Anyone who's ever wanted to save a few bucks and tackled a DIY repair knows the sinking feeling. You spend hours installing a replacement part, step back to admire your work, only to realize something is very, very wrong.
That “how could this have happened?” vibe is all over a viral TikTok clip that captures a very dejected Volkswagen Golf owner who’s got to figure out how to deal with a sizable gap in the door well of his car after trying to replace the door on his own.
Creator Carlos Becerra (@thepurpleskyman) lets out one angry expletive at the end of the video, which has been viewed more than 6 million times, after swinging the newly installed passenger door shut and revealing that it falls several inches short of the opening.
A Door Replacement Fail
The clip opens on the old passenger-side door resting against the rear passenger side of the Golf, suggesting the replacement job is already well underway. Becerra then moves the camera toward the newly installed front passenger door, which is hanging open and, at first glance, looks close enough to correct.
