Doors off
A few weeks back, I took my doors off for the first time. I know it was the first time because the coated bottom nuts on the hinges were in perfect condition.
I had read horror stories about getting the doors off, but, fortunately, mine were very straightforward and only took a little bit of nudging. In looking at the pins, they had a little surface rust, but nothing that got in my way (picture attached).
I also got some side mirrors to keep my rear visibility good (picture attached). They were pretty cheap, and they worked ok. Like many mirrors like this, they whistled a bit, and vibrated a bit, but were usable overall. I also removed fuse #5 to keep the lights off when the doors were off.
I kept the doors off for a few days, but then put them back on since it's been a little rainy this spring in Colorado, and I didn't want to get caught where I didn't have any options to seal things up. I put a little anti-seize on the hinge pins so that it hopefully stays easy to take off when I do it again in the future.
All in all, I enjoyed it, and the Jeep looked great (picture attached). But it didn't really fit my needs for how I wanted to use my Jeep on a regular basis.
A few weeks back, I took my doors off for the first time. I know it was the first time because the coated bottom nuts on the hinges were in perfect condition.
I had read horror stories about getting the doors off, but, fortunately, mine were very straightforward and only took a little bit of nudging. In looking at the pins, they had a little surface rust, but nothing that got in my way (picture attached).
I also got some side mirrors to keep my rear visibility good (picture attached). They were pretty cheap, and they worked ok. Like many mirrors like this, they whistled a bit, and vibrated a bit, but were usable overall. I also removed fuse #5 to keep the lights off when the doors were off.
I kept the doors off for a few days, but then put them back on since it's been a little rainy this spring in Colorado, and I didn't want to get caught where I didn't have any options to seal things up. I put a little anti-seize on the hinge pins so that it hopefully stays easy to take off when I do it again in the future.
All in all, I enjoyed it, and the Jeep looked great (picture attached). But it didn't really fit my needs for how I wanted to use my Jeep on a regular basis.