Doors - on or off??
05-09-2005, 12:34 PM
#21
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Re: Doors - on or off??
Hell yeah! Take the doors off! I love having mine off!
However, a couple warnings:
1 - Be prepared for about 10 times more wind circulating through the
jeep. Anything not securely stowed will be on the pavement.
2 - I would recommend getting some sport handles so you have something
to grab on when taking turns. Anyone who rides with you will likely
freak out as well.
But, I don't think you are really doing your jeep justice unless you
have the doors off.
On 9 May 2005 07:28:51 -0700, "rmcaskey@comcast.net"
<rmcaskey@comcast.net> wrote:
>i'm confused.
>
>all the instructions for my wrangler unlimited refer to removal of the
>doors (and folding the windshield down) being for "off-road only".
>having spent 14 years in the army, i fully support the windshield
>warning. i can tell you with some degree of authority that a little
>stone can leave a big mark even when your only going 35 or 40. if it
>can chip your windshield, it can damn sure put a hurt on your forehead.
>
>but as i cruised around yesterday, feeling quite sporty with the
>sunrider roof open, i saw at least 6 wranglers with the doors off.
>
>is a middle aged, overweight, grey-haired guy allowed to do this also,
>or is this something reserved for the young and immortal??
>
>martin caskey
>millers island, maryland
However, a couple warnings:
1 - Be prepared for about 10 times more wind circulating through the
jeep. Anything not securely stowed will be on the pavement.
2 - I would recommend getting some sport handles so you have something
to grab on when taking turns. Anyone who rides with you will likely
freak out as well.
But, I don't think you are really doing your jeep justice unless you
have the doors off.
On 9 May 2005 07:28:51 -0700, "rmcaskey@comcast.net"
<rmcaskey@comcast.net> wrote:
>i'm confused.
>
>all the instructions for my wrangler unlimited refer to removal of the
>doors (and folding the windshield down) being for "off-road only".
>having spent 14 years in the army, i fully support the windshield
>warning. i can tell you with some degree of authority that a little
>stone can leave a big mark even when your only going 35 or 40. if it
>can chip your windshield, it can damn sure put a hurt on your forehead.
>
>but as i cruised around yesterday, feeling quite sporty with the
>sunrider roof open, i saw at least 6 wranglers with the doors off.
>
>is a middle aged, overweight, grey-haired guy allowed to do this also,
>or is this something reserved for the young and immortal??
>
>martin caskey
>millers island, maryland
05-09-2005, 01:38 PM
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Re: Doors - on or off??
<rmcaskey@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1115648930.966494.322620@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> i'm confused.
>
> all the instructions for my wrangler unlimited refer to removal of the
> doors (and folding the windshield down) being for "off-road only".
> having spent 14 years in the army, i fully support the windshield
> warning. i can tell you with some degree of authority that a little
> stone can leave a big mark even when your only going 35 or 40. if it
> can chip your windshield, it can damn sure put a hurt on your forehead.
>
> but as i cruised around yesterday, feeling quite sporty with the
> sunrider roof open, i saw at least 6 wranglers with the doors off.
>
> is a middle aged, overweight, grey-haired guy allowed to do this also,
> or is this something reserved for the young and immortal??
>
As a middle aged, plus a few, gray haired -- what's left of it -- and
overweight (by practically every measure) man, I can attest that it is
perfectly OK that you take the doors off and drive around. You need to be
sure your skirt doesn't fly up, and the constables will want you to take the
mirrors off of the doors -- at lease the driver side door -- and put it on
the base of the windshield. You can find a product called a mirror mover
that screws onto the windshield hinge and lets you then mount the factory
mirror. An alternative that some like to use is to get a mirror from a
motorcycle or bicycle and mount it to the door hinge hole.
> martin caskey
> millers island, maryland
>
05-09-2005, 01:38 PM
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Re: Doors - on or off??
<rmcaskey@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1115648930.966494.322620@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> i'm confused.
>
> all the instructions for my wrangler unlimited refer to removal of the
> doors (and folding the windshield down) being for "off-road only".
> having spent 14 years in the army, i fully support the windshield
> warning. i can tell you with some degree of authority that a little
> stone can leave a big mark even when your only going 35 or 40. if it
> can chip your windshield, it can damn sure put a hurt on your forehead.
>
> but as i cruised around yesterday, feeling quite sporty with the
> sunrider roof open, i saw at least 6 wranglers with the doors off.
>
> is a middle aged, overweight, grey-haired guy allowed to do this also,
> or is this something reserved for the young and immortal??
>
As a middle aged, plus a few, gray haired -- what's left of it -- and
overweight (by practically every measure) man, I can attest that it is
perfectly OK that you take the doors off and drive around. You need to be
sure your skirt doesn't fly up, and the constables will want you to take the
mirrors off of the doors -- at lease the driver side door -- and put it on
the base of the windshield. You can find a product called a mirror mover
that screws onto the windshield hinge and lets you then mount the factory
mirror. An alternative that some like to use is to get a mirror from a
motorcycle or bicycle and mount it to the door hinge hole.
> martin caskey
> millers island, maryland
>
05-09-2005, 01:38 PM
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Re: Doors - on or off??
<rmcaskey@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1115648930.966494.322620@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> i'm confused.
>
> all the instructions for my wrangler unlimited refer to removal of the
> doors (and folding the windshield down) being for "off-road only".
> having spent 14 years in the army, i fully support the windshield
> warning. i can tell you with some degree of authority that a little
> stone can leave a big mark even when your only going 35 or 40. if it
> can chip your windshield, it can damn sure put a hurt on your forehead.
>
> but as i cruised around yesterday, feeling quite sporty with the
> sunrider roof open, i saw at least 6 wranglers with the doors off.
>
> is a middle aged, overweight, grey-haired guy allowed to do this also,
> or is this something reserved for the young and immortal??
>
As a middle aged, plus a few, gray haired -- what's left of it -- and
overweight (by practically every measure) man, I can attest that it is
perfectly OK that you take the doors off and drive around. You need to be
sure your skirt doesn't fly up, and the constables will want you to take the
mirrors off of the doors -- at lease the driver side door -- and put it on
the base of the windshield. You can find a product called a mirror mover
that screws onto the windshield hinge and lets you then mount the factory
mirror. An alternative that some like to use is to get a mirror from a
motorcycle or bicycle and mount it to the door hinge hole.
> martin caskey
> millers island, maryland
>
05-09-2005, 01:38 PM
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Re: Doors - on or off??
<rmcaskey@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1115648930.966494.322620@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> i'm confused.
>
> all the instructions for my wrangler unlimited refer to removal of the
> doors (and folding the windshield down) being for "off-road only".
> having spent 14 years in the army, i fully support the windshield
> warning. i can tell you with some degree of authority that a little
> stone can leave a big mark even when your only going 35 or 40. if it
> can chip your windshield, it can damn sure put a hurt on your forehead.
>
> but as i cruised around yesterday, feeling quite sporty with the
> sunrider roof open, i saw at least 6 wranglers with the doors off.
>
> is a middle aged, overweight, grey-haired guy allowed to do this also,
> or is this something reserved for the young and immortal??
>
As a middle aged, plus a few, gray haired -- what's left of it -- and
overweight (by practically every measure) man, I can attest that it is
perfectly OK that you take the doors off and drive around. You need to be
sure your skirt doesn't fly up, and the constables will want you to take the
mirrors off of the doors -- at lease the driver side door -- and put it on
the base of the windshield. You can find a product called a mirror mover
that screws onto the windshield hinge and lets you then mount the factory
mirror. An alternative that some like to use is to get a mirror from a
motorcycle or bicycle and mount it to the door hinge hole.
> martin caskey
> millers island, maryland
>
05-09-2005, 09:47 PM
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Re: Doors - on or off??
>>As a middle aged, plus a few, gray haired -- what's left of it -- and
>>overweight (by practically every measure) man, I can attest that it is
>>perfectly OK that you take the doors off and drive around. You need to be
>>sure your skirt doesn't fly up, and the constables will want you to take the
Or if it does, that you have something more than a thong on.
>>mirrors off of the doors -- at lease the driver side door -- and put it on
>>the base of the windshield. You can find a product called a mirror mover
>>that screws onto the windshield hinge and lets you then mount the factory
http://www.sunperformance.com/mirror_bracket.htm
>>mirror. An alternative that some like to use is to get a mirror from a
>>motorcycle or bicycle and mount it to the door hinge hole.
>>overweight (by practically every measure) man, I can attest that it is
>>perfectly OK that you take the doors off and drive around. You need to be
>>sure your skirt doesn't fly up, and the constables will want you to take the
Or if it does, that you have something more than a thong on.
>>mirrors off of the doors -- at lease the driver side door -- and put it on
>>the base of the windshield. You can find a product called a mirror mover
>>that screws onto the windshield hinge and lets you then mount the factory
http://www.sunperformance.com/mirror_bracket.htm
>>mirror. An alternative that some like to use is to get a mirror from a
>>motorcycle or bicycle and mount it to the door hinge hole.
05-09-2005, 09:47 PM
#27
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Re: Doors - on or off??
>>As a middle aged, plus a few, gray haired -- what's left of it -- and
>>overweight (by practically every measure) man, I can attest that it is
>>perfectly OK that you take the doors off and drive around. You need to be
>>sure your skirt doesn't fly up, and the constables will want you to take the
Or if it does, that you have something more than a thong on.
>>mirrors off of the doors -- at lease the driver side door -- and put it on
>>the base of the windshield. You can find a product called a mirror mover
>>that screws onto the windshield hinge and lets you then mount the factory
http://www.sunperformance.com/mirror_bracket.htm
>>mirror. An alternative that some like to use is to get a mirror from a
>>motorcycle or bicycle and mount it to the door hinge hole.
>>overweight (by practically every measure) man, I can attest that it is
>>perfectly OK that you take the doors off and drive around. You need to be
>>sure your skirt doesn't fly up, and the constables will want you to take the
Or if it does, that you have something more than a thong on.
>>mirrors off of the doors -- at lease the driver side door -- and put it on
>>the base of the windshield. You can find a product called a mirror mover
>>that screws onto the windshield hinge and lets you then mount the factory
http://www.sunperformance.com/mirror_bracket.htm
>>mirror. An alternative that some like to use is to get a mirror from a
>>motorcycle or bicycle and mount it to the door hinge hole.
05-09-2005, 09:47 PM
#28
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Re: Doors - on or off??
>>As a middle aged, plus a few, gray haired -- what's left of it -- and
>>overweight (by practically every measure) man, I can attest that it is
>>perfectly OK that you take the doors off and drive around. You need to be
>>sure your skirt doesn't fly up, and the constables will want you to take the
Or if it does, that you have something more than a thong on.
>>mirrors off of the doors -- at lease the driver side door -- and put it on
>>the base of the windshield. You can find a product called a mirror mover
>>that screws onto the windshield hinge and lets you then mount the factory
http://www.sunperformance.com/mirror_bracket.htm
>>mirror. An alternative that some like to use is to get a mirror from a
>>motorcycle or bicycle and mount it to the door hinge hole.
>>overweight (by practically every measure) man, I can attest that it is
>>perfectly OK that you take the doors off and drive around. You need to be
>>sure your skirt doesn't fly up, and the constables will want you to take the
Or if it does, that you have something more than a thong on.
>>mirrors off of the doors -- at lease the driver side door -- and put it on
>>the base of the windshield. You can find a product called a mirror mover
>>that screws onto the windshield hinge and lets you then mount the factory
http://www.sunperformance.com/mirror_bracket.htm
>>mirror. An alternative that some like to use is to get a mirror from a
>>motorcycle or bicycle and mount it to the door hinge hole.
05-09-2005, 09:47 PM
#29
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Re: Doors - on or off??
>>As a middle aged, plus a few, gray haired -- what's left of it -- and
>>overweight (by practically every measure) man, I can attest that it is
>>perfectly OK that you take the doors off and drive around. You need to be
>>sure your skirt doesn't fly up, and the constables will want you to take the
Or if it does, that you have something more than a thong on.
>>mirrors off of the doors -- at lease the driver side door -- and put it on
>>the base of the windshield. You can find a product called a mirror mover
>>that screws onto the windshield hinge and lets you then mount the factory
http://www.sunperformance.com/mirror_bracket.htm
>>mirror. An alternative that some like to use is to get a mirror from a
>>motorcycle or bicycle and mount it to the door hinge hole.
>>overweight (by practically every measure) man, I can attest that it is
>>perfectly OK that you take the doors off and drive around. You need to be
>>sure your skirt doesn't fly up, and the constables will want you to take the
Or if it does, that you have something more than a thong on.
>>mirrors off of the doors -- at lease the driver side door -- and put it on
>>the base of the windshield. You can find a product called a mirror mover
>>that screws onto the windshield hinge and lets you then mount the factory
http://www.sunperformance.com/mirror_bracket.htm
>>mirror. An alternative that some like to use is to get a mirror from a
>>motorcycle or bicycle and mount it to the door hinge hole.
05-09-2005, 09:48 PM
#30
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Re: Doors - on or off??
Take em off!!!
TAKE EM OFF!!!!!
=)
On 9 May 2005 07:28:51 -0700, "rmcaskey@comcast.net" <rmcaskey@comcast.net> wrote:
>>i'm confused.
>>
>>all the instructions for my wrangler unlimited refer to removal of the
>>doors (and folding the windshield down) being for "off-road only".
>>having spent 14 years in the army, i fully support the windshield
>>warning. i can tell you with some degree of authority that a little
>>stone can leave a big mark even when your only going 35 or 40. if it
>>can chip your windshield, it can damn sure put a hurt on your forehead.
>>
>>but as i cruised around yesterday, feeling quite sporty with the
>>sunrider roof open, i saw at least 6 wranglers with the doors off.
>>
>>is a middle aged, overweight, grey-haired guy allowed to do this also,
>>or is this something reserved for the young and immortal??
>>
>>martin caskey
>>millers island, maryland
TAKE EM OFF!!!!!
=)
On 9 May 2005 07:28:51 -0700, "rmcaskey@comcast.net" <rmcaskey@comcast.net> wrote:
>>i'm confused.
>>
>>all the instructions for my wrangler unlimited refer to removal of the
>>doors (and folding the windshield down) being for "off-road only".
>>having spent 14 years in the army, i fully support the windshield
>>warning. i can tell you with some degree of authority that a little
>>stone can leave a big mark even when your only going 35 or 40. if it
>>can chip your windshield, it can damn sure put a hurt on your forehead.
>>
>>but as i cruised around yesterday, feeling quite sporty with the
>>sunrider roof open, i saw at least 6 wranglers with the doors off.
>>
>>is a middle aged, overweight, grey-haired guy allowed to do this also,
>>or is this something reserved for the young and immortal??
>>
>>martin caskey
>>millers island, maryland
