Door legality in Wa

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Jul 15, 2012 | 08:13 PM

#16

Cherokeefever

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From: Lake Tapps

Year: 1991

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0L

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Originally Posted by assetts91

It depends on the cop. You can actually be fined a "generic" ticket for not having proper equipment on a vehicle. Tube doors and half doors are perfectly legal AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A DRIVER SIDE MIRROR ( you don't need the passenger one. ) Wranglers get away with it more commonly than an XJ, why? Have you seen that huge lip between the floorboard and the door edge? It's made that way so people can SAFELY run doorless. Xj's don't have that lip. Once again, all boils down to the cop that pulls you over... Mind you running doorless and getting pulled over for it can lead to more inspection of the vehicle, and even more fines

ask any cop and he'll just tell you that of the doors were made to come off at the manufacture than its all good. But a definite yes on the rear view and driver side mirror

Well said it depends on the cop. I have an friend here in Bonney lake that`s been rtolling around without doors and hasn`t got hasseled. But last year at NWFEST Every one that came outta the trail onto the road got tickets for no doors.

Jul 16, 2012 | 12:12 PM

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billulsund

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From: Bonney Lake, WA

Year: 1989

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 IL6

What I was told by a ranger out on the trail is that it is only legal to run doorless in a Wrangler because they have that big lip below where the door goes and are intended by the factory to run without doors. Run without doors in any other vehicle and you can get a ticket. Tube doors and half doors are legal on any rig as long as you still have a side mirror.

Jul 16, 2012 | 01:41 PM

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D-Day

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From: Kent, WA

Year: 99

Engine: 4.0

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i drove around with no doors just fine, passed lots of cops... i just moved my mirrors to the fenders, while the doors were off. i also drove all the way to yakima for a week to go camping and had no trouble. i have a nine inch lift, snorkel, loud exhaust... modified pretty good...

Last edited by D-Day; Jul 16, 2012 at 01:43 PM. Reason: forgot to add info