Tube door covers

I went a different route with my tube doors than it seems most have. Mine bolt on to the existing hinges, and they stay for most of the year. I used to have cheap plastic covers with velcro, but last night I went out to the fabric store and bought some thick canvass and some zipper.

I designed mine to follow the contour of the entire frame, and I am outlining them in the canvas, and making a zip out window. they will still be velcroed on, but now then should be relatively perminant. They are pinned together now, and when I get them together I am going to take them to an upholstry shop to have them triple stitched.

Has anyone gone this route, and if so, what might have you done differently?


I am in class now, but when I get home I will try to load up some pictures.






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'91 Cherokee, 4.7L, 4in lift, 33'' Tires, no lockers or winch - just ballsy driving

Can't wait to see the pix.

Ok here are some picks:

Tube door with cover: window unzipped
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x10/wolfpackjeeper/DSC00947.jpg


Tube Door Covered
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x10/wolfpackjeeper/DSC00946.jpg

Tube Door uncovered
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x10/wolfpackjeeper/DSC00943.jpg

Tube door latch
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x10/wolfpackjeeper/DSC00944.jpg

yea, so far it seems so good. I ned to finish the other door and run them to the shop to have them sewn.

btw this is my first time with photobucket

thats pretty cool

Not trying to knock you bro but what's the point of tube doors if they don't allow you to lean out?

Keep the rain out/keep fiance happy. I can lean out just fine, the top bar is just above seat hight. Doors are usually in the naked form, those covers are a velcro onto the door frame deal. Since My only forms of transportation are the jeep and a motorcycle, I keep the covers folded up in the back and if it starts to rain and I dont feel like gettign wet I throw them on real quick.

The main reason for the canvass doors over my old clear vynal ones is that UV degrades any glue I use to adhere the velcro to the door. this way it will just be sewn on

Cool. Will the velcro hold at speed?

Robert

It seems to, these covers are actually replacing some that I hade made out of just velcro and vinal. Granted, I used industrial strength velcro from wally world. I eventually did have a problem with the glue breaking down, but I ghetto rigged it with staples last year and it held fine on the interstate