Closing the door from the window bad?
 

I read on another forum that closing the door from open framless windows is bad? I quote " It puts a large amount of stress on the window and can crack it eventually.". Is this true or just some nonsense? Thanks guys.

I wouldn't do it.

The glass in the doors are tempered. Meaning it won't crack,it'll shatter. Tempered glass is much more harder to break,because it is basically heat strengthened. I don't close my door by the glass just because I don't like finger prints!:shakes head:
The door skin (liner) might seperate as well.:tiphat:

In addition to putting additional stress on the glass, you are also stressing the regulator mechanism. Plus the fingerprints, as per Merv. If you must use the glass to close the door push on the part closet to the door seal (less leverage there).

That is why there is a side panel door handle to use for this purpose.

i use the black plastic strip just below the glass.

:tup: Me too.

eh...why don't people just close the door by pushing the actual door and not the glass??

opening all handle, closing all handle. or plastic weather strip.

one time my gf closed by the glass. i was more upset of the fingerprints.

she then went on to put a palm on the window. i dropped her home early so i could re-detail my car.

does she like u or ownz u?

My ******* doors close by themselves. Most of the time on my damn leg. :mad:

Ditto.:iagree:

when I had windows, I closed them by the glass, but only on the lower part of the side edge, with the palm of my hand, so I wouldn't get fingerprints on the door or glass.

Closing windows by the glass must be a chick thing. They all seem to do it and leave fingerprints on the glass besides the stress on the frameless window. I ask them nicely not to do it and spank them if they do it again.

Words of wisdom.