door removal ideas??
05-08-2009, 11:45 PM
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door removal ideas??
i have power windows so stupid wiring.
but i wanna be able to remove all 4 of my doors easy and be able to put them back on this summer
anybody have great ideas or things they did to do it.
i mean i could unplug all the wiring and pull it through but there is alot of wiring. so give me ideas??
but i wanna be able to remove all 4 of my doors easy and be able to put them back on this summer
anybody have great ideas or things they did to do it.
i mean i could unplug all the wiring and pull it through but there is alot of wiring. so give me ideas??
05-08-2009, 11:53 PM
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05-09-2009, 12:19 AM
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heres a thought... cut all the wires where they run between the body and the door and put spade connectors on all the pig tails... if im thinking right, all of the spade connectors SHOULD fit inside of that rubber tube that connects the body and door......
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i have power windows so stupid wiring.
but i wanna be able to remove all 4 of my doors easy and be able to put them back on this summer
anybody have great ideas or things they did to do it.
i mean i could unplug all the wiring and pull it through but there is alot of wiring. so give me ideas??
but i wanna be able to remove all 4 of my doors easy and be able to put them back on this summer
anybody have great ideas or things they did to do it.
i mean i could unplug all the wiring and pull it through but there is alot of wiring. so give me ideas??
05-09-2009, 08:56 AM
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If I had that problem...
(to expand on Space-Junk's idea)
I'd hit radio shack and by some male / female connector pairs that support the number of wires between the jamb and the door (could even have speakers wired through the plug) then splice the connectors in. You might have to bore the hole out in the jamb or door so you can stuff the connector in and not cause interference with the door closing. ...and use dielectric grease so they don't corrode or hit up a boat / marine shop somewhere to see if you can get waterproof connectors.
(to expand on Space-Junk's idea)
I'd hit radio shack and by some male / female connector pairs that support the number of wires between the jamb and the door (could even have speakers wired through the plug) then splice the connectors in. You might have to bore the hole out in the jamb or door so you can stuff the connector in and not cause interference with the door closing. ...and use dielectric grease so they don't corrode or hit up a boat / marine shop somewhere to see if you can get waterproof connectors.
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Looks cool though and don't get it wet.
05-10-2009, 07:35 PM
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i could buy a bunch of splitters that are easy disconnect on the inside of the door have it a quick release and just pull it through once i use it and just have my stereo go from the ground to the door so the wire is outside the door.
05-10-2009, 07:43 PM
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Your local auto parts store should have something that will work.
I remember when my buddy was rewiring his boat. He was able to get a waterproof wiring clip do it yourself kit. Came with all the little connectors that you crimp onto each wire and then plug each wire into the clip (had little gaskets and stuff aswell).
The drivers side will be easy, but il' tell you right now, the passenger side door will be fun. The wiring is pretty short inside of the truck...
I remember when my buddy was rewiring his boat. He was able to get a waterproof wiring clip do it yourself kit. Came with all the little connectors that you crimp onto each wire and then plug each wire into the clip (had little gaskets and stuff aswell).
The drivers side will be easy, but il' tell you right now, the passenger side door will be fun. The wiring is pretty short inside of the truck...
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Your local auto parts store should have something that will work.
I remember when my buddy was rewiring his boat. He was able to get a waterproof wiring clip do it yourself kit. Came with all the little connectors that you crimp onto each wire and then plug each wire into the clip (had little gaskets and stuff aswell).
The drivers side will be easy, but il' tell you right now, the passenger side door will be fun. The wiring is pretty short inside of the truck...
I remember when my buddy was rewiring his boat. He was able to get a waterproof wiring clip do it yourself kit. Came with all the little connectors that you crimp onto each wire and then plug each wire into the clip (had little gaskets and stuff aswell).
The drivers side will be easy, but il' tell you right now, the passenger side door will be fun. The wiring is pretty short inside of the truck...
im going to do that probably but i need a quick disconnect setup you think napa would have something like that??
05-10-2009, 07:49 PM
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I did something similar on a friends Bronco, we just went to the parts house and got some male/female connectors for the quick connect. Then we took the fenders and doors off, welded some flat stock on the back, drilled and threaded the the flat stock, and put some jeep hinges on it. It worked out very well. I wish I had some pics of the project, but it was about 7 years ago and God only knows where that Bronco is today. You may want to look into this.
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I did something similar on a friends Bronco, we just went to the parts house and got some male/female connectors for the quick connect. Then we took the fenders and doors off, welded some flat stock on the back, drilled and threaded the the flat stock, and put some jeep hinges on it. It worked out very well. I wish I had some pics of the project, but it was about 7 years ago and God only knows where that Bronco is today. You may want to look into this.
05-10-2009, 07:57 PM
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Yeah, the connector he got was quickly released.
Im not sure who would have them down in the US, we dont have any of the stores you guys have
(We have Lordco, T&T auto parts and Canadian Tire 
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Im not sure who would have them down in the US, we dont have any of the stores you guys have
(We have Lordco, T&T auto parts and Canadian Tire )
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im going to find something. another thing i need to do is trace where my door wires go to because i havent chased that yet i have never worked on wiring like this. but i dont have enough money to get it fixed.
05-10-2009, 09:07 PM
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lol we have napa auto parts schucks auto parts les schwab tire center lol we got a bunch of random stuff
im going to find something. another thing i need to do is trace where my door wires go to because i havent chased that yet i have never worked on wiring like this. but i dont have enough money to get it fixed.
im going to find something. another thing i need to do is trace where my door wires go to because i havent chased that yet i have never worked on wiring like this. but i dont have enough money to get it fixed.
Thats the great thing about having no money, it forces you to do it yourself. You fix it and learn on the way! (with the help of YT).
I can tell you that on the drivers side door, all the wirring gets routed down behind the stupid fuse box, most of that will go to the door lock relay (its hard to miss). The passenger side goes into the main harness almost right away, so its very very tight!
Can't say anything about the rear doors though
