Door striker

# Door striker, replace.

Mark position of striker on door pillar. |
Remove bolts, remove striker. |
Remove side panel trim, if necessary, to retrieve nut plate for installation.
Finger tighten bolts, close door with door handle raised, this will center the striker correctly, without allowing the door to latch onto it and move it as the door is opened. |
Open door and tighten bolts. Ensure that the front door closes flush or up to 1mm outside of rear quarter panel. If necessary , adjust door.

Tech tip :

To prevent the nut plate from falling inside the pillar, requiring removal of the trim, loosen the top bolt but do not remove it.

Remove the bottom bolt, rotate the striker so that the bottom hole is accessible in the pillar. Insert a screwdriver, or better still, a small hook into the hole and hold the nut plate.

Remove the upper bolt, remove the striker, install the new striker and insert the top bolt, without having let go of the hook in the lower hole, the top hole should still be lined up.

Once the top bolt is finger tight, remove the hook and rotate the striker into place. Insert the lower bolt.

E30 M3 Repair Manual V2.7. Copyright ©1999-2001 Koala Motorsport & Brett Anderson