Re: Soft door questions
 

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:VR7sc.7938$Sx2.2648@okepread01...
> Matt Macchiarolo did pass the time by typing:
> > Soft doors are more flexible that hard doors, which I assume you have as
> > well. Wind gusts can flex them to where they may lose contact with the
door
> > frame for a split second. Happens on soft uppers/hard lower doors as
well.
> > You might try adjusting them a little tighter.
>
> Don't have those doors myself but here is an idea to think about.
>
> Seen those rare-earth magnets like the ones in hard drives? They are
> very strong and some are fairly small. You could put one on the door
> and one on the softtop.
>
> Got a few of those at work and they are so strong you have to slide them
> off each other, can't pull the little buggers apart.

How would you open the doors then Doug? :)

Jerry
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Re: Soft door questions
 

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:VR7sc.7938$Sx2.2648@okepread01...
> Matt Macchiarolo did pass the time by typing:
> > Soft doors are more flexible that hard doors, which I assume you have as
> > well. Wind gusts can flex them to where they may lose contact with the
door
> > frame for a split second. Happens on soft uppers/hard lower doors as
well.
> > You might try adjusting them a little tighter.
>
> Don't have those doors myself but here is an idea to think about.
>
> Seen those rare-earth magnets like the ones in hard drives? They are
> very strong and some are fairly small. You could put one on the door
> and one on the softtop.
>
> Got a few of those at work and they are so strong you have to slide them
> off each other, can't pull the little buggers apart.

How would you open the doors then Doug? :)

Jerry
--
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To email, remove 'me' from my email address
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Re: Soft door questions
 

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:VR7sc.7938$Sx2.2648@okepread01...
> Matt Macchiarolo did pass the time by typing:
> > Soft doors are more flexible that hard doors, which I assume you have as
> > well. Wind gusts can flex them to where they may lose contact with the
door
> > frame for a split second. Happens on soft uppers/hard lower doors as
well.
> > You might try adjusting them a little tighter.
>
> Don't have those doors myself but here is an idea to think about.
>
> Seen those rare-earth magnets like the ones in hard drives? They are
> very strong and some are fairly small. You could put one on the door
> and one on the softtop.
>
> Got a few of those at work and they are so strong you have to slide them
> off each other, can't pull the little buggers apart.

How would you open the doors then Doug? :)

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
To email, remove 'me' from my email address
N6TAY, PP-ASEL
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http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

Re: Soft door questions
 

Jerry Bransford did pass the time by typing:
> "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
> news:VR7sc.7938$Sx2.2648@okepread01...
>> Matt Macchiarolo did pass the time by typing:
>>> Soft doors are more flexible that hard doors, which I assume you have as
>>> well. Wind gusts can flex them to where they may lose contact with the door
>>> frame for a split second. Happens on soft uppers/hard lower doors as well.
>>> You might try adjusting them a little tighter.
>>
>> Don't have those doors myself but here is an idea to think about.
>>
>> Seen those rare-earth magnets like the ones in hard drives? They are
>> very strong and some are fairly small. You could put one on the door
>> and one on the softtop.
>>
>> Got a few of those at work and they are so strong you have to slide them
>> off each other, can't pull the little buggers apart.
>
> How would you open the doors then Doug? :)

Pull rilly rilly hard. Then crawl in through the back.
Which is just as well since it would save belt loops from
being eaten.

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Re: Soft door questions
 

Jerry Bransford did pass the time by typing:
> "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
> news:VR7sc.7938$Sx2.2648@okepread01...
>> Matt Macchiarolo did pass the time by typing:
>>> Soft doors are more flexible that hard doors, which I assume you have as
>>> well. Wind gusts can flex them to where they may lose contact with the door
>>> frame for a split second. Happens on soft uppers/hard lower doors as well.
>>> You might try adjusting them a little tighter.
>>
>> Don't have those doors myself but here is an idea to think about.
>>
>> Seen those rare-earth magnets like the ones in hard drives? They are
>> very strong and some are fairly small. You could put one on the door
>> and one on the softtop.
>>
>> Got a few of those at work and they are so strong you have to slide them
>> off each other, can't pull the little buggers apart.
>
> How would you open the doors then Doug? :)

Pull rilly rilly hard. Then crawl in through the back.
Which is just as well since it would save belt loops from
being eaten.

--

Re: Soft door questions
 

Jerry Bransford did pass the time by typing:
> "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
> news:VR7sc.7938$Sx2.2648@okepread01...
>> Matt Macchiarolo did pass the time by typing:
>>> Soft doors are more flexible that hard doors, which I assume you have as
>>> well. Wind gusts can flex them to where they may lose contact with the door
>>> frame for a split second. Happens on soft uppers/hard lower doors as well.
>>> You might try adjusting them a little tighter.
>>
>> Don't have those doors myself but here is an idea to think about.
>>
>> Seen those rare-earth magnets like the ones in hard drives? They are
>> very strong and some are fairly small. You could put one on the door
>> and one on the softtop.
>>
>> Got a few of those at work and they are so strong you have to slide them
>> off each other, can't pull the little buggers apart.
>
> How would you open the doors then Doug? :)

Pull rilly rilly hard. Then crawl in through the back.
Which is just as well since it would save belt loops from
being eaten.

--

Re: Soft door questions
 

Jerry Bransford did pass the time by typing:
> "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
> news:VR7sc.7938$Sx2.2648@okepread01...
>> Matt Macchiarolo did pass the time by typing:
>>> Soft doors are more flexible that hard doors, which I assume you have as
>>> well. Wind gusts can flex them to where they may lose contact with the door
>>> frame for a split second. Happens on soft uppers/hard lower doors as well.
>>> You might try adjusting them a little tighter.
>>
>> Don't have those doors myself but here is an idea to think about.
>>
>> Seen those rare-earth magnets like the ones in hard drives? They are
>> very strong and some are fairly small. You could put one on the door
>> and one on the softtop.
>>
>> Got a few of those at work and they are so strong you have to slide them
>> off each other, can't pull the little buggers apart.
>
> How would you open the doors then Doug? :)

Pull rilly rilly hard. Then crawl in through the back.
Which is just as well since it would save belt loops from
being eaten.

--

Re: Soft door questions
 

Not a bad idea Doug.

Matt, I posted this once before; a friend of mine a couple years ago
bought a TJ with soft uppers and had the same flapping/wind noise
problem on gusty days or at speeds in the 70 MPH range. His solution
was to buy some heavy duty springs and some hooks. He bolted the hooks
onto the upper leading corner of the soft uppers (using some good
large fender washers to ------ out the force and prevent tear-out from
the fabric). Then he hooked the springs from the newly bolted-on
hooks, to the mount thing for the sun visors. He ended up needing two
of the heavy duty springs per side in order to keep the doors fully
sealed in lots of wind.

The only drawback to the spring method is if you forget to unhook the
springs before getting out (so yes, it's a slight PITA, as you always
have to remember to hook/unhook the springs...he only hooked them for
trips longer than 10 or 15 mins that would be going at higher speeds).
If you do forget to uhook the springs, the first time you get out with
them hooked, they will be irreparably over-stretched, and useless
until replaced. (Can't tell you how many times I, as a passenger,
would forget to unhook them and ruin a spring or two. He was just oh
so happy when I did that..hehehe.)


"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message news:<VR7sc.7938$Sx2.2648@okepread01>...
> Matt Macchiarolo did pass the time by typing:
> > Soft doors are more flexible that hard doors, which I assume you have as
> > well. Wind gusts can flex them to where they may lose contact with the door
> > frame for a split second. Happens on soft uppers/hard lower doors as well.
> > You might try adjusting them a little tighter.
>
> Don't have those doors myself but here is an idea to think about.
>
> Seen those rare-earth magnets like the ones in hard drives? They are
> very strong and some are fairly small. You could put one on the door
> and one on the softtop.
>
> Got a few of those at work and they are so strong you have to slide them
> off each other, can't pull the little buggers apart.

Re: Soft door questions
 

Not a bad idea Doug.

Matt, I posted this once before; a friend of mine a couple years ago
bought a TJ with soft uppers and had the same flapping/wind noise
problem on gusty days or at speeds in the 70 MPH range. His solution
was to buy some heavy duty springs and some hooks. He bolted the hooks
onto the upper leading corner of the soft uppers (using some good
large fender washers to ------ out the force and prevent tear-out from
the fabric). Then he hooked the springs from the newly bolted-on
hooks, to the mount thing for the sun visors. He ended up needing two
of the heavy duty springs per side in order to keep the doors fully
sealed in lots of wind.

The only drawback to the spring method is if you forget to unhook the
springs before getting out (so yes, it's a slight PITA, as you always
have to remember to hook/unhook the springs...he only hooked them for
trips longer than 10 or 15 mins that would be going at higher speeds).
If you do forget to uhook the springs, the first time you get out with
them hooked, they will be irreparably over-stretched, and useless
until replaced. (Can't tell you how many times I, as a passenger,
would forget to unhook them and ruin a spring or two. He was just oh
so happy when I did that..hehehe.)


"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message news:<VR7sc.7938$Sx2.2648@okepread01>...
> Matt Macchiarolo did pass the time by typing:
> > Soft doors are more flexible that hard doors, which I assume you have as
> > well. Wind gusts can flex them to where they may lose contact with the door
> > frame for a split second. Happens on soft uppers/hard lower doors as well.
> > You might try adjusting them a little tighter.
>
> Don't have those doors myself but here is an idea to think about.
>
> Seen those rare-earth magnets like the ones in hard drives? They are
> very strong and some are fairly small. You could put one on the door
> and one on the softtop.
>
> Got a few of those at work and they are so strong you have to slide them
> off each other, can't pull the little buggers apart.

Re: Soft door questions
 

Not a bad idea Doug.

Matt, I posted this once before; a friend of mine a couple years ago
bought a TJ with soft uppers and had the same flapping/wind noise
problem on gusty days or at speeds in the 70 MPH range. His solution
was to buy some heavy duty springs and some hooks. He bolted the hooks
onto the upper leading corner of the soft uppers (using some good
large fender washers to ------ out the force and prevent tear-out from
the fabric). Then he hooked the springs from the newly bolted-on
hooks, to the mount thing for the sun visors. He ended up needing two
of the heavy duty springs per side in order to keep the doors fully
sealed in lots of wind.

The only drawback to the spring method is if you forget to unhook the
springs before getting out (so yes, it's a slight PITA, as you always
have to remember to hook/unhook the springs...he only hooked them for
trips longer than 10 or 15 mins that would be going at higher speeds).
If you do forget to uhook the springs, the first time you get out with
them hooked, they will be irreparably over-stretched, and useless
until replaced. (Can't tell you how many times I, as a passenger,
would forget to unhook them and ruin a spring or two. He was just oh
so happy when I did that..hehehe.)


"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message news:<VR7sc.7938$Sx2.2648@okepread01>...
> Matt Macchiarolo did pass the time by typing:
> > Soft doors are more flexible that hard doors, which I assume you have as
> > well. Wind gusts can flex them to where they may lose contact with the door
> > frame for a split second. Happens on soft uppers/hard lower doors as well.
> > You might try adjusting them a little tighter.
>
> Don't have those doors myself but here is an idea to think about.
>
> Seen those rare-earth magnets like the ones in hard drives? They are
> very strong and some are fairly small. You could put one on the door
> and one on the softtop.
>
> Got a few of those at work and they are so strong you have to slide them
> off each other, can't pull the little buggers apart.