Half/Tube Doors - lets hear it...
02-17-2012, 05:40 PM
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No real reason. Just doing some ball busting I suppose lol. I was looking at a couple sets myself, until I realized how much people charge for some bent steel welded together. I'm currently making my own, just need to engineer some hinges and latches. I will throw up some pics when they're done hopefully in a couple weeks.
02-17-2012, 05:51 PM
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Have you ever had half doors? I haven't, but a friend of mine has them on his TJ, for about 2 years now, and they don't leak, but the upper parts flap really bad when they're on. Not sure if jk uppers have this issue, or if he just has cheap-o's, but they're annoying.
I've been thinking of a removable part to the tube doors I'm building to make it a true half door, without a place to mount uppers, but getting it to seal while still being removable is proving to be quite a pain in the a$$. Only reason I want it to seal is for possible water crossing and not filling the floor pan with water.
I've been thinking of a removable part to the tube doors I'm building to make it a true half door, without a place to mount uppers, but getting it to seal while still being removable is proving to be quite a pain in the a$$. Only reason I want it to seal is for possible water crossing and not filling the floor pan with water.
02-17-2012, 05:53 PM
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here is the hinge bolts im going to take off right now and start looking for black bolts....the 2 hinge bolts and the big bolt that connects the doors to the jeep hinge
and here is the zipper pouch...this pic is upside down )
and here is the zipper pouch...this pic is upside down )
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02-17-2012, 05:56 PM
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Have you ever had half doors? I haven't, but a friend of mine has them on his TJ, for about 2 years now, and they don't leak, but the upper parts flap really bad when they're on. Not sure if jk uppers have this issue, or if he just has cheap-o's, but they're annoying.
I've been thinking of a removable part to the tube doors I'm building to make it a true half door, without a place to mount uppers, but getting it to seal while still being removable is proving to be quite a pain in the a$$. Only reason I want it to seal is for possible water crossing and not filling the floor pan with water.
I've been thinking of a removable part to the tube doors I'm building to make it a true half door, without a place to mount uppers, but getting it to seal while still being removable is proving to be quite a pain in the a$$. Only reason I want it to seal is for possible water crossing and not filling the floor pan with water.
02-17-2012, 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by FoxRacingJMC
Nope, never had half doors.... only ran doorless. I'm thinking about em and guess I can say I'm trying to have you guys sell me on 'em.... haha
02-17-2012, 06:00 PM
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02-17-2012, 06:04 PM
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Me too, I love running doorless, but I also like the look of the half doors as well... haha... then you have the price aspect...tubes are a little cheaper than the half doors by RR or the strike force ones...
02-17-2012, 06:08 PM
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but then again, we saw a gator on the side of the road and she reached over and locked her door 
im like...honey, i dont think he has a thumb 