bandit455
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how legal is going doorless in pa?
Doorless
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JEONLYEP
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tomcat said:
This is a great way to help get them back on. Rather than cut the pin at an angle, I took a half inch drill bit and drilled just a bit on the top of the body side hinge. Making a "funnel" to make putting the doors back on easier.
I love being able to see where the tires are going without having to crane my neck out of the window.
Not sure which way I like to wheel the most?
Doorless?
Halfdoors?
Tubedoors?
But I can change doors in less then a minute, so I guess there are worse problems to have......
TRAILREADYXJ
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JEONLYEP said:
Nice cup holder
I want to build a set with a built in cooler for snacks and drinks. It would sure be handy for those all day rides! Unfortunately luxuries like that are low on my priority list right now
The regular cooler and no doors will have to do for now.
KSXJ
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I spy my jeep in your pic
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88manche
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Thats a cool cupholder idea. Does your drink ever fall out?
Man, I wish I had that many doors for my XJ.
Man, I wish I had that many doors for my XJ.
JEONLYEP
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85xj4dr said:
I have never lost a drink. Cans sit with about 2 inches out of the top of the cup holder. And plastic 16 oz bottle wedge in the cup holder quite nicely.
How I made my half doors.
TXSizedJeep
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i dont want to start a new thread so ill post here instead...
i want to go doorless for the summer and i am considering the different options of how to do this...
has anyone used TJ door mounting brackets (or hinges...whatever you want to call them) on their XJ? i think it might look kind of cool and would make it really easy to remove/replace the doors...
just a thought?
what would you guys suggest? would it be easy to work out? what have you seen or done?
i want to go doorless for the summer and i am considering the different options of how to do this...
has anyone used TJ door mounting brackets (or hinges...whatever you want to call them) on their XJ? i think it might look kind of cool and would make it really easy to remove/replace the doors...
just a thought?
what would you guys suggest? would it be easy to work out? what have you seen or done?
JEONLYEP
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Cut the bottom of you hinges off, cut or replace the pins to have them shorter. Then your doors will just lift off and be easily put back on.
You can go from half door.
To full door.
To no door.
To tube door.
In a hurry....
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Here is how three guys have done it in the past..
Link 1
Link 2
Link 3
You can go from half door.
To full door.
To no door.
To tube door.
In a hurry....
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Here is how three guys have done it in the past..
Link 1
Link 2
Link 3
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dave92cherokee
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JEONLYEP said:To full door.
hanaxj87
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I had to shorten my torx bit to clear the hinge. I took my interior panel loose to spray PB Blaster on the bolts to help loosen up . If you stripe out the torx your best bet is grab the head with battery terminal pliers.filmsomething said:
Dave41079
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I just did mine this past Monday and have been driving all week with no doors. I love it. I had to use a Torx socket with the closed end of a 1/4" wrench on the torx part of it. Took forever to get the front ones off. The back ones were a breeze. I definitely suggest knocking out the sleeves inside the hinges. I couldn't get my doors back on at all until I did that.
X2 with the torx and 1/4" wrench, just used some tape and foam to make things go a little more smoothly and comfortably.. It does take forever on the fronts this way. rear bolts come out easily though, just remove the bolt making the tip of the triangle (you'll see), close the door slightly, then go in from the holes in the hinge body from the front. You can do this on the fronts of the four doors as well you just need to pull the fenders first.
The first time I did this mod -to a '95- It took a long time as I did not have a dremil or the like to cut the bottom from the hinge body and retain the pin on the top so i used a hacksaw with a round blade so i could cut in a downward motion. And yes the passanger side pins hammer right out and right back in on the top side.
The second time I did theis mod it was to a '87 and the pins in the doors wete not like the 'nail' type on the '95, they were hollow roll pins, which I did not wish to retain. So after I removed the torx bolts with my newly acquired thin ratchet, I took a portable bandsaw and just cut the top off of the hinges, leaving the bottoms intact. Removed thim with a hammer, then flipped the passenger sides to the drivers sides and the drivers sides to the passenger sides. I went to the hardware store with one of the hinges and easily found a hardended pin that fit tightly into the hole, the diameter was large enough that I had to remove the bushing from the vehicle. The pin wad a D-type pin- as in it had a curved part that could be used to lock the pin in a position. I retained this locking feature, as the curved part does not interfere with the closing of the door.
Things I learned: All the wires have a connection behind the kick panel. There is a wire that goes to the door buzzer/light button, yes unplug it. I pulled out the bushings on the '95 and did not regret it. Start on the back door you use the least and finish with the front door you use the most. The hinges can be set at somewhat 'off' angles, allowing the doors to hold themselves open, this is probably not good for the hinges though. If you have removed your inner fender lining, mud and junk will be thrown at you from between the fender and main body, a section of poole noodle fills this gap nicely, any rolled foam rubber or even empty water bottles can be used in a pinch. On the back doors there is no need to trim the pins, but on the fronts you have to either trim the front pins or clearance the body with a hammer, unless you use store bought fully removable pins like mentioned above, then there is no need as long as you dont weld them in.
Remember some states require two rearward facing mirrors, and I strongly reccomend that unless you drive doorless everyday and get accostomed to manually looking and clearing you sides, that you get some sort of side mirrors. Trust me, I almost killed a guy on a motorcycle the other day. Thats not a good feeling.
As for TJ hinges, I think XJ doors are too heavy and XJ fenders are too whimpy for them to work with out some serious modification. This mehod really does work great, and as an added bonous you get to amaze all of your friends.
The first time I did this mod -to a '95- It took a long time as I did not have a dremil or the like to cut the bottom from the hinge body and retain the pin on the top so i used a hacksaw with a round blade so i could cut in a downward motion. And yes the passanger side pins hammer right out and right back in on the top side.
The second time I did theis mod it was to a '87 and the pins in the doors wete not like the 'nail' type on the '95, they were hollow roll pins, which I did not wish to retain. So after I removed the torx bolts with my newly acquired thin ratchet, I took a portable bandsaw and just cut the top off of the hinges, leaving the bottoms intact. Removed thim with a hammer, then flipped the passenger sides to the drivers sides and the drivers sides to the passenger sides. I went to the hardware store with one of the hinges and easily found a hardended pin that fit tightly into the hole, the diameter was large enough that I had to remove the bushing from the vehicle. The pin wad a D-type pin- as in it had a curved part that could be used to lock the pin in a position. I retained this locking feature, as the curved part does not interfere with the closing of the door.
Things I learned: All the wires have a connection behind the kick panel. There is a wire that goes to the door buzzer/light button, yes unplug it. I pulled out the bushings on the '95 and did not regret it. Start on the back door you use the least and finish with the front door you use the most. The hinges can be set at somewhat 'off' angles, allowing the doors to hold themselves open, this is probably not good for the hinges though. If you have removed your inner fender lining, mud and junk will be thrown at you from between the fender and main body, a section of poole noodle fills this gap nicely, any rolled foam rubber or even empty water bottles can be used in a pinch. On the back doors there is no need to trim the pins, but on the fronts you have to either trim the front pins or clearance the body with a hammer, unless you use store bought fully removable pins like mentioned above, then there is no need as long as you dont weld them in.
Remember some states require two rearward facing mirrors, and I strongly reccomend that unless you drive doorless everyday and get accostomed to manually looking and clearing you sides, that you get some sort of side mirrors. Trust me, I almost killed a guy on a motorcycle the other day. Thats not a good feeling.
As for TJ hinges, I think XJ doors are too heavy and XJ fenders are too whimpy for them to work with out some serious modification. This mehod really does work great, and as an added bonous you get to amaze all of your friends.
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