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Old 05-20-2022, 08:06 AM   #139
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Originally Posted by ermax View Post
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.
This^ All day this.

Not the first time I have run into this issue with a coupe where they just tried to parts bin a door check.
In this case it obviously didn't work well even on the sedans and SUVs so the issue would be magnified on the Twins.
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