Door Removal
04-20-2004, 07:42 PM
#1
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Door Removal
The weather this week in NC has been great, and it is suppose to stay that
way for a while. So I decided to take my doors off my 2002 TJ this evening.
This is the first time I have done it, and I love it. I was wondering
though, what types of laws are there for mirrors, I see a lot, and I mean a
lot of Wranglers down here that don't have mirrors. I know they pass cops,
do the cops just not care?
I also scratched up the nuts that hold the door on, do you guys just use
touch up paint on them, or not even bolt them on?
Thanks
C.G.
way for a while. So I decided to take my doors off my 2002 TJ this evening.
This is the first time I have done it, and I love it. I was wondering
though, what types of laws are there for mirrors, I see a lot, and I mean a
lot of Wranglers down here that don't have mirrors. I know they pass cops,
do the cops just not care?
I also scratched up the nuts that hold the door on, do you guys just use
touch up paint on them, or not even bolt them on?
Thanks
C.G.
04-20-2004, 07:46 PM
#2
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Re: Door Removal
Your local DMV is online and the rules of the road are there somewhere.
Here in Ontario Canada, we only 'have' to have one mirror, in other
provinces, we have to have a drivers side one too.
You can get brackets to mount the mirror on the hinge or get CJ ones
that mount on the hinge.
One friend got a cheap set of mirrors from a Honda shop. They fit right
in the hinge hole, hold tight with one nut, don't vibrate and look good.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Casey wrote:
>
> The weather this week in NC has been great, and it is suppose to stay that
> way for a while. So I decided to take my doors off my 2002 TJ this evening.
> This is the first time I have done it, and I love it. I was wondering
> though, what types of laws are there for mirrors, I see a lot, and I mean a
> lot of Wranglers down here that don't have mirrors. I know they pass cops,
> do the cops just not care?
> I also scratched up the nuts that hold the door on, do you guys just use
> touch up paint on them, or not even bolt them on?
>
> Thanks
> C.G.
Here in Ontario Canada, we only 'have' to have one mirror, in other
provinces, we have to have a drivers side one too.
You can get brackets to mount the mirror on the hinge or get CJ ones
that mount on the hinge.
One friend got a cheap set of mirrors from a Honda shop. They fit right
in the hinge hole, hold tight with one nut, don't vibrate and look good.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Casey wrote:
>
> The weather this week in NC has been great, and it is suppose to stay that
> way for a while. So I decided to take my doors off my 2002 TJ this evening.
> This is the first time I have done it, and I love it. I was wondering
> though, what types of laws are there for mirrors, I see a lot, and I mean a
> lot of Wranglers down here that don't have mirrors. I know they pass cops,
> do the cops just not care?
> I also scratched up the nuts that hold the door on, do you guys just use
> touch up paint on them, or not even bolt them on?
>
> Thanks
> C.G.
04-20-2004, 07:46 PM
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Re: Door Removal
Your local DMV is online and the rules of the road are there somewhere.
Here in Ontario Canada, we only 'have' to have one mirror, in other
provinces, we have to have a drivers side one too.
You can get brackets to mount the mirror on the hinge or get CJ ones
that mount on the hinge.
One friend got a cheap set of mirrors from a Honda shop. They fit right
in the hinge hole, hold tight with one nut, don't vibrate and look good.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Casey wrote:
>
> The weather this week in NC has been great, and it is suppose to stay that
> way for a while. So I decided to take my doors off my 2002 TJ this evening.
> This is the first time I have done it, and I love it. I was wondering
> though, what types of laws are there for mirrors, I see a lot, and I mean a
> lot of Wranglers down here that don't have mirrors. I know they pass cops,
> do the cops just not care?
> I also scratched up the nuts that hold the door on, do you guys just use
> touch up paint on them, or not even bolt them on?
>
> Thanks
> C.G.
Here in Ontario Canada, we only 'have' to have one mirror, in other
provinces, we have to have a drivers side one too.
You can get brackets to mount the mirror on the hinge or get CJ ones
that mount on the hinge.
One friend got a cheap set of mirrors from a Honda shop. They fit right
in the hinge hole, hold tight with one nut, don't vibrate and look good.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Casey wrote:
>
> The weather this week in NC has been great, and it is suppose to stay that
> way for a while. So I decided to take my doors off my 2002 TJ this evening.
> This is the first time I have done it, and I love it. I was wondering
> though, what types of laws are there for mirrors, I see a lot, and I mean a
> lot of Wranglers down here that don't have mirrors. I know they pass cops,
> do the cops just not care?
> I also scratched up the nuts that hold the door on, do you guys just use
> touch up paint on them, or not even bolt them on?
>
> Thanks
> C.G.
04-20-2004, 07:46 PM
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Re: Door Removal
Your local DMV is online and the rules of the road are there somewhere.
Here in Ontario Canada, we only 'have' to have one mirror, in other
provinces, we have to have a drivers side one too.
You can get brackets to mount the mirror on the hinge or get CJ ones
that mount on the hinge.
One friend got a cheap set of mirrors from a Honda shop. They fit right
in the hinge hole, hold tight with one nut, don't vibrate and look good.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Casey wrote:
>
> The weather this week in NC has been great, and it is suppose to stay that
> way for a while. So I decided to take my doors off my 2002 TJ this evening.
> This is the first time I have done it, and I love it. I was wondering
> though, what types of laws are there for mirrors, I see a lot, and I mean a
> lot of Wranglers down here that don't have mirrors. I know they pass cops,
> do the cops just not care?
> I also scratched up the nuts that hold the door on, do you guys just use
> touch up paint on them, or not even bolt them on?
>
> Thanks
> C.G.
Here in Ontario Canada, we only 'have' to have one mirror, in other
provinces, we have to have a drivers side one too.
You can get brackets to mount the mirror on the hinge or get CJ ones
that mount on the hinge.
One friend got a cheap set of mirrors from a Honda shop. They fit right
in the hinge hole, hold tight with one nut, don't vibrate and look good.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Casey wrote:
>
> The weather this week in NC has been great, and it is suppose to stay that
> way for a while. So I decided to take my doors off my 2002 TJ this evening.
> This is the first time I have done it, and I love it. I was wondering
> though, what types of laws are there for mirrors, I see a lot, and I mean a
> lot of Wranglers down here that don't have mirrors. I know they pass cops,
> do the cops just not care?
> I also scratched up the nuts that hold the door on, do you guys just use
> touch up paint on them, or not even bolt them on?
>
> Thanks
> C.G.
04-20-2004, 07:46 PM
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Re: Door Removal
Your local DMV is online and the rules of the road are there somewhere.
Here in Ontario Canada, we only 'have' to have one mirror, in other
provinces, we have to have a drivers side one too.
You can get brackets to mount the mirror on the hinge or get CJ ones
that mount on the hinge.
One friend got a cheap set of mirrors from a Honda shop. They fit right
in the hinge hole, hold tight with one nut, don't vibrate and look good.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Casey wrote:
>
> The weather this week in NC has been great, and it is suppose to stay that
> way for a while. So I decided to take my doors off my 2002 TJ this evening.
> This is the first time I have done it, and I love it. I was wondering
> though, what types of laws are there for mirrors, I see a lot, and I mean a
> lot of Wranglers down here that don't have mirrors. I know they pass cops,
> do the cops just not care?
> I also scratched up the nuts that hold the door on, do you guys just use
> touch up paint on them, or not even bolt them on?
>
> Thanks
> C.G.
Here in Ontario Canada, we only 'have' to have one mirror, in other
provinces, we have to have a drivers side one too.
You can get brackets to mount the mirror on the hinge or get CJ ones
that mount on the hinge.
One friend got a cheap set of mirrors from a Honda shop. They fit right
in the hinge hole, hold tight with one nut, don't vibrate and look good.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Casey wrote:
>
> The weather this week in NC has been great, and it is suppose to stay that
> way for a while. So I decided to take my doors off my 2002 TJ this evening.
> This is the first time I have done it, and I love it. I was wondering
> though, what types of laws are there for mirrors, I see a lot, and I mean a
> lot of Wranglers down here that don't have mirrors. I know they pass cops,
> do the cops just not care?
> I also scratched up the nuts that hold the door on, do you guys just use
> touch up paint on them, or not even bolt them on?
>
> Thanks
> C.G.
04-20-2004, 08:25 PM
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Re: Door Removal
Hey Mike....only the rear view needed in ON?!?!
Dam....that's AWESOME!! Cuz I was looking at those windshield corner frames
that move the mirror off the door and on to the body.....
I know BC asks for 2 mirrors. --both sides or rear and drivers side.
this is great news!! haha
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4085B644.B223A059@sympatico.ca...
> Your local DMV is online and the rules of the road are there somewhere.
>
> Here in Ontario Canada, we only 'have' to have one mirror, in other
> provinces, we have to have a drivers side one too.
>
> You can get brackets to mount the mirror on the hinge or get CJ ones
> that mount on the hinge.
>
> One friend got a cheap set of mirrors from a Honda shop. They fit right
> in the hinge hole, hold tight with one nut, don't vibrate and look good.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Casey wrote:
> >
> > The weather this week in NC has been great, and it is suppose to stay
that
> > way for a while. So I decided to take my doors off my 2002 TJ this
evening.
> > This is the first time I have done it, and I love it. I was wondering
> > though, what types of laws are there for mirrors, I see a lot, and I
mean a
> > lot of Wranglers down here that don't have mirrors. I know they pass
cops,
> > do the cops just not care?
> > I also scratched up the nuts that hold the door on, do you guys just
use
> > touch up paint on them, or not even bolt them on?
> >
> > Thanks
> > C.G.
Dam....that's AWESOME!! Cuz I was looking at those windshield corner frames
that move the mirror off the door and on to the body.....
I know BC asks for 2 mirrors. --both sides or rear and drivers side.
this is great news!! haha
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4085B644.B223A059@sympatico.ca...
> Your local DMV is online and the rules of the road are there somewhere.
>
> Here in Ontario Canada, we only 'have' to have one mirror, in other
> provinces, we have to have a drivers side one too.
>
> You can get brackets to mount the mirror on the hinge or get CJ ones
> that mount on the hinge.
>
> One friend got a cheap set of mirrors from a Honda shop. They fit right
> in the hinge hole, hold tight with one nut, don't vibrate and look good.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Casey wrote:
> >
> > The weather this week in NC has been great, and it is suppose to stay
that
> > way for a while. So I decided to take my doors off my 2002 TJ this
evening.
> > This is the first time I have done it, and I love it. I was wondering
> > though, what types of laws are there for mirrors, I see a lot, and I
mean a
> > lot of Wranglers down here that don't have mirrors. I know they pass
cops,
> > do the cops just not care?
> > I also scratched up the nuts that hold the door on, do you guys just
use
> > touch up paint on them, or not even bolt them on?
> >
> > Thanks
> > C.G.
04-20-2004, 08:25 PM
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Re: Door Removal
Hey Mike....only the rear view needed in ON?!?!
Dam....that's AWESOME!! Cuz I was looking at those windshield corner frames
that move the mirror off the door and on to the body.....
I know BC asks for 2 mirrors. --both sides or rear and drivers side.
this is great news!! haha
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4085B644.B223A059@sympatico.ca...
> Your local DMV is online and the rules of the road are there somewhere.
>
> Here in Ontario Canada, we only 'have' to have one mirror, in other
> provinces, we have to have a drivers side one too.
>
> You can get brackets to mount the mirror on the hinge or get CJ ones
> that mount on the hinge.
>
> One friend got a cheap set of mirrors from a Honda shop. They fit right
> in the hinge hole, hold tight with one nut, don't vibrate and look good.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Casey wrote:
> >
> > The weather this week in NC has been great, and it is suppose to stay
that
> > way for a while. So I decided to take my doors off my 2002 TJ this
evening.
> > This is the first time I have done it, and I love it. I was wondering
> > though, what types of laws are there for mirrors, I see a lot, and I
mean a
> > lot of Wranglers down here that don't have mirrors. I know they pass
cops,
> > do the cops just not care?
> > I also scratched up the nuts that hold the door on, do you guys just
use
> > touch up paint on them, or not even bolt them on?
> >
> > Thanks
> > C.G.
Dam....that's AWESOME!! Cuz I was looking at those windshield corner frames
that move the mirror off the door and on to the body.....
I know BC asks for 2 mirrors. --both sides or rear and drivers side.
this is great news!! haha
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4085B644.B223A059@sympatico.ca...
> Your local DMV is online and the rules of the road are there somewhere.
>
> Here in Ontario Canada, we only 'have' to have one mirror, in other
> provinces, we have to have a drivers side one too.
>
> You can get brackets to mount the mirror on the hinge or get CJ ones
> that mount on the hinge.
>
> One friend got a cheap set of mirrors from a Honda shop. They fit right
> in the hinge hole, hold tight with one nut, don't vibrate and look good.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Casey wrote:
> >
> > The weather this week in NC has been great, and it is suppose to stay
that
> > way for a while. So I decided to take my doors off my 2002 TJ this
evening.
> > This is the first time I have done it, and I love it. I was wondering
> > though, what types of laws are there for mirrors, I see a lot, and I
mean a
> > lot of Wranglers down here that don't have mirrors. I know they pass
cops,
> > do the cops just not care?
> > I also scratched up the nuts that hold the door on, do you guys just
use
> > touch up paint on them, or not even bolt them on?
> >
> > Thanks
> > C.G.
04-20-2004, 08:25 PM
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Re: Door Removal
Hey Mike....only the rear view needed in ON?!?!
Dam....that's AWESOME!! Cuz I was looking at those windshield corner frames
that move the mirror off the door and on to the body.....
I know BC asks for 2 mirrors. --both sides or rear and drivers side.
this is great news!! haha
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4085B644.B223A059@sympatico.ca...
> Your local DMV is online and the rules of the road are there somewhere.
>
> Here in Ontario Canada, we only 'have' to have one mirror, in other
> provinces, we have to have a drivers side one too.
>
> You can get brackets to mount the mirror on the hinge or get CJ ones
> that mount on the hinge.
>
> One friend got a cheap set of mirrors from a Honda shop. They fit right
> in the hinge hole, hold tight with one nut, don't vibrate and look good.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Casey wrote:
> >
> > The weather this week in NC has been great, and it is suppose to stay
that
> > way for a while. So I decided to take my doors off my 2002 TJ this
evening.
> > This is the first time I have done it, and I love it. I was wondering
> > though, what types of laws are there for mirrors, I see a lot, and I
mean a
> > lot of Wranglers down here that don't have mirrors. I know they pass
cops,
> > do the cops just not care?
> > I also scratched up the nuts that hold the door on, do you guys just
use
> > touch up paint on them, or not even bolt them on?
> >
> > Thanks
> > C.G.
Dam....that's AWESOME!! Cuz I was looking at those windshield corner frames
that move the mirror off the door and on to the body.....
I know BC asks for 2 mirrors. --both sides or rear and drivers side.
this is great news!! haha
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4085B644.B223A059@sympatico.ca...
> Your local DMV is online and the rules of the road are there somewhere.
>
> Here in Ontario Canada, we only 'have' to have one mirror, in other
> provinces, we have to have a drivers side one too.
>
> You can get brackets to mount the mirror on the hinge or get CJ ones
> that mount on the hinge.
>
> One friend got a cheap set of mirrors from a Honda shop. They fit right
> in the hinge hole, hold tight with one nut, don't vibrate and look good.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Casey wrote:
> >
> > The weather this week in NC has been great, and it is suppose to stay
that
> > way for a while. So I decided to take my doors off my 2002 TJ this
evening.
> > This is the first time I have done it, and I love it. I was wondering
> > though, what types of laws are there for mirrors, I see a lot, and I
mean a
> > lot of Wranglers down here that don't have mirrors. I know they pass
cops,
> > do the cops just not care?
> > I also scratched up the nuts that hold the door on, do you guys just
use
> > touch up paint on them, or not even bolt them on?
> >
> > Thanks
> > C.G.
04-20-2004, 08:25 PM
#9
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Re: Door Removal
Hey Mike....only the rear view needed in ON?!?!
Dam....that's AWESOME!! Cuz I was looking at those windshield corner frames
that move the mirror off the door and on to the body.....
I know BC asks for 2 mirrors. --both sides or rear and drivers side.
this is great news!! haha
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4085B644.B223A059@sympatico.ca...
> Your local DMV is online and the rules of the road are there somewhere.
>
> Here in Ontario Canada, we only 'have' to have one mirror, in other
> provinces, we have to have a drivers side one too.
>
> You can get brackets to mount the mirror on the hinge or get CJ ones
> that mount on the hinge.
>
> One friend got a cheap set of mirrors from a Honda shop. They fit right
> in the hinge hole, hold tight with one nut, don't vibrate and look good.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Casey wrote:
> >
> > The weather this week in NC has been great, and it is suppose to stay
that
> > way for a while. So I decided to take my doors off my 2002 TJ this
evening.
> > This is the first time I have done it, and I love it. I was wondering
> > though, what types of laws are there for mirrors, I see a lot, and I
mean a
> > lot of Wranglers down here that don't have mirrors. I know they pass
cops,
> > do the cops just not care?
> > I also scratched up the nuts that hold the door on, do you guys just
use
> > touch up paint on them, or not even bolt them on?
> >
> > Thanks
> > C.G.
Dam....that's AWESOME!! Cuz I was looking at those windshield corner frames
that move the mirror off the door and on to the body.....
I know BC asks for 2 mirrors. --both sides or rear and drivers side.
this is great news!! haha
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4085B644.B223A059@sympatico.ca...
> Your local DMV is online and the rules of the road are there somewhere.
>
> Here in Ontario Canada, we only 'have' to have one mirror, in other
> provinces, we have to have a drivers side one too.
>
> You can get brackets to mount the mirror on the hinge or get CJ ones
> that mount on the hinge.
>
> One friend got a cheap set of mirrors from a Honda shop. They fit right
> in the hinge hole, hold tight with one nut, don't vibrate and look good.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Casey wrote:
> >
> > The weather this week in NC has been great, and it is suppose to stay
that
> > way for a while. So I decided to take my doors off my 2002 TJ this
evening.
> > This is the first time I have done it, and I love it. I was wondering
> > though, what types of laws are there for mirrors, I see a lot, and I
mean a
> > lot of Wranglers down here that don't have mirrors. I know they pass
cops,
> > do the cops just not care?
> > I also scratched up the nuts that hold the door on, do you guys just
use
> > touch up paint on them, or not even bolt them on?
> >
> > Thanks
> > C.G.
04-20-2004, 08:25 PM
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Re: Door Removal
In CALIFORNIA (your mileage may vary), one is required to have two mirrors
that can see at least 200 feet to the rear. The required mirror is the one
mounted to the left door. The options for the second morror is the
windshield mounted mirror, OR the mirror mounted to the right side door. The
windshield is the preferred mirror, but if there is a load, or the rear view
is blocked for any reason, then the right side mirror is required. The way I
read the rules, one can elect to not have the windshield mounted mirror, and
only have the mirrors mounted to the doors.
Having said that, the doors can be taken off. In this case, the mirrors must
be attached generally in the same location. There is a bracket that Sun
Performance sells that allows you to relocate the mirrors when the doors are
taken off. I don't think the right side mirror can be seen very well using
these brackets, and you may want to only use the left side mirror and the
mirror that is mounted to the windshield.
"Casey" <casey3477@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:vzihc.25955$6m4.1067265@twister.southeast.rr. com...
> The weather this week in NC has been great, and it is suppose to stay that
> way for a while. So I decided to take my doors off my 2002 TJ this
evening.
> This is the first time I have done it, and I love it. I was wondering
> though, what types of laws are there for mirrors, I see a lot, and I mean
a
> lot of Wranglers down here that don't have mirrors. I know they pass cops,
> do the cops just not care?
> I also scratched up the nuts that hold the door on, do you guys just use
> touch up paint on them, or not even bolt them on?
>
> Thanks
> C.G.
>
>
that can see at least 200 feet to the rear. The required mirror is the one
mounted to the left door. The options for the second morror is the
windshield mounted mirror, OR the mirror mounted to the right side door. The
windshield is the preferred mirror, but if there is a load, or the rear view
is blocked for any reason, then the right side mirror is required. The way I
read the rules, one can elect to not have the windshield mounted mirror, and
only have the mirrors mounted to the doors.
Having said that, the doors can be taken off. In this case, the mirrors must
be attached generally in the same location. There is a bracket that Sun
Performance sells that allows you to relocate the mirrors when the doors are
taken off. I don't think the right side mirror can be seen very well using
these brackets, and you may want to only use the left side mirror and the
mirror that is mounted to the windshield.
"Casey" <casey3477@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:vzihc.25955$6m4.1067265@twister.southeast.rr. com...
> The weather this week in NC has been great, and it is suppose to stay that
> way for a while. So I decided to take my doors off my 2002 TJ this
evening.
> This is the first time I have done it, and I love it. I was wondering
> though, what types of laws are there for mirrors, I see a lot, and I mean
a
> lot of Wranglers down here that don't have mirrors. I know they pass cops,
> do the cops just not care?
> I also scratched up the nuts that hold the door on, do you guys just use
> touch up paint on them, or not even bolt them on?
>
> Thanks
> C.G.
>
>