Advice: New doors needed for 89 XJ Limited Two Door
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Advice: New doors needed for 89 XJ Limited Two Door
I did some searching on this but couldn't find anything that covered my situation. Hoping someone can offer some advice.
Both the Driver and Passenger doors on my 89 XJ limited Two door, are completely rusted through at the bottoms and need to be replaced. Ideally, I'd just swap in replacement doors, similarly equipped, and in the same colour from another 89 but not much chance of that happening (I have spotted a few but by the time I get there, they're already gone). I now have a line on a rust free set of door from a 95 Two door and wonder if a swap is feasible. The 95 doors are completely manual while my 89 are 'loaded' - power windows, power locks and power mirrors. From the reading I've done, it's feasible to swap the 89 guts (power windows and locks) into the 95 doors and they should bolt right on.
Not sure however if the 89 power mirrors can be swapped onto the 95 doors and if the inside door covers can be swapped as well (so that the speakers and switches, etc will transplant over).
One more complication: I'd like to preserve the vent windows from the old doors - the updated doors have fixed glass. This one isn't a deal breaker as the vent's are kind of a pain anyway but if doable, I'd like to keep them. Can the 89 vent windows be transplanted into the 95 Doors?
Any thoughts? Thanks for any advice.
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Both the Driver and Passenger doors on my 89 XJ limited Two door, are completely rusted through at the bottoms and need to be replaced. Ideally, I'd just swap in replacement doors, similarly equipped, and in the same colour from another 89 but not much chance of that happening (I have spotted a few but by the time I get there, they're already gone). I now have a line on a rust free set of door from a 95 Two door and wonder if a swap is feasible. The 95 doors are completely manual while my 89 are 'loaded' - power windows, power locks and power mirrors. From the reading I've done, it's feasible to swap the 89 guts (power windows and locks) into the 95 doors and they should bolt right on.
Not sure however if the 89 power mirrors can be swapped onto the 95 doors and if the inside door covers can be swapped as well (so that the speakers and switches, etc will transplant over).
One more complication: I'd like to preserve the vent windows from the old doors - the updated doors have fixed glass. This one isn't a deal breaker as the vent's are kind of a pain anyway but if doable, I'd like to keep them. Can the 89 vent windows be transplanted into the 95 Doors?
Any thoughts? Thanks for any advice.
(Also posted on NAXJA)
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I I now have a line on a rust free set of door from a 95 Two door and wonder if a swap is feasible. The 95 doors are completely manual while my 89 are 'loaded' - power windows, power locks and power mirrors. From the reading I've done, it's feasible to swap the 89 guts (power windows and locks) into the 95 doors and they should bolt right on.
Not sure however if the 89 power mirrors can be swapped onto the 95 doors and if the inside door covers can be swapped as well (so that the speakers and switches, etc will transplant over).
- I'd like to preserve the vent windows from the old doors - the updated doors have fixed glass. - Can the 89 vent windows be transplanted into the 95 Doors?
Any thoughts? Thanks for any advice.
(Also posted on NAXJA)
Not sure however if the 89 power mirrors can be swapped onto the 95 doors and if the inside door covers can be swapped as well (so that the speakers and switches, etc will transplant over).
- I'd like to preserve the vent windows from the old doors - the updated doors have fixed glass. - Can the 89 vent windows be transplanted into the 95 Doors?
Any thoughts? Thanks for any advice.
(Also posted on NAXJA)
U should B fine. -> Only prob should be putting those things into a 97+ door - (No room for electronics/ latch lever, because - moved to Door Panels.AFAIK - 95 door metal is same shape - unlike the '97+You'll have to pull the vinyl [rubber] out of tracks - watch for Al rivets - there's at least 1 in the black vertical track, id expect some around vent {wing} window
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