PA door laws on a CJ
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Re: PA door laws on a CJ
Section (i) says it all.
"if originally fitted by the manufacturer" and they aren't there they
fail inspection.
They were not fitted on a stock CJ, they were an option.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Alan wrote:
>
> This seems to be the PA code on "vehicles driven on highways", and talks about
> doors, as well as mirrors....
>
> http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/06...hap175toc.html
>
> § 175.77. Body. (a) Condition of body. All items on the body shall be in
> safe operating condition as described in § 175.80 (relating to inspection
> procedure).
>
> (f) Doors. A vehicle specified under this subchapter shall be equipped with
> doors of a type used as original equipment. The doors shall open and close
> securely unless the vehicle has been manufactured or modified to the extent
> that there is no roof or side. Tailgates, except on vehicles where the
> tailgate gives access to the passenger compartment, may be replaced with wood
> planking, nets or other material that will prevent loss of load. Tailgates
> may be removed when optional equipment, for example a truck camper, is added.
>
> But this section hasn't changed "as of may 11th"....
>
> The provisions of this § 175.77 adopted October 29, 1982, effective February
> 1, 1983, 12 Pa.B. 3862; corrected November 12, 1982, effective February 1,
> 1983, 12 Pa.B. 3947; readopted December 2, 1988, effective December 3, 1988,
> 18 Pa.B. 5362; amended November 13, 1998, effective May 13, 1999, 28 Pa.B.
> 5670. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (221239) to
> (221240).
>
> And under inspection precedure...
>
> (4) Check the door operation, including the tailgate, and reject if one or
> more of the following apply:
>
> (i) The doors, except a tailgate on a pick-up truck, are not on the vehicle
> if originally fitted by the manufacturer.
>
> (ii) The doors, including the tailgate, do not open and close securely,
> unless the vehicle has been manufactured or modified to the extent that there
> is no roof or side.
>
> So they have to be there, but don't have to work????
>
> Read/Study it yourself, I give up!
>
> alan
"if originally fitted by the manufacturer" and they aren't there they
fail inspection.
They were not fitted on a stock CJ, they were an option.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Alan wrote:
>
> This seems to be the PA code on "vehicles driven on highways", and talks about
> doors, as well as mirrors....
>
> http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/06...hap175toc.html
>
> § 175.77. Body. (a) Condition of body. All items on the body shall be in
> safe operating condition as described in § 175.80 (relating to inspection
> procedure).
>
> (f) Doors. A vehicle specified under this subchapter shall be equipped with
> doors of a type used as original equipment. The doors shall open and close
> securely unless the vehicle has been manufactured or modified to the extent
> that there is no roof or side. Tailgates, except on vehicles where the
> tailgate gives access to the passenger compartment, may be replaced with wood
> planking, nets or other material that will prevent loss of load. Tailgates
> may be removed when optional equipment, for example a truck camper, is added.
>
> But this section hasn't changed "as of may 11th"....
>
> The provisions of this § 175.77 adopted October 29, 1982, effective February
> 1, 1983, 12 Pa.B. 3862; corrected November 12, 1982, effective February 1,
> 1983, 12 Pa.B. 3947; readopted December 2, 1988, effective December 3, 1988,
> 18 Pa.B. 5362; amended November 13, 1998, effective May 13, 1999, 28 Pa.B.
> 5670. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (221239) to
> (221240).
>
> And under inspection precedure...
>
> (4) Check the door operation, including the tailgate, and reject if one or
> more of the following apply:
>
> (i) The doors, except a tailgate on a pick-up truck, are not on the vehicle
> if originally fitted by the manufacturer.
>
> (ii) The doors, including the tailgate, do not open and close securely,
> unless the vehicle has been manufactured or modified to the extent that there
> is no roof or side.
>
> So they have to be there, but don't have to work????
>
> Read/Study it yourself, I give up!
>
> alan
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