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Hello,
I have been looking at half doors for the summer. What are your opinions on soft half doors for summer? Should I track down a pair of used factory half doors? What do you have and reccomend? Pictures would be helpful.
Thanks.
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I've just got factory half doors on mine. At least I'd assume they're factory, dunno what else they could be...
(http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr291/JeepFreak14/DSCF0256.jpg)
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Mine ONLY has factory half doors... But then again, you dont really need full doors in Miami! (the funny thing is that I just noticed that all the pics I have are with the hardtop on! LOL!)
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Hello,
I have been looking at half doors for the summer. What are your opinions on soft half doors for summer? Should I track down a pair of used factory half doors? What do you have and reccomend? Pictures would be helpful.
Thanks.
I like Half doors. They're fairly light and give you decent wind protection. They look nice too. I see no problem with running sans doors though either.
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i like the factory half doors.. give you a sense of openness with wind protection and makes a great arm rest.
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I personally dont see the point....wind protection? I think bikini top is all you will need. Alltho I guess I could see the armrest thing....not. I like the fact that most people freak or dont even want to get in the jeep cause it has no doors...but to each there own ...thats why we do what we do
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I also like the added "water" protection from when you run over a puddle (although to be honest, it is not much!!!).
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I personally dont see the point....wind protection?
Drive with half doors on and then drive without the half doors.
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My speakers are in my doors so that's one reason why mine stay on. But I always tell myself I'll put some disconnects on the speaker wire sometime and try it without doors as I never have. Probably sounds stupid but IMO running topless with the half doors takes away from the whole "Hey that Jeep has no doors, let's go $%&^ with it" look. Again, maybe that's just me...
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O love wheeling with the doors off, but Highway driving with the doors on is a much better proposition even though I drive there with the doors off also. The soft doors are kinda nice easy to throw in the back, would be nice to make easlly portable 2 piece doors. That can easily be stored in the back that would give some wind protection and allow wheeling with the doors off
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My speakers are in my doors so that's one reason why mine stay on. But I always tell myself I'll put some disconnects on the speaker wire sometime and try it without doors as I never have. Probably sounds stupid but IMO running topless with the half doors takes away from the whole "Hey that Jeep has no doors, let's go $%&^ with it" look. Again, maybe that's just me...
You do sometimes get those who think, since it's open they can have a sit while you're away... ???
O love wheeling with the doors off, but Highway driving with the doors on is a much better proposition even though I drive there with the doors off also. The soft doors are kinda nice easy to throw in the back, would be nice to make easlly portable 2 piece doors. That can easily be stored in the back that would give some wind protection and allow wheeling with the doors off
Don't like that exposed feeling or the whirlwind that grabs anything not tied down and floats it around till it flies out? :lol:
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Try going without doors for a while and see how you like it. Mine came with half doors, took them off one day and never put them back on.
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You do sometimes get those who think, since it's open they can have a sit while you're away... ???Don't like that exposed feeling or the whirlwind that grabs anything not tied down and floats it around till it flies out? :lol:
I learned the hard was not to change CD's at 70 MPH with the top off... :stick:
And yeah, I figure some folks might assume they can just sit in your rig when the doors are off... Not something I'd appreciate...
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hey I dont think anyone is going to have a "correct" answer on this. Its all based on personnel preference. Have you driven with zero doors ever. I would first try that. I see half doors on CL all the time and fairly reasonable. I am sure if you find someone selling a pair they wouldnt mind if you slapped them on and took a test ride.
With my Yj its almost a climb for most people to get in. Havnt had any uninvited so lazy they need to sit wanna climb in yet.
If it wasnt for the swirling winds how would my jeep ever stay halfway clean.LOL.
My rule number 1 of jeep is dont leave nothing in jeep if I wont mind replacing it(theft is sooo easy).
rule number 2 is if it flies out cause I didnt secure properly I must not have wanted to keep it.
My jeep is to be treated as a jeep things that You take for granted in cars does not apply. Such as security and swirling winds,rain protection. I actually carry a mini squeege for the inside of the window for when it rains. Works great. If I was worried about such luxuries I would have bought an s10
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I run soft doors, nice to have the uppers in the back when you need them.
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Where I live its already decided for me! If the vehicle was manufactured with doors it cannot be driven on city streets or provincial highways without doors. Failure to do so gets you a $186.00 fine. The only Jeeps that can be driven without doors are CJ's manufactured in the years where doors were optional. Although they are not OEM supplied by the factory, soft doors and tube doors are tolerated.
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That sucks...Michigan law allows for doors off thanks to the sill on the bottom that is raised up from the floor.
I head down the highway at 70 mph with no doors and love it...the most relaxing position in my Jeep is to have my left leg propped in the corner of the door opening by the bottom hinge. :thumbsup:
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the most relaxing position in my Jeep is to have my left leg propped in the corner of the door opening by the bottom hinge. :thumbsup:
I thought for you it would be standing behind the drivers side tire humping the Jeep... :roflol: :stick: :naughty:
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...the most relaxing position in my Jeep is to have my left leg propped in the corner of the door opening by the bottom hinge. :thumbsup:
That's what pegs are for...
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i33/jlafaive/Mem%20Day%20Bash/IMG_5843.jpg)
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That's pretty cool. In the old flatfenders the seats were flatter and you could put your foot on the small step just behind the front fender. Also, you could fold down the window and throw a foot up on the cowl.
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Until you stop really fast and your passenger ends up crumpled over on the hood. :lol:
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That's pretty cool. In the old flatfenders the seats were flatter and you could put your foot on the small step just behind the front fender. Also, you could fold down the window and throw a foot up on the cowl.
must no have been driving it down any real terrain.. when we drive our willys if we did that our legs would be pulled off by tree limbs and or we would fall out of the jeep... although it is nice top put your legs up on the cowl when you have the seats reclined (obviously non original)..
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The doors off is nice till it's near freezing or coming down from the mountains at night. To darn chilly, the best of both worlds is portable doors of some kind. Another thing to think of on rocks is not to get a rock caught in the doop opening and destroy the door post. Tube doors would be a good investment for that
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http://www.rubiconscat.com/Stoddard/HDR09/Rollmovie.html
This is why I like my soft half doors. It helps keep your legs in in case of a rollover.
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That is a wicked rollover isn't it
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wow must be steeper than it looked.. gave me flashbacks to my recent 4wheeler barrel roll down a hill into a tree.. i think i will be afraid of hills for a while because of that one... but ya in a jeep its a good thing to keep body parts in when rolling happens
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http://www.rubiconscat.com/Stoddard/HDR09/Rollmovie.html
This is why I like my soft half doors. It helps keep your legs in in case of a rollover.
Yeah, I'm not a fan of the appendages hanging out of the Jeep.
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For the record, pegs are off when wheeling it. The above pic is actually a dirt road in the Nicolet Forest.