Did you know that you can rebuild your car door check? On most older cars, there are just a few plastic pieces that wear out over time. Newer cars use rollers that last a lot longer. Of course, the dealers don't sell the parts for you to rebuild it. They would rather have you spend over $100 for each door check. On older vehicles, the parts are no longer available. I have reverse engineered these parts and 3d printed them for you. This kit will repair all four (4) doors for a fraction of the price of one (1) door check from your local auto parts store or dealer.

These were made to fit the door checks for the following vehicle(s):
PARTS INCLUDED:
  • Eight (8) plastic latches/catches/fixators -- enough to fix four (4) doors
NOT INCLUDED: Complete door catch shown in pictures, shown for illustration purposes only.

PLEASE NOTE: I was just notified by a customer that the 2004 Tundra Double Cab and some Sequoias use a different door check for the front doors. These latches will work for the rear, but may not work for the front. Some of these trucks have the updated roller design for the front door checks, which do not wear out as quickly. This may or may not be the case with your Tundra/Sequoia. I think it was random, based on where Toyota assembled the truck and year of manufacture. You can still purchase this kit to repair your rear doors and have a spare set when those rear latches wear out again.


INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (search the Tube "Toyota Door Checker Repair" for video instructions):
  1. Locate spot welds on the door check housing plates.
  2. Drill out spot welds until the plates separate; no need to drill all the way through. Use progressively larger drill bits, since the spot welds are larger than the spot you can see. A 7/32" drill bit worked for me in most cases. You might need a 1/4" for stubborn ones, or just pry it apart. Don't worry if you bend the plate, it is just pot metal and easy to straighten back out.
  3. Remove rubber springs and plastic latches (2 for each door check). Note how the parts are installed.
  4. Lubricate sliding plastic parts with a graphite/teflon dry lube or other equivalent lubricant. DO NOT use a petroleum based lubricant. It will break down the rubber spring and the plastic latches. 
  5. Reinstall the old rubber springs with the new plastic latches. Note that it is easier to install when you line it up with one of the cutouts or "valleys" in the door check arm.
  6. If your old rubber springs are not putting enough pressure on the latches, add spacers behind the rubber springs to increase the pressure on the latches (shouldn't be necessary, I have already compensated for wear in the latch design for these older cars). It should be relatively tough to install the new latches and rubber springs into the housing. Don't make it too tight, or it will squeak and be hard to close the door.
  7. Reinstall in car. The bolts will hold the housing plates together once installed in car. You don't need to spot weld the housing plates before reinstalling.
GUARANTEE: I guarantee the parts to be free from manufacturing defects for 30 days from the date of sale. Just contact me, describe the failure, send some pictures, and I will send replacements. In my testing, I found that it lasts longer if lubricated. If yours wear too quickly because you did not use lubricant, or the lubricant you used caused it to break down, just contact me. We can work something out to send you a new set at a discount.

If you don't want to do the work, send me a message and we can work something out where you can send me your old door checks and I will rebuild them for you.

If you have a different car, send me your old, worn door check plastic latches and I will reverse engineer and 3d print it for you.


CUSTOM WORK: I own a 1st gen Tundra. If you can think of any parts I can design and 3d print to keep our trucks running, please send me a message. I do this for fun and make parts that are no longer available or difficult to source. Check out my other auctions for 1st Gen Tundra parts that are custom or no longer available: e.g. Refillable Cabin Air Filter (#116617077143)