Actually looks nice! I had my doors off for stereo install Saturday. I was surprised by how easy they were to take off and then put back on

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I was curious about how easy it was to put on considering how easy they were to take off

 

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Damn it somone beat me to my secret project.. Haha looks great! What's u do for wiring for speakers and stuff?? I've decided cannonball plugs are the best way to go for ease and waterproof-ness
Also with it being unibody you most likey will need reinforincement as I've read xjs do on the trails sometimes so it doesn't fold

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I wanna make mine easy to remove and put on with no loss to fuction when back on, what did you do about the wiring for speakers and door locks/windows? And if u have any details how removed that'd be cool I don't have a shop to dick around with so I've gotta buy tools as I need em, I just assume you removed the bolts on the hidges connect to the door?


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I wanna make mine easy to remove and put on with no loss to fuction when back on, what did you do about the wiring for speakers and door locks/windows? And if u have any details how removed that'd be cool I don't have a shop to dick around with so I've gotta buy tools as I need em, I just assume you removed the bolts on the hidges connect to the door?


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On mine there were just two plugs that unplugged and then re connected when I put the doors back on. As for how to remove them, all you do is take off the four (washers?) that attach the door to the hinges. As for structural integrity, I cannot vouch for that because all I did was take the two fronts off, drill a couple of holes to run my speaker wire through and then re attached the door. It was easy with the three of us, two to hold the door straight and in place, and one to put the nuts back on.


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to be honest i have thought about this several times. I have even toyed with getting an offroad company to possibly fabricate the tube doors. I think that would be sweet but im sure that will easily be a $1000 project since it would be made from scratch with time and labor all accounted for..

 

I would easily pay $1000 for a tubular door set. Any thoughts on a company who would be willing to give it a try?

 

More pictures that looks sweet.

 

I would recommend not doing this often. The unibody gets a lot if it's stength and support from the doors. Looks pretty cool tough.

 

It just helps it, I wouldn't go off roading that way, but driving down the road shouldn't hurt so long as it's not everyday, it's mainly a myth about that, there's a pretty big gap (speaking for size of gap b/t door n frame) between. Super sliders would help if u are worried tho about folding or warping, I drove around with my drivers door not able to close for about a month (got hit) and it's still fine


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Nothing a full internal cage and tube doors can't fix!

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I think some tube half doors would look sweet on the Pat.

 

x2 on the more pics request!

 

X3 definitely thinking of doing this sometime

 

Tutorial with pics X4! Sweet. I never understood why anyone would remove their doors but the longer and longer I have this Jeep the urge keeps coming!

 

And maybe some motorized rear vent windows and a hinged rear window!

 

I would like a hinged rear window, that would be sweet. I think the Ford Escape has a similar curvature to the glass, wonder if the hinges from that would work...

 

That bad boy looks tough with no doors! It looks like a true off road vehicle, nice work!!

 

Hubby thought of finding a wrecked Patriot and doing something like this:
half doors

 

I think someone on here already did... I think he sold his Patriot and was trying to sell the half doors too.