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Originally Posted by Vegitto-kun Seriously I am still thinking about this. HOW Push, open. but somehow with them its like push Epic!

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Old 04-29-2010, 10:54 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Seriously I am still thinking about this.

HOW

Push, open.

but somehow with them its like

push

Epic!
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freddie is a bear.... so all claws.
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Old 04-29-2010, 11:02 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Honestly people, how the hell do you guys break stuff like this?
And he did it twice.
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Old 04-29-2010, 11:42 AM   #19 (permalink)
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next week his door handles are going to break off and it's due to bad design as well.
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And he did it twice.
lol,lol
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Old 04-29-2010, 11:45 AM   #22 (permalink)
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I feel a thread lock coming soon......
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Old 04-29-2010, 12:09 PM   #23 (permalink)
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My doors broke off in the car wash, they popped open when it was rinsing and the arm on the sprayer snapped it off at the hinge. The door should not open by just the pressure of water hitting it.
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ahh, so there is a reason why it broke... you didn't lock you doors when entering the autowash.
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Oh no

I have to push and it wont open I SHALL PULL ON IT USING A CROWBAR.

Oh no it broke

I just snarfed my coffee

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My doors broke off in the car wash, they popped open when it was rinsing and the arm on the sprayer snapped it off at the hinge. The door should not open by just the pressure of water hitting it.
Now this makes a little more sense. I would never put my baby thru a carwash, so Imma safe
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ahh, so now im thinking it's those autowash places that you hand off your keys and the guys there vac the car and put it into the wash for you unmanned... ok, makes sense why the car is unlocked when entering.

there are other nissans including my G that have the same setup and it hasn't broken after 6yrs... so might be time to look for another car wash or just wash your car youself.
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I've had no issues with it
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Cmon guys, things happen. For me it was something different like what Room42 stated.

In the beginning I didn't know it locked with the car either. Usually these doors just push to open on other cars. And the first time I opened the lid to put in gas, I didnt have to push the unlock button. When I went home I checked to see if I locked the gas cap tight enough, but it wouldn't open. So I thought maybe something got stuck and I push a little harder than usual and the locking mechanism broke. It works just fine though and it doesnt open on its own or anything like that. I know there are other people on here who has had that happen.

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I have broke off (2) gas cap doors on my Z, so far, in my opinion it is a bad design. It takes little effort to open the door. Has any one else had any problems?

Methinks it's you, NOT the door. Might want to read the manual...
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