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| Ratty43 Member Since: 01 Sep 2021 Location: Cornwall Posts: 87  
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After reading every thread I could find on series doors everyone that's done it seems happy so we've taken the plunge and have a conversion kit coming from SP4x4.
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7th Mar 2022 2:34pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10782 
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Will look forward to seeing these fitted
 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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7th Mar 2022 9:28pm |
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| Screbble Member Since: 26 Apr 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2106 
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Ditto
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8th Mar 2022 10:32pm |
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| mwestcrew Member Since: 09 Dec 2019 Location: South Warwickshire Posts: 262 
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Could you post a link to the 2 piece doors that you have ordered please.
TIA 2011 130 Utility Body 2005 110 Van |
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9th Mar 2022 8:53am |
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| ibexman Member Since: 13 Dec 2008 Location: Essex Posts: 2945
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Google SP panels
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9th Mar 2022 8:59am |
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| Intercept Member Since: 27 Feb 2017 Location: Suffolk Posts: 587 
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Probably these: https://www.sp-4x4.com/DEFENDER_2_PIECE_DOOR_CONVERSION_s/140.htm |
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9th Mar 2022 9:43am |
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| Ratty43 Member Since: 01 Sep 2021 Location: Cornwall Posts: 87
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Correct, these ones to be exact https://www.sp-4x4.com/SERIES_DOOR_CONVERS...wp7104.htm should probably have gone for galvanised but unlike the push button doors the skins are still aluminium so I wasn't sure that it added that much. They will be getting some wax before fitting though.
They are out for delivery today so I'll let you know how they look later on. |
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9th Mar 2022 10:32am |
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| Ratty43 Member Since: 01 Sep 2021 Location: Cornwall Posts: 87
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Well initial impressions are good, well packed and delivered next day with no damage. I'll add the rest of the fitting onto my main thread, hopefully starting this weekend.
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9th Mar 2022 9:58pm |
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| tommobot Member Since: 15 May 2018 Location: Stratford Upon Avon Posts: 23
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So lets say I have a ratty set of doors on my 110, that would ideally need the door bottoms repairing on all of them. - Lets say £250 all in for someone to do this plus maybe £100 in repair panels
Or, I purchase a full set of these for just over 1k (plus painting and trim panels) and sell my existing doors for about maybe £300? They look lovely, but strugling to justify this in my head unless im missing something obvious? |
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10th Mar 2022 8:22am |
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| Ratty43 Member Since: 01 Sep 2021 Location: Cornwall Posts: 87
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It's not quite as straightforward as that, if you take mine the bottoms of both frames are shot so I would probably buy the repair sections with the short section of side already in place which are £60 each. The door skins are also really badly corroded so I would also need to replace them at £120 a go so up to £360 for the repair parts. I can weld and I have skinned doors before so no labour for me but I'm not short of jobs that need doing so would rather not. Added to that the winder mechanism on the passenger door doesn't work so I'd be in for another £15 for that. Once you're in there it's likely you'll end up adding other bits, window runner channels and seals are pretty ropey on both of mine and are £126 for a full set from SP so give or take £500 for the repair option. It would still be cheaper assuming you do it all yourself but from my perspective it was more about time given that there wasn't a massive difference in cost. If I'd been stuck on having the one piece doors it would have been out with the welder.
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10th Mar 2022 9:27am |
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| Ratty43 Member Since: 01 Sep 2021 Location: Cornwall Posts: 87
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Started painting the doors today (over on my 130 conversion thread) overall the doors seem very good. One thing I would note though is that the kit doesn't come with the door cappings, I would say these are pretty much essential as the skin has gaps between it and the frame at the top which I'm sure would let a lot of water in. I'm intending on bedding the cappings on PU sealant just to make sure.
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11th Mar 2022 7:15pm |
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