stuckinohio
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How is it ridiculous? Do you ever know what factory half doors for the JK cost? Just the metal carcasses for front & rear is $3k, and you'd still need to get door panels, exterior handles, weather seals, uppers, hinges, etc.. $3k and all you have to do is get them paint matched is a relative bargain.Well, that is officially ridiculous.
I'm not sure I totally understand your comment. I was talking about the fabric doors. Why are you talking the factory half doors? You might be confusing me with the other guy I was talking to. At any rate, talking about the fabric doors only, if 3k seems agreeable to you, more power to ya, man. To me it's ridiculous. For essentially an aluminum tubular door (roughly 200 per door from other companies) wrapped in their twill fabric, anything around 3k is insane. To me, that says you're mostly paying for the fabric. And you're paying for the brand name, of course. 1k? 1.5k for four door? Yea, I can see that. But anything more, nope.How is it ridiculous? Do you ever know what factory half doors for the JK cost? Just the metal carcasses for front & rear is $3k, and you'd still need to get door panels, exterior handles, weather seals, uppers, hinges, etc.. $3k and all you have to do is get them paint matched is a relative bargain.
I'm not sure I totally understand your comment. I was talking about the fabric doors. Why are you talking the factory half doors? You might be confusing me with the other guy I was talking to. At any rate, talking about the fabric doors only, if 3k seems agreeable to you, more power to ya, man. To me it's ridiculous. For essentially an aluminum tubular door (roughly 200 per door from other companies) wrapped in their twill fabric, anything around 3k is insane. To me, that says you're mostly paying for the fabric. And you're paying for the brand name, of course. 1k? 1.5k for four door? Yea, I can see that. But anything more, nope.
I'll buy tube doors for 700-800 and wrap them with fabric if I really feel the need. Save at least a boatload.
It's also timing. You can get a set of JK fabric doors for under 500 bucks these days. If you buy these at the start, well, like most stuff, you're gonna pay lots more.
Any update from bestop on availability dates for these core doors for the JL?
Ah bummer...so what is the hold up (I assume the uppers)? Maybe this could be some insider information on when factory half doors will be available since the uppers will likely be the same?Hey there,
No change in the update - we are looking at next year for those.
CassieAtBestop
Ah bummer...so what is the hold up (I assume the uppers)? Maybe this could be some insider information on when factory half doors will be available since the uppers will likely be the same?
Just speculation...;-)
I would have bought half doors from the factory on my JL. I am thinking of getting a JT Gladiator next year with half doors and a diesel if they are both actually available (I know...). Even if factory half doors are available I would still buy these lowers.
Oh. Any chance the red door handles could be available in different colors?
Cheers!
Safe bet there.Sunrider for Hardtop - includes a 30 day test drive. Get it installed for free, try it out and if you don't like it, we'll pay to uninstall it and refund your purchase.
I wish you had that earlier! 4 hours, one helper, and one lost nut was painful on my soft top in May 2019 (pic is in my profile). Still need those JL core doors!Here's some love for the JL (especially those with friends who own JLs but don't like to wrench...)
We introduced a home installation program a couple of months ago. Now through the end of December we're offering free home installation ($0.00 cost professionally installed at your home) on a number of JL products (JKs too).
In the event you've missed it elsewhere...we shared a couple of weeks ago that we don't have a timeframe for production of Core Doors or the retractable sunshade for the JL. Unless something changes they won't be offered during 2020.Agreed. I'm skipping the soft doors and waiting for the core doors at this point. My daughter is still in a car seat, so I want the added protection of a real lower door.