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Old Nov 9, 2011 | 03:20 PM
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Once you take the doors off and it rains, do you just let it rain in the jeep? i wouldnt mind it but i wouldnt want it to ruin anything.
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Old Nov 9, 2011 | 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by cubfan
Once you take the doors off and it rains, do you just let it rain in the jeep? i wouldnt mind it but i wouldnt want it to ruin anything.
You could always put the doors back on if its gonna rain that day.

Honestly though it depends on what you are looking to do with your jeep. If you want to keep it clean then I would recommend you keep the doors on, then again I wouldn't recommend wheeling it either. But maybe thats just me.

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Old Nov 9, 2011 | 03:33 PM
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...thus starts a never ending problem


..if I were u id tear out any carpet fix any rust make a drain plug in the bottom of floorboard. Then rinoline the floors and coat the bottom near drain plug...my 2¢
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Old Nov 9, 2011 | 03:37 PM
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Never bothered me. Driving the raid hits the windshield, so not much gets in. Just make sure you park so the nose or tail faces into the wind. It'll basically mimic when your driving.
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Old Nov 9, 2011 | 03:41 PM
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....if anything....just get water proof seat cover tear out carpet and just go along for the ride
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Old Nov 9, 2011 | 04:06 PM
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well its a DD and i thought itd look cool to take the doors off, how do i take the doors off in a way that its easy to put them back on in like 15-30 mins?
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Old Nov 9, 2011 | 04:35 PM
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I just kept a tarp in the back and pulled it forward if I thought I was gonna rain. As for driving, just enjoy the funny looks.
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Old Nov 9, 2011 | 05:20 PM
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well its a DD and i thought itd look cool to take the doors off, how do i take the doors off in a way that its easy to put them back on in like 15-30 mins?

cut the bottom half off the hinges so it forms a hook, basically just the bit at the bottom of the pin, then the doors lift right off, and slide back on with ease.

I have a set of hinges like that from my other jeep. I might eventually put them on this jeep, not sure.
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Old Nov 9, 2011 | 05:22 PM
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cut the bottom half off the hinges so it forms a hook, basically just the bit at the bottom of the pin, then the doors lift right off, and slide back on with ease.

I have a set of hinges like that from my other jeep. I might eventually put them on this jeep, not sure.
He's gotta 97+
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Old Nov 9, 2011 | 06:11 PM
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ya i have power windows and all that stuff so how do i work around that?
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Old Nov 9, 2011 | 06:18 PM
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The wiring will have quick disconnects. You may just have to trace them kinda far into the kick panel.
As for the hinges, folks have modded the new style hinges. Search.
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Old Nov 9, 2011 | 06:39 PM
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I have a 98 XJ that I go doorless in on all nice days. Takes maybe 5mins total to put all the doors back on and plug in the wiring. My Jeep had 21 wires in the drivers door, and 20 in passenger (pwr windows/locks/mirrors/speakers), and the Grand harness has 24 wires for drivers side.

Pulling the wire connectors through the door jamb all the time got frustrating, so I spliced door connectors from a 94 (93-98 may be the same) Grand Cherokee into my front wiring to the plug is at the door jamb.






I used one of these to cut the door pins (dremel tool with small cut-off wheel) as nothing else will fit:


Looks like this with door removed:


Used a 3/16" bolt, rounded the tip, and welded it to the top part of the hinge mounted on the door (not the body).


Used a longer 3/16" bolt for the bottom pin:


This is how the top looks when door is mounted:


This is the bottom hinge (bad pic):


This is the thread I used to help with doing the doorless mod on my XJ:
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/a...s-97-a-444398/

This is another idea if you'd rather bolt them back on instead of welding pins in:
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/r...ite-up-408138/
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Old Nov 9, 2011 | 06:52 PM
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had no clue the hinges changed, I have a 97 parts jeep with old style hinges, must be because 97 was the bastard year lol
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Old Nov 9, 2011 | 07:13 PM
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I've let it rain in my jeep I've let the mud fly into my jeep.

I have no carpet so it's no biggie.
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Old Jun 10, 2013 | 05:11 PM
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Do u have a wiring diagram on how to do put the zj harness in a xj and how did u get the plugs in there like that
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