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removable doors

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by higherlux, Jun 15, 2010.

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would you do it?

Poll closed Jul 15, 2010.

  1. awesome idea

    23 vote(s)
    28.0%

  2. retarded idea

    41 vote(s)
    50.0%

  3. id do it

    11 vote(s)
    13.4%

  4. hell no i wouldnt do it because i cant stand the thought of wenching in my taco myself

    7 vote(s)
    8.5%
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  1. Jun 15, 2010 at 9:49 PM
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  2. Jun 16, 2010 at 12:28 AM
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    Doesn't look quite right on a Tacoma...but hey, If it's easily reversible and cheap, then I can see why you'd wanna do it.

    You know what? Throw in a full roll cage in there and it'd look badASS!
     
    sachou, Jun 16, 2010
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  3. Jun 16, 2010 at 4:28 AM
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    make a half door or a cage door for it and it would be cool shit. looks a little too dangerous to me the way it is.
     
    AlexanderD, Jun 16, 2010
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  4. Jun 16, 2010 at 5:00 AM
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    x2 on the half door idea.
     
    RattleTractor, Jun 16, 2010
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  5. Jun 16, 2010 at 6:21 AM
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    Barnone

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    :) Roll that baby off road and get back to us.
     
    Barnone, Jun 16, 2010
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  6. Jun 16, 2010 at 6:48 AM
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    i want half doors but i cant find taco doors ANYWHERE in georiga :(
     
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  7. Jun 16, 2010 at 8:08 AM
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    same here but in sc:(
     
    higherlux, Jun 16, 2010
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  8. Jun 16, 2010 at 8:10 AM
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    Looks interesting!
     
    calaniz0312, Jun 16, 2010
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  9. Jun 16, 2010 at 8:11 AM
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    interesting...lol u have better pics? of the door hinge itself? i really don't see the point to it but i have a 2wd anyway lol...its cool tho that u figured something like this out lol
     
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  10. Jun 16, 2010 at 8:19 AM
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    i dont have any pics of it but its exactly like this but with the stock hinges http://www.4xinnovations.com/pages/guarding/hingekit.htm
     
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  11. Jun 16, 2010 at 8:25 AM
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    After you go wheeling a few times with the doors off, I guarantee it's going to be a struggle to get them to rehang and close/latch properly. Unless you beef up the hinge posts et al all around the door so that the shape stays true.

    A guy I used to know out here hacked up his Bronco II (the small little POS) to make it a wheeler and one of the mods was the door removal. He did something similar to your mod here, but after a season of wheeling with the doors off, he could no longer get them to hang right.

    Let me tell you, it was a cold ensuing Winter for him.
     
    Madjik_Man, Jun 16, 2010
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  12. Jun 16, 2010 at 8:37 AM
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    Cool Idea, but I like how it looks with doors better.
     
    OCTaco, Jun 16, 2010
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  13. Jun 16, 2010 at 9:13 AM
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    looks trashy w/o doors.
     
    ywen, Jun 16, 2010
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  14. Jun 16, 2010 at 12:30 PM
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    so i dont mean to hijack here but does anyone know where to get a set a tube doors? i think i might just get tube doors and add some sheet metal and make my own half doors.
     
    wolfgang123, Jun 16, 2010
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  15. Jun 16, 2010 at 1:01 PM
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  16. Jun 16, 2010 at 1:06 PM
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    I would love to do this on my rig but I'd have to do the same with the reverse-opening access cab doors.

    Would also need to wire up a quick-disconnect harness for the power windows, door locks, and speakers in the doors.

    Very interesting idea. Would be awesome for the summertime! :cool:
     
    mjp2, Jun 16, 2010
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  17. Jun 16, 2010 at 9:04 PM
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    no doors = no rear view mirrors...
    Not for me, but it is kinda interesting.:)
     
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  18. Jun 17, 2010 at 8:29 AM
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    :gah: Blake thats sooo stupid.. Why would you do that?!?!?!



    JUST KIDDING.. Awesome ingenuity. Great idea for those trails.
     
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  19. Jun 17, 2010 at 8:35 AM
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    Damn stupid if you ask me!
    and Damn cool if you don't care about messing up the interior.
     
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  20. Jun 17, 2010 at 8:41 AM
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    Been thinking about this since yesterday and seriously, I would love to rock removable doors. It's now on my "one of these years I'll get around to it" list of things to do. Not high on the priority list, but I love the idea.

    Need to do both the front and back doors, deal with the wiring issues, figure out side mirrors, and still have tunes, but I'd love to be cruising around with the truck wide open!

    IMG_2071_c8aa440c939d8563d686f11f7aaa95b5f0c9477c.jpg

    The more I think about it, the more I want to do it. Free and breezy aside, the looks I'd get from Jeep guys would be reason enough. :taco:
     
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