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Quick remove doors
I have a 95 xj that i drive and a 98 for parts. I was looking to make my doors removable. I have the know how for the electrical but I wondering if it would be easier to use the stock 95 hinges for it or to replace the hinges with the ones from the 98. I see a lot of people talking about "post 97" door hinges for their removable door projects, but not to many talk about pre 97. Anyway, thanks for the help!
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http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=jjn4bGBsW2o&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Djjn4bGBsW2o
Im saving this link for when i get a cherokee just for summer. Hope it helps.
Im saving this link for when i get a cherokee just for summer. Hope it helps.
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The link for that vid is broken for me
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I have a 95 xj that i drive and a 98 for parts. I was looking to make my doors removable. I have the know how for the electrical but I wondering if it would be easier to use the stock 95 hinges for it or to replace the hinges with the ones from the 98. I see a lot of people talking about "post 97" door hinges for their removable door projects, but not to many talk about pre 97. Anyway, thanks for the help!
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When you go doorless, cut the hinges WITHOUT unbolting the doors. It'll save you alot of headache in aligning the doors. Just be ready to catch doors when you do the passenger side, that side door pin is welded in the bottom part of the hinge, not the top like the drivers. I'd recommend you putting a bead on it on the top, might be fine without it, but thats what i did. Oh and getting the ends of the pins pretty round actually IS important believe it or not.
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Thanks @no rdplz! I feel a lot better about doing removable doors now that i have a good reference for it. Thanks ofor the tip xj_maniac_newb.
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Oh man sorry Outlaw! I didnt mean to come off as angry with my reply it was just a quick post before i ran to the can Lol. Its not a problem at all, kinda hard to be mad at someone thats not a computer genius when I'm on here being a classic XJ noob!
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Thats ok. Didnt take it as angry. Lol