Door closing sound

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Door closing sound

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Hi both doors on my my 89 shark (which i have owned for 10 years ) make a ringing sound when they are shut. Anyone have any ideas? Doors close fine with no issues except for a "dong" sound when closed. My local BMW mech - bm tech in melbourne says its normal... I disagree. Any thoughts/advice?
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I’ve always liked the sound when the doors are firmly pushed (not slammed) - so I think yours is normal. Could you post a sound bite of it?
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Sure i will record one and put it on youtube and send the link
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Hi pod here is the you tube link of the door sound

https://youtu.be/MNI7QO63aVA
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Both doors on mine make the exact same " ping " when closed .
I would say that it's inherent .
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+1, my doors sound the same for 31 yrs.
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I've had 3 e28's and they all make that exact sound. All 4 doors...
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e24nut wrote: Sat Jan 05, 2019 2:20 am Hi pod here is the you tube link of the door sound

https://youtu.be/MNI7QO63aVA
Sounds the same to me - so I wouldn't worry!
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Thanks for your responses. Glad it's normal and does not requre fixing. 😀
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Hi

My car is an 86 and I wasn’t sure if that noise was right. My drivers door does it but my passenger side doesn’t.
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Ronnie Wilson wrote: Sat Jan 12, 2019 5:09 pm Hi

My car is an 86 and I wasn’t sure if that noise was right. My drivers door does it but my passenger side doesn’t.
Ronnie, sounds like you need to fix the passenger door! :P
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Hi

Ironically I prefer the positive noise my passenger side makes. I’ll Add it to the ever growing list of items I need to do.
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