Forum
Avatar
Please consider registering
Guest
Advanced Search
Forum Scope


Match



Forum Options



Minimum search word length is 3 characters - maximum search word length is 84 characters
message
Where can I buy some TJ half doors?
August 7, 2016
12:24 pm
Avatar
Jeff_R
Meadow Vista
Member

Club Member
Forum Posts: 1687
Member Since:
July 14, 2016
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

I would like to buy some half doors for my 04 TJ. I think I want stock half doors but I'm open to other options/suggestions provided they are good for water crossings and can accept upper skins. It is my understanding that in order to match my dark slate gray interior I will need to find 03 to 06 doors. Ideally they should be red but if not, I can get them painted. I have recently been checking on eBay and Craigslist but I haven't found anything in good shape with the slate gray door panels. Today I sent an email to J&W Jeep (http://jwjeep.com/) to see what they have. Are there any other sources that I should check or do I just need to be patient and keep checking eBay and Craigslist? Thanks!

August 7, 2016
1:04 pm
Avatar
JohnDF
Member

Club Member
Forum Posts: 9523
Member Since:
July 10, 2003
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

You could also try the "For Sale" sections on some of the Jeep forums like Pirate or Jeeps Unlimited.

I used to wheel a lot. . .

August 7, 2016
1:42 pm
Avatar
Jeff_R
Meadow Vista
Member

Club Member
Forum Posts: 1687
Member Since:
July 14, 2016
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

JohnDF said
You could also try the "For Sale" sections on some of the Jeep forums like Pirate or Jeeps Unlimited.  

Thanks, will do! I found some really clean doors on CL but they are in Wisconsin and I would need to have them shipped if the seller is willing to do so. And I would need to get them painted Red since they are orange and I don't think orange doors would look too good on my red TJ. sadvomit

August 7, 2016
2:48 pm
Avatar
Jeff_R
Meadow Vista
Member

Club Member
Forum Posts: 1687
Member Since:
July 14, 2016
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Here is a link to the doors that I'm looking at: http://madison.craigslist.org/.....65471.html They see very clean. Am I crazy due to increased cost to get doors that I would have to paint? Should I keep looking for red doors that are in good shape like these? What are the odds of finding really clean half doors off an 03-06 TJ? These are off an 05 and were removed and replaced with full doors. They have no rust and the seller is trustworthy and ships aircraft, so shipping Jeep doors on a palletized wooden box is no problem for him. Since the doors include the skins it doesn't seem like an unreasonable price to me for such clean doors. Opinions/advice???

August 7, 2016
4:37 pm
Avatar
Darrell and Jill
Sacramento
Member
Subscriber
Forum Posts: 560
Member Since:
April 10, 2015
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

JW wanted 450 per door the last time I checked for them for my 04 TJ.

August 7, 2016
5:22 pm
Avatar
Jeff_R
Meadow Vista
Member

Club Member
Forum Posts: 1687
Member Since:
July 14, 2016
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Darrell and Jill said
JW wanted 450 per door the last time I checked for them for my 04 TJ.  

Thanks for the information Darrell and Jill. I have seen them for 300 to 600 per pair on Craigslist and most were not in good condition but I haven't been looking very long. I just added tube doors last week and I realized on Friday to and from Barrett that in spring and fall it will be way too cold to run tube doors. So I guess the ones I'm looking at might not a bad deal.

August 17, 2016
7:22 pm
Avatar
Jeff_R
Meadow Vista
Member

Club Member
Forum Posts: 1687
Member Since:
July 14, 2016
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Jeff_R said

Thanks, will do! I found some really clean doors on CL but they are in Wisconsin and I would need to have them shipped if the seller is willing to do so. And I would need to get them painted Red since they are orange and I don't think orange doors would look too good on my red TJ. sadvomit  

Like my new look! Did I park too close to Brad? confusedThey will get painted red soon.

door-1.jpgImage Enlargerdoor-2-1.jpgImage Enlarger

sp_PlupAttachments Attachments
August 17, 2016
7:32 pm
Avatar
Gilbert & Betty
El Dorado Hills
Member

Club Member
Forum Posts: 1392
Member Since:
February 26, 2014
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Looking good thumbs-up

August 18, 2016
5:11 am
Avatar
JohnDF
Member

Club Member
Forum Posts: 9523
Member Since:
July 10, 2003
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

They look good. Much better for the trail.

I used to wheel a lot. . .

August 18, 2016
7:04 am
Avatar
Jeff_R
Meadow Vista
Member

Club Member
Forum Posts: 1687
Member Since:
July 14, 2016
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

JohnDF said
They look good. Much better for the trail.  

I bought some tube doors and put them on just before we ran Barrett. We had an unusually cold morning and it was foggy on parts of hwy 49 between hwy 80 and 50. We froze driving over there so I realized that I needed some half doors in addition to my tube and full doors so I could use the appropriate doors depending on the weather. I figure if tube doors could be too cold on a cold day in the middle of summer, just think how cold they would be in spring and fall. I really liked the increased visibility I had with the tube doors and the visibility with half doors is almost as good and far better than the full doors.

August 18, 2016
11:57 am
Avatar
Darrell and Jill
Sacramento
Member
Subscriber
Forum Posts: 560
Member Since:
April 10, 2015
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Jeff_R said

Like my new look! Did I park too close to Brad? confusedThey will get painted red soon.

door-1.jpgImage Enlargerdoor-2-1.jpgImage Enlarger  

they look ok to me!

August 18, 2016
9:31 pm
Avatar
richfroh
Acampo, CA
Member
Subscriber
Forum Posts: 538
Member Since:
April 9, 2015
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Looks better than full doors!

August 19, 2016
7:14 am
Avatar
Gregulator
Member

Club Member
Forum Posts: 3047
Member Since:
September 3, 2008
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Nice!!  Now can you find me some JK half doors?

Um...what?

August 19, 2016
8:48 am
Avatar
Jeff_R
Meadow Vista
Member

Club Member
Forum Posts: 1687
Member Since:
July 14, 2016
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Gregulator said
Nice!!  Now can you find me some JK half doors?  

Funny you should say that, I remembered seeing these in my search. Don't know anything about them or if they are a fair price, but here they are: http://losangeles.craigslist.o.....48256.html

August 19, 2016
11:58 am
Avatar
Gregulator
Member

Club Member
Forum Posts: 3047
Member Since:
September 3, 2008
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

To rich for my blood.  Thanks though.

Um...what?

August 19, 2016
12:21 pm
Avatar
kris_olof
El Dorado
Moderator

Club Trailmaster
Forum Posts: 1080
Member Since:
March 13, 2015
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Gregulator said
To rich for my blood.  Thanks though.  

Sounds like the podcast needs for find another sponsor. wink

August 19, 2016
12:32 pm
Avatar
Jeff_R
Meadow Vista
Member

Club Member
Forum Posts: 1687
Member Since:
July 14, 2016
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Gregulator said
To rich for my blood.  Thanks though.  

I don't know what JK half doors sell for but I'm guessing these are overpriced since they haven't sold. You could always throw a low number at him and see what he says. Isn't that what Craigslist is all about? smile

I got lucky on mine. The guy who was selling them dismantles and exports used small planes in shipping containers so packing up some half doors was nothing for him. He built a palletized wood box for no additional charge, wrapped them in industrial bubble wrap and put straps around them. It included the factory mirrors (worth $150) and an essentially new Mopar uppers bag (worth $130) for the windows and frames, all for $600. Cost me $300 to ship. Painting will be about $600 but I don't mind since the doors are in like new condition. Then I can go out and scratch them up on the trail!confused

August 19, 2016
12:55 pm
Avatar
Jeff_R
Meadow Vista
Member

Club Member
Forum Posts: 1687
Member Since:
July 14, 2016
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Looking at the ad more closely it looks like the door is missing a lot of components which can add the cost very quickly, so I  think these are probably very overpriced.

August 19, 2016
3:09 pm
Avatar
JohnDF
Member

Club Member
Forum Posts: 9523
Member Since:
July 10, 2003
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

That's pretty typical priced for JK doors. Four doors from the factory will cost you over $3,000.00, plus you have to have them painted and assembled.

I used to wheel a lot. . .

August 30, 2016
8:01 pm
Avatar
Jeff_R
Meadow Vista
Member

Club Member
Forum Posts: 1687
Member Since:
July 14, 2016
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Well, after seven days in the body shop (I was told it would take four to five daysconfused) and five days to get the locksmith to rekey the lock cylinders (he told me it would take one daysleeping2), I finally got my Jeep back with my "new to me" half doors painted to match. Now I just need to go through some brush so they match the rest of my Jeep!IMG_1436-1.JPGImage EnlargerIMG_1435-1.JPGImage Enlarger

sp_PlupAttachments Attachments
August 30, 2016
8:57 pm
Avatar
BKGM Jeepers
Folsom
Moderator

Club President
Forum Posts: 6982
Member Since:
April 2, 2003
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

They look great!

August 30, 2016
9:20 pm
Avatar
Jeff_R
Meadow Vista
Member

Club Member
Forum Posts: 1687
Member Since:
July 14, 2016
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

BKGM Jeepers said
They look great!  

Thanks!

August 31, 2016
4:41 am
Avatar
JohnDF
Member

Club Member
Forum Posts: 9523
Member Since:
July 10, 2003
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Very nice, they look great. Congratulations.

I used to wheel a lot. . .

August 31, 2016
9:22 am
Avatar
kris_olof
El Dorado
Moderator

Club Trailmaster
Forum Posts: 1080
Member Since:
March 13, 2015
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Jeff_R said
... Now I just need to go through some brush so they match the rest of my Jeep!

Agreed.  Nothing adds character to a Jeep more than cowboy pin-striping.  grin

August 31, 2016
12:09 pm
Avatar
Gregulator
Member

Club Member
Forum Posts: 3047
Member Since:
September 3, 2008
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

They do look awesome!!

Um...what?

Forum Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
Most Users Ever Online: 81
Currently Online:
Guest(s) 1
Currently Browsing this Page:
1 Guest(s)
Top Posters:
JohnDF: 9523
Fred: 3609
Gregulator: 3047
RobD: 1721
Jeff_R: 1687
Josh: 1631
Tom: 1465
Justin: 1416
Gilbert & Betty: 1392
Dan-H: 1378
Member Stats:
Guest Posters: 12
Members: 135
Moderators: 5
Admins: 1
Forum Stats:
Groups: 5
Forums: 24
Topics: 4221
Posts: 65665
Newest Members:
Ski man, RomikaHill, JKJeepGirl, frostie_jeep, RockyRaccoon, [email protected], Rogersuisy, TacoDan, Topliner
Moderators: Posse4x4: 1, BKGM Jeepers: 6982, Lynda and Guy: 194, kris_olof: 1080, Jamie (K6NUB): 720
Administrators: k-jeep: 2220
Members Birthdays
sp_BirthdayIcon
Today: None
Upcoming: Guy and Lynda, TravisL'11JK, Mike G, Krawlman, Robert & Amber