Door Not Closing/Latching Door Striker Repair W123

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Door Not Closing/Latching Door Striker Repair W123
This is about repair even if it is only a temp repair till you get replacement.

The cause is the piece of rubber that protrudes about 3/16th of an inch from the Striker is gone. That is the part that is most responsible for pushing the Latch in the door into position.

In the first pic is one where the rubber is still attached and good. But, that is the part that comes of over time.

In my first repair I used Epoxy Putty to replace that rubber sort of nose. It worked but before a year was out cracked off. Although partially cracked off 2 continued to work.

So today I had to fix the other 2 on the drivers side. I used a Hot Glue Gun with the Glue Stick. The hot glue is a better replacement then the epoxy because it is more rubber like. Due to the clearness of the Glue Stick it is hard to see how much I built it up in the photo
Note that they do have black glue sticks available that would make it look better.

Having just done it today I don't know the longevity of the glue stick repair. However, I had previously bought 2 cheap Door Striker assemblies and they lasted about 1 year before that same rubber piece came off.

After hollowing out the area inside of the Striker where the rubber strip goes you can do the Epoxy or hot glue repair without removing the Striker from the Door Frame. However, do not get anything into the groove on the bottom of the Striker.