spot the difference!

[jesus_is_alright]

have you still got your old van shouldnt be that hard to take the door off that van and swap it over
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The old van is on ebay and finishes tonight, i'm selling it complete
i want to keep the old handles and for saftey sake i'm gonna rehang it
The only problem i see with gulwing doors is what if i park next to a 4wd at the shops? i cannot open my side door.
Plus having to replace gas struts is another problem in itself

[Bedfordcrazy]

Benny can correct me if i'm wrong here, but if you take a lot of the weight out of the door, and use heavey duty struts, they should last for years between changes, and struts basically just pop out of their ball joint,simple to change out.

george.

[Rogue Trooper]

The weight of a standard door without glass is fine. Even with a window in, the extra weight is closer to the hinge so should have minimal impact. Standard gas shocks from the rear door of a Hi-ace or an L300 are more than sufficient. The big trick is the angle you mount them on.

[jesus_is_alright]

Yes they last a while, but when they do go its at the most inconvenient time

[Bedfordcrazy]

hey mate, a spark plug, bearings and engines can all go at anytime, what are you going to do, not buy a car, not do up your van, a light bulb can go at night, how inconveniate is that, what do you do stop driving at night. Mate if the jobs done right and you keep things serviced, then they will last as long as they are expected to.

george.

[SkippyThBushKangeroo]

hey rogue.. is that a ceilin hook top right of piccy, holdin that side door up really      bit of th ol bodge n scarper photography eh mate 

[ben]

"Yes they last a while, but when they do go its at the most inconvenient time"

like a wheel bearing 4am!

[Rogue Trooper]

"Yes they last a while, but when they do go its at the most inconvenient time"

like a wheel bearing 4am!

Maybe but it's only a door shock at the end of the day and just a minor inconvenience till you can replace it. Certainly not in the same league as a wheel bearing.