Door Removal

scottsxj · Apr 26, 2004

So i alreday took off the driver side door and im loving it. And you wouldnt believe the crazy looks i get from people. So now i ve decided to move to the other side. But when i went to take it off the torx bit just kept slipping so now nothing will grip in the bolt head. I need some ideas as of how i can still get it off. Will the pin tap out so i wont have to worry about the bolts. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,
Scott

IntrepidXJ · Apr 26, 2004

same thing happened to me last weekend

i managed to get a sawzall in there and cut the bottom part of the hinge off......then pounded on that and got the pins out, too

scottsxj · Apr 26, 2004

how did you manage that in such a small space. And once you got that done what did you use to hammer the pin out. And also did you then just flip the pin over so you could drop the door on. Thanks, Scott

IntrepidXJ · Apr 26, 2004

i used an air chisel to hammer the pin and bottom part of the hinge out. i was unable to get the pin out of the lower part of the hinger, so i went to the hardware store and got some bolts that were the same size, and cut the threaded part off. dropped the bolts in from the top.

scottsxj · Apr 26, 2004

sorry for all the questions but what shouold i do if i dont have access to an air chisel.

IntrepidXJ · Apr 26, 2004

you should be able to get it out with a hammer and screwdriver if needed. just hit the lower part of the hinge that you cut off

JetPilot22 · Oct 26, 2004

Does anyone know a good website that walks you through removing XJ doors?

BornAgainXJer · Oct 26, 2004

When you say removing do you mean for good? Or just temp?

IntrepidXJ · Oct 26, 2004

JetPilot22 said:
Does anyone know a good website that walks you through removing XJ doors?

this might help. but it won't hold your hand and walk you thru it

http://www.myxj.net/tech/doorless/

93Jeepin · Oct 26, 2004

i used a torch

xjj33p3r · Oct 26, 2004

A dremel would also work to cut the hinges off. But watch out, cuz I burned mine out trying to do it, and I still didn't get all of the bottom hinge cut off.

XJ_ranger · Oct 26, 2004

here is annother website that i bookmarked:

http://www.projectxj.com/mods/doorless.htm

Ramsey · Oct 26, 2004

XJ_ranger said:
here is annother website that i bookmarked:

http://www.projectxj.com/mods/doorless.htm

this is the one that i used to get an idea

jeepinxj05 · Oct 27, 2004

There was some good discussion on the NAXJA

forums but i'm not sure what the title is. "taking the doors off" or something like that. Do a search cause there are some real good links on that thread.

Starboard M · Oct 27, 2004

IntrepidXJ said:
this might help. but it won't hold your hand and walk you thru it

http://www.myxj.net/tech/doorless/

Would that affect the rigidity of the door in a crash? I would think that the pin would break if the thing holding it was cut in half and come in on the driver or passanger.

BUCKYXJ · Oct 27, 2004

Doors off? are you guys nuts?
Anyway I have had mine removable for a while and love it. FYI the pins in the door are almost exactly 1/4" I used pull pins so they can come out easy. As for the doors coming off in a crash I think not. I seen quite a few wrecks (EMT) and not many times I was like good thing those hinges where there. Usually the door is crushed shut so if anything you are helping the firefighters get the doors off. DIG IT!

Codeman · Oct 27, 2004

ok, so what have ya'll done about the wiring? I like my automatic locks and windows.

Codeman

Overdriven · Oct 27, 2004

I took the harness out of the door and mounted it under my dash. didn't have to change anything but the 4 wires that go to the power window motor and power lock. I just had to extend them about a foot each. Worked very well. I can still control the back windows when I have my front doors off. I just unplug the harness when I take the door off.

The passenger door is easy. Just unplug the harness at the kick panel.

fatwreck · Oct 27, 2004

Codeman said:
ok, so what have ya'll done about the wiring? I like my automatic locks and windows.
Codeman

if you read my writeup on www.projectxj.com you'll see that I have power windows and locks too. I just leave my kick panels off and unplug the factory plugs that are already there when I remove my doors. Takes about 2 minutes.

xjj33p3r · Oct 27, 2004

Hey Fatwreck, what did you use to cut the bottom of the hinge off? I tried using a dremel, but it could never cut all the way through. Plus I might need a new one now, mine seems to be fried

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