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Old 01-14-2010, 12:29 PM
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so want to make half doors when i buy another set of doors. but there is one problem. i dont have the fab tools or the fab skills to do it so wat should i do?
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all you need is a welder a grinder and a resip. saw. then take your time and learn the skills
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buy a sawsall and go to town.. if you skrew up.. you still got your origonal.. it's cooler just to go doorless thou.
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Originally Posted by ckysodkorn_xj
buy a sawsall and go to town.. if you skrew up.. you still got your origonal.. it's cooler just to go doorless thou.
thats wat i want to do but in the city where i live they throw a fit
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it's legal... just have to have a driver side mirror that stays in place and can see back. atleast in nc anyway. check your state laws.
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Originally Posted by ckysodkorn_xj
it's legal... just have to have a driver side mirror that stays in place and can see back. atleast in nc anyway. check your state laws.
i think i will. can you do it with other cars and truck as well
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i do it in my cj. most people that saw me with a doorless xj just thought ii was too poor to afford doors.. lol
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hahaha
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here's pics. Name:  doorless.jpg
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nice yeah im gonna look at the state law for ohio and maybe pull the doors
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I just go doorless in the summer here in UT & I don't get any crap for not having mirrors!
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just do yourself a favor and don't be like me and just that the bolts outa the door. i promise you when it gets cold yooull want them on and 9/10 times they don't line back up right do it the right way and cut the bottom of the hinge and make them removeable.
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Originally Posted by builtnotbought89'
I just go doorless in the summer here in UT & I don't get any crap for not having mirrors!
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if i go doorless what looks good for mirrors
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you can get a cj mirror and mount it to your hood or you can get a yj mirror and stick them in the door hinge holes lol.
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Originally Posted by ckysodkorn_xj
you can get a cj mirror and mount it to your hood or you can get a yj mirror and stick them in the door hinge holes lol.
thanks for both pieces of advice


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