Cheap 1/2 door idea ?
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Cheap 1/2 door idea ?
I haven't been around much in the last 6 months, so I'm not sure if anyone else has thought of this or not. I did a search but couldn't find anything even close.
I was wondering who has bought the Bestop Element doors, and then added the steel enclosure kit?
I ask this because I wonder how easy it would be just to buy the $100 door enclosure kit, and go to a hardware store to find parts needed to fab up a cheap door handle and hinges? It seems that it would be fairly straight forward and you'd end up with a paintable steel 1/2 door setup for about $150 for a 2 door and 300$ for a 4 door
http://www.quadratec.com/products/11046_420_07.htm
I was wondering who has bought the Bestop Element doors, and then added the steel enclosure kit?
I ask this because I wonder how easy it would be just to buy the $100 door enclosure kit, and go to a hardware store to find parts needed to fab up a cheap door handle and hinges? It seems that it would be fairly straight forward and you'd end up with a paintable steel 1/2 door setup for about $150 for a 2 door and 300$ for a 4 door
http://www.quadratec.com/products/11046_420_07.htm
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I agree that they are not 'TOO' expensive if built up right....but $1000 is a heck of a lot more than $300. I don't think the latch would be too hard to come up with, and the door restraint would be even easier
I too have considered just buying the soft 1/2 doors but even they are fairly pricey, and I could never paint them to come close to my blue
I too have considered just buying the soft 1/2 doors but even they are fairly pricey, and I could never paint them to come close to my blue
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You would need to give it some structure. It's thin metal and there is no place to mount anything to it. AS far as latches, I would say anything you came up with would be as good if not better than Bestops.