tube doors, building and possible sales.
04-18-2013, 11:31 PM
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Hinge is totally different. dor me I would need a 7/16 hinge pin too... I'm assuming you yould be able to do something like this @ little to no extra cost?
I'd pay no more than 200 with shipping. No mirrios but an optional place to mount one would be nice. even if it's just a piece of flat steel with a hole.
I'd pay no more than 200 with shipping. No mirrios but an optional place to mount one would be nice. even if it's just a piece of flat steel with a hole.
04-19-2013, 12:36 AM
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More than likely I'll build all the doors for the same price. Here is what I'm thinking.
- $150 per front set (2dr/4dr 96down/97up doesn't matter)
- mirror mounts included standard
- cup-holder option on both doors (+$10) pending fitment test
- all doors come bare metal
- rear doors will also be available eventually.
I'd like to do the netting or pockets I mentioned before but it'd take quite a bit of time and I'm worried about quality control too. Oh, the cup holders will be easily removable also.
Do you guys think $275 for all 4 doors is a good price?
- $150 per front set (2dr/4dr 96down/97up doesn't matter)
- mirror mounts included standard
- cup-holder option on both doors (+$10) pending fitment test
- all doors come bare metal
- rear doors will also be available eventually.
I'd like to do the netting or pockets I mentioned before but it'd take quite a bit of time and I'm worried about quality control too. Oh, the cup holders will be easily removable also.
Do you guys think $275 for all 4 doors is a good price?
04-19-2013, 07:18 AM
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More than likely I'll build all the doors for the same price. Here is what I'm thinking.
- $150 per front set (2dr/4dr 96down/97up doesn't matter)
- mirror mounts included standard
- cup-holder option on both doors (+$10) pending fitment test
- all doors come bare metal
- rear doors will also be available eventually.
I'd like to do the netting or pockets I mentioned before but it'd take quite a bit of time and I'm worried about quality control too. Oh, the cup holders will be easily removable also.
Do you guys think $275 for all 4 doors is a good price?
- $150 per front set (2dr/4dr 96down/97up doesn't matter)
- mirror mounts included standard
- cup-holder option on both doors (+$10) pending fitment test
- all doors come bare metal
- rear doors will also be available eventually.
I'd like to do the netting or pockets I mentioned before but it'd take quite a bit of time and I'm worried about quality control too. Oh, the cup holders will be easily removable also.
Do you guys think $275 for all 4 doors is a good price?
The option to have the inside of the tube doors with sheet metal to make them more of sealed or protective tube door then you could do anything from riveting pockets on the inside or holsters for a pistol to molle strap pannel for custom pouches and what not.... would be a cool option/addition
if you were closer I'd definitely offer up my 98 as a guinneypig.
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04-19-2013, 07:57 AM
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I know that the newer (97+) doors are an almost direct swap to the older xjs IIRC. Correct me if i'm wrong, but whatever you build would be fairly universal across all the years, right? And yeah, i'd be fairly interested in a set of 4. Planning on selling my CJ so I'm gonna miss the open air driving!
04-19-2013, 08:18 AM
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Take a look at the doorless with lift out mod that's in the XJ writups section. If the Doors were done like his with the pin welded through and all we had to do was drill out the body side of the hings it would be just as simple.
04-20-2013, 05:36 PM
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https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/97...stment-146651/
If you did it like this then it would work exactly the same as the <96 jeeps but it would need a different, larger pin.
04-20-2013, 05:36 PM
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Well good news, flagged down a 97+ XJ (on the highway) and talked to the guy and he is willing to let me test fit a set of doors on his rig. So after the 96- set is made I can build a set for the 97+ guys.
04-20-2013, 05:57 PM
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04-21-2013, 09:19 AM
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