Unfortunately, it's rather a PITA on JKs. JLs were actually designed to make it easier/faster to drop the windshield.
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Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
It's pretty much impossible to take the hard top off if you don't have a garage...
Eh, I don't really see why you'd want to... that said I'm sure I'll try it eventually. I am to do doors off, but is that it's "dangerous" so it'll have to be sometime when she's away or whatever.
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Post Office has been cruising around with no doors for years!
Good enough for government work.
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Windshield isn’t meant to be driven around with folded down. It’s to fold down to get through an obstacle than put back up to continue driving.
Doors off was weird at first, biggest issue is the lack of door mirrors when there aren’t doors. But a couple mins down the road it was awesome and I’m looking forward to our next trip sans-doors.
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I grabbed some cheap mirrors on amazon to drop in the hinge holes. They vibrate and don’t work great, but $20 made me legal, although I haven’t put them on this time and I’ve been doorless for about a month now.Apex wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 11:27 amWindshield isn’t meant to be driven around with folded down. It’s to fold down to get through an obstacle than put back up to continue driving.
Doors off was weird at first, biggest issue is the lack of door mirrors when there aren’t doors. But a couple mins down the road it was awesome and I’m looking forward to our next trip sans-doors.
I may buy some nicer ones that are supposed to not vibrate.
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Just called the bed lining shop that people in the local Jeep club recommended to me. $1400 if I bring it in with all the seats and carpets, $750 if I remove everything myself and all the have to do is remove the driver’s seat. I’ll budget to do this in the next month or two.
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Wow they charge 10 hrs of labor to remove the interior ?SAWCE wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 11:34 am Just called the bed lining shop that people in the local Jeep club recommended to me. $1400 if I bring it in with all the seats and carpets, $750 if I remove everything myself and all the have to do is remove the driver’s seat. I’ll budget to do this in the next month or two.
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Assuming their labor rate is $65/hr. I wonder what it actually is.max225 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 11:35 amWow they charge 10 hrs of labor to remove the interior ?SAWCE wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 11:34 am Just called the bed lining shop that people in the local Jeep club recommended to me. $1400 if I bring it in with all the seats and carpets, $750 if I remove everything myself and all the have to do is remove the driver’s seat. I’ll budget to do this in the next month or two.
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Walking down the street is dangerous.
Get some nets, if she's that concerned.
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Or trail doors. I think they look cool.Wocka Wocka wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 11:45 am
Walking down the street is dangerous.
Get some nets, if she's that concerned.
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Are those the bars?SAWCE wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 11:46 amOr trail doors. I think they look cool.Wocka Wocka wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 11:45 am
Walking down the street is dangerous.
Get some nets, if she's that concerned.
She is scared of many things that aren't actually dangerousWocka Wocka wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 11:45 am
Walking down the street is dangerous.
Get some nets, if she's that concerned.
I will just when she isn't around.
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There are different version, but they’re all essentially this:
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Ima take her side here, driving without doors certainly increases the danger level substantially. My certainly wouldn’t do It either.D Griff wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 11:54 amShe is scared of many things that aren't actually dangerousWocka Wocka wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 11:45 am
Walking down the street is dangerous.
Get some nets, if she's that concerned.
I will just when she isn't around.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqWuYc6d7-E
I'd leave the doors on if driving on the street, personally. Last thing you want is to be crusing around with your foot on the fender because jeep things and get in a roll over accident.
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If you’re driving fast enough that a roll over is possible I’d like to think that most of us here would have the common sense to not have appendages hanging outside the body..Johnny_P wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 12:34 pmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqWuYc6d7-E
I'd leave the doors on if driving on the street, personally. Last thing you want is to be crusing around with your foot on the fender because jeep things and get in a roll over accident.
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Dat. I ride motorcycles, so I'm taking just as much risk every time I get on one of those as if I had my doors of on aSAWCE wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 12:36 pmIf you’re driving fast enough that a roll over is possible I’d like to think that most of us here would have the common sense to not have appendages hanging outside the body..Johnny_P wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 12:34 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqWuYc6d7-E
I'd leave the doors on if driving on the street, personally. Last thing you want is to be crusing around with your foot on the fender because jeep things and get in a roll over accident.
It's all a game of risk/reward. I'd rock no doors, but I guess I understand those who don't.
I don't think I'd on the highway. It would be fun in some instances though, like at the beach the other week. We probably never exceeded 35 MPH the whole time as we were just around the island and driving on the beach. I think I rode my bike more miles than we drove once we got there.Johnny_P wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 12:34 pmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqWuYc6d7-E
I'd leave the doors on if driving on the street, personally. Last thing you want is to be crusing around with your foot on the fender because jeep things and get in a roll over accident.
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The issue is keeping appendages inside the body in the event of a collision...SAWCE wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 12:36 pmIf you’re driving fast enough that a roll over is possible I’d like to think that most of us here would have the common sense to not have appendages hanging outside the body..Johnny_P wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 12:34 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqWuYc6d7-E
I'd leave the doors on if driving on the street, personally. Last thing you want is to be crusing around with your foot on the fender because jeep things and get in a roll over accident.
Still, I love driving without doors on.
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