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Old 05-20-2022, 03:39 AM   #138
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Originally Posted by nextcar View Post
Fact: according to the parts interchange catalog I looked at, the same door stay is used on the front door of ALL modern Subaru vehicles.

Assertion: Owning a Outback too (although a 2019 with the new door stay) I cannot imagine what it must have been like for the earlier Subarus with doors even heavier than the twins... This improvement was doubtless to address the problem on their mainstay vehicles, and was just an unexpected bonus for the twins.

I think the real issue is they took the check from a sedan and threw it on a coupe with significantly longer doors. Even if the BRZ door is lighter, the mechanical advantage will over work a check designed for a short door. The Twins are a mix of parts from Subaru and Toyota and the checks should have come from Toyota who have several coupes to pull from.
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