mickey_00xj

Anyone ever just unbolted the door from the hing? Mine all break loose pretty easy, thought about doing it this way. Any objections?

Pudgy Fingers

Do you have speakers in the doors? You just going to add crimps? I also have power window and locks so I'm not messing with my doors for now.

MASCOTT

Good Morning Jeep-Aholics. Make it a great day.

jimmy21669

Just got done removing speakers and all internals from my doors...they are ready! Working on my kick plates I am modifying to hold my front speakers.

jimmy21669

These are a good type of option for going doorless too....wireless connectors.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/PRF-40023

http://www.painlessperformance.com/w...=4x4%20OffRoad

Pudgy Fingers

So what you're saying is you want to help me go door less???

jimmy21669

If you need the assistance. But it IS possible to go doorless without having to worry about electrical connections.

kuzican

the pins on the newer ones are pressed in, so to undo the hinges you have to cut them out. or so I've been told and that's what it looks like.
mickey, are you talking about taking off the hinges then? with the torx bits.

Jimmy, I'm also going to do kicker panels, so let me know how yous turn out/how you did them.

jimmy21669

I am just cutting a round hole in the kick panels, then using a wood trim ring to space the speakers out an inch.

mickey_00xj

Yeah speakers, power windows and locks. Figure I can just take all the connections and turn them into two or three at the most on the drivers side and one or two on the passengers side, also make them easier to access. That way I only have to disco a couple and they're easy to get to.

Was thinking of relocating my speakers to the overhead. Maybe a pod of some sort right above the rearview mirror or something. Possibly put them along the center hump like a older wrangler. Not sure yet. If I'm running doorless I'm not completely concerned with music anyways as my exhaust and tires will drown out most of it.

And yes the torx bits. I did a little experiment not too long ago just to see if I could actually unbolt them, and I can. Then when I make my tube doors I'll set up nutplates on them so they bolt to the original hinge. Just my thought

kuzican

ok, I guess I'll have to see how that works out for you

I've seen some cherokee that have another speaker bar in the front. I would'nt mind doing that actually, would mean i don't need kicker panels, and keep the speakers away from water if I ever went that deep into water.

Also, when you take the hinges off don't you have to align the doors again?

Wonder how hard it would be too fabricate new hinges for the doors that are easy to remove (not the hinges, the door), and I could make tube doors that would go on the same hinge. be easily interchangable.

mikefrost

I'm installing a second sound bar behind the front seats for mine. The late model sb has a little more speaker angle which is what I'll prob go with

jimmy21669

A list of doorless write-ups for all years.

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthrea...light=doorless

jimmy21669

After I do the 11 gauge armor on the sides...I am going to use backing plates to mount YJ hinges to the outside of my doors/fenders.

jimmy21669

The real question is....what does MD law say about running doorless?