in the mail yesterday, from Blunttech.

It contained a set of Genuine BMW bump stops! 

They are much softer than the APA pair I'd ordered.

You can see the stress marks in the APA pair from being on and off the car.

The BMW set is much more pliable.

 

Just one more example of Steve going above and beyond.

He had sent me exactly what I'd asked for in my initial order and yet 'made it right' despite my oversight.

He even included this super cool bump stop removal tool!!

Thank you so much.

 

 

[jgerock]

Cool - what flavor ice cream did he send you?

['76mintgrün'02]

Well apparently you have not noticed that Ray_'s signature has changed... as has his screen name. (because it can)

 

Ray_

(that needs a 4.10!)

'73 ///M2 2.5; '85 ///M635CSi ;'68 1600 (stock) ;***ice cream offer expired!!!*** ; 2007 E90

 

BLUNT now sends FREE STICKERS!

 

 

 

[BLUNT]

Glad you like them buddy

[ray_]

Well apparently you have not noticed that Ray_'s signature has changed... as has his screen name. (because it can)

 

Ray_

(that needs a 4.10!)

'73 ///M2 2.5; '85 ///M635CSi ;'68 1600 (stock) ;***ice cream offer expired!!!*** ; 2007 E90

 

BLUNT now sends FREE STICKERS!

 

 

 

Yeah.

 

He told me I'm the only one who gets free ice cream, so I had to shut up about it.