Legal to ride doors-off?
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Speaking from experience here...
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I remember a day when most people did not use seatbelts. Even I had a hard time getting use to this law. My buddies and I didn't even think twice about hopping into a Jeep and going wheelin. I also think it a shame that someone might scoff you for ridding your kids in a jeep with no top. What is the diffrence between that and a convertible luxary car. The doors may offer a little protection. But the top, even the hard top, offers little to none.
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I wanted to add a bit for non jeepers too about NC. My buddy has a nissan all rigged out, but had to fab up tube doors because there is some crazy verbiage about driving without "factory intended or supplied equipement". Please know I'm summarizing the actual legal garbage. Point is that since his truck wasn't intended to drive without doors, it isn't legal without some gaurds that actually had to be fab'd to state specification.
Also: In NC, as of about 5 years ago, you didn't have to have a windshield, but you must have working wipers.
Mirrors are covered in another post
Also: In NC, as of about 5 years ago, you didn't have to have a windshield, but you must have working wipers.
Mirrors are covered in another post
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In Montana....you can be doorless and top less I don't know about mirrors...but literally every other car in this town is a jeep of some sort and they don't rock mirrors in the summer. No one gets ticketed. Just out of curiosity I will call the local cop shop on that tho...
EDIT: i checked with the local doughnut eaters...the law simply states...the vehicle must have one mirror that reflects to the driver an accurate view of what is behind the vehicle for up to 200ft. so he told me as long as i have the rear view mirror i am ok.
and while i had him on the phone i asked about mud flaps and fender flares. in montana it doesnt matter if the tires stick out past the fender flares and you only need mud flaps if your vehicle is more than 52 inches from the bottom of the bumper to the ground
EDIT: i checked with the local doughnut eaters...the law simply states...the vehicle must have one mirror that reflects to the driver an accurate view of what is behind the vehicle for up to 200ft. so he told me as long as i have the rear view mirror i am ok.
and while i had him on the phone i asked about mud flaps and fender flares. in montana it doesnt matter if the tires stick out past the fender flares and you only need mud flaps if your vehicle is more than 52 inches from the bottom of the bumper to the ground
Last edited by sringer; 02-16-2011 at 09:10 AM.
#85
Agreed about leaving the doors on the rear when children are present. Been there done that.
Doesn't look half bad. Since the roll bar tapers after the rear doors, it kinda looks military/ 1st G Humvee like with the top down and the rear doors present. Almost like there should be a 50 caliber sticking out the top
Doesn't look half bad. Since the roll bar tapers after the rear doors, it kinda looks military/ 1st G Humvee like with the top down and the rear doors present. Almost like there should be a 50 caliber sticking out the top
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I asked a police officer in Ontario, Canada. He told me that I need 2 mirrors to see behind me while driving. One is the centre mirror, the other is the driver mirror. I drove for years without doors. No problems!