Drivers door problem on a touring.

[Rich2388]

Hi. I was wondering if anyone can help me. Please bare with me if im not explain this very well. Right, you see when you open your door, theres two or three position where it sort of clicks and holds and stays before it opens all the way out, well basiclly my door wouldnt close when i go in, like it was jammed, then it finally did, but now it doesnt do the click and stay or hold in any of them positions anymore, it jus swings right open all the way. Anyone know what the problem is, what ill need to fix it, is it an expensive fix etc. Any help or answers would be appreciated. Thanks

[Grrrmachine]

Look at the first pic:

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... #Procedure

See the metal bar between the door and the pillar, just above the rubber cable loom? That's the tensioner that clicks or not. It's held to the door by two bolts, and to the a-pillar by a single pin. If you're lucky, the pin fell out. If you're unlucky, you've broken the mechanism somehow and need to replace it. The mech from any driver's door will work, but you need to take the door card off to access it.