Door Plug?

[Mar'd]

I hate asking dumb questions, but I'm having trouble finding this part. Driver's side door closes a bit hard and I noticed this stopper bumper plug thing is missing. Anyone know what it's called?

[Cyrik]

Just ran out to my car to check, there is no plug that goes where that bolt is. I checked all my doors. The door relies on the rubber stripping surrounding the interior of the door for a "softer" close. Is your rubber not soft anymore? Could be the problem. Easy as replacing with generic weatherstripping and some glue at an auto store if that's the case.

[Mar'd]

Sounds like a worthwhile project since my weatherstripping has never been replaced. You are more than likely right about that being the cause. I had since pulled the screw from another door to get a better look at one. It looks like the driver side door screw broke off, and the base has moved a bit. I put a couple rubber stops over the hole to no benefit to the rough closing. Thanks for the reply!

[Cyrik]

Any time, happy to help! I have yet to see this issue with this car but had a friend with a Scion a couple years back with a similar problem so that's where my mind went. Rubber weatherstripping was basically hard as a rock and the door was having a hard time closing/sealing shut. Very little humidity does not help here.