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I thought about doing this too. Weld some reinforcement into the inside of the fenders and mount external hinges on the front doors. Then fab some tube doors that could use those hinges too. Just don't know if they'll be strong enough to hold the weight of the stock door with all that **** in them. They're fawking heavy!!!
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Except in Ocean City, its illegal by City Ordinance to be doorless in anything that has doors from the factory
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I thought about doing this too. Weld some reinforcement into the inside of the fenders and mount external hinges on the front doors. Then fab some tube doors that could use those hinges too. Just don't know if they'll be strong enough to hold the weight of the stock door with all that **** in them. They're fawking heavy!!!
I have seen it done, so I know it's possible....
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§ 23-104. Minimum standards for equipment.
(a) Equipment enumerated.- Every vehicle driven on the highways in this State shall, where applicable, have the following equipment, meeting or exceeding the standards established jointly by the Administration and the Division: brakes, steering, suspension, horn, door handles, mirrors, tires, exhaust system, lights, glazing, windshield wipers, odometer, speedometer, bumpers, properly aligned wheels, wheels and wheel lugs, fenders, floor pans, hood, hood catches, emissions equipment, fuel system, front seat, motor mounts, gear selection indicator for automatic transmissions, universal joints, and seat belts or combination seat belt-shoulder harness if required as original equipment under § 22-412 or § 22-412.1 of this article.
The bottom line is: its illegal to have doors and no handles, but if you don't have doors how can you have handles? Bikes don't have door handles....
(a) Equipment enumerated.- Every vehicle driven on the highways in this State shall, where applicable, have the following equipment, meeting or exceeding the standards established jointly by the Administration and the Division: brakes, steering, suspension, horn, door handles, mirrors, tires, exhaust system, lights, glazing, windshield wipers, odometer, speedometer, bumpers, properly aligned wheels, wheels and wheel lugs, fenders, floor pans, hood, hood catches, emissions equipment, fuel system, front seat, motor mounts, gear selection indicator for automatic transmissions, universal joints, and seat belts or combination seat belt-shoulder harness if required as original equipment under § 22-412 or § 22-412.1 of this article.
The bottom line is: its illegal to have doors and no handles, but if you don't have doors how can you have handles? Bikes don't have door handles....
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Any of you guys seen or used this metal rescue rust remover bath? Saw it on Truck U was thinking about picking some up to give it a try
http://www.metalrescue.com/home.aspx
http://www.metalrescue.com/home.aspx
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§ 23-104. Minimum standards for equipment.
(a) Equipment enumerated.- Every vehicle driven on the highways in this State shall, where applicable, have the following equipment, meeting or exceeding the standards established jointly by the Administration and the Division: brakes, steering, suspension, horn, door handles, mirrors, tires, exhaust system, lights, glazing, windshield wipers, odometer, speedometer, bumpers, properly aligned wheels, wheels and wheel lugs, fenders, floor pans, hood, hood catches, emissions equipment, fuel system, front seat, motor mounts, gear selection indicator for automatic transmissions, universal joints, and seat belts or combination seat belt-shoulder harness if required as original equipment under § 22-412 or § 22-412.1 of this article.
The bottom line is: its illegal to have doors and no handles, but if you don't have doors how can you have handles? Bikes don't have door handles....
(a) Equipment enumerated.- Every vehicle driven on the highways in this State shall, where applicable, have the following equipment, meeting or exceeding the standards established jointly by the Administration and the Division: brakes, steering, suspension, horn, door handles, mirrors, tires, exhaust system, lights, glazing, windshield wipers, odometer, speedometer, bumpers, properly aligned wheels, wheels and wheel lugs, fenders, floor pans, hood, hood catches, emissions equipment, fuel system, front seat, motor mounts, gear selection indicator for automatic transmissions, universal joints, and seat belts or combination seat belt-shoulder harness if required as original equipment under § 22-412 or § 22-412.1 of this article.
The bottom line is: its illegal to have doors and no handles, but if you don't have doors how can you have handles? Bikes don't have door handles....
So no shaving door handles in MD?
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Also the minimum requirements statute reads "A person may not willfully or intentionally remove or alter any safety device or equipment that has been placed on any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer in compliance with any law, rule, regulation, or requirement of any officer or agency of the United States or of this State, if it is intended that the vehicle be operated on highways in this State, unless the removal or alteration is permitted by rule or regulation adopted by the Administrator."
Doors are not considered safety equipment. ALL FEDERAL REGULATED/MANDATED SAFETY EQUIPMENT IS ALWAYS REPLACED NEVER REPAIRED
Bodyshop repairs your doors don't they?
Doors are not considered safety equipment. ALL FEDERAL REGULATED/MANDATED SAFETY EQUIPMENT IS ALWAYS REPLACED NEVER REPAIRED
Bodyshop repairs your doors don't they?
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Any of you guys seen or used this metal rescue rust remover bath? Saw it on Truck U was thinking about picking some up to give it a try
http://www.metalrescue.com/home.aspx
http://www.metalrescue.com/home.aspx
Purple Power De-Rust works VERY WELL and is cheap as hell.
http://www.clean-rite.com/purplepower_de-ruster.html
I get it at Advance.
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The way around them giving you a ticket is if you always have your windows down in whatever is shaved. The law is there so they can get you out of your car in an emergency, if your window is down they can use the inside latch. It doesn't say it has to be exterior.
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i always herd it was mirrors and they dont give you **** rode to oc in a doorless wrongler, never had any problems