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RoToy94 · 03-05-07, 05:38 PM

This is quite a "wish", but would be practical on the trail. An aftermarket company could engineer half-doors for the FJ. It would be quite a bit more intensive than traditional half-doors, but in the process you would get rid of power windows and door locks and would gain more visibility outside the cab. I think you could fab it up to maintain the structural integrity of the rig. You would still have a regular hinged front door, and a suicide back door, just leave out the glass and retain the B-pillar that the two doors match up with. I think the result would be a "cool" effect with fewer systems to malfunction, a lighter door section (no window mechanisms), but retained structural integrity.

03-05-07, 05:38 PM	#75
RoToy94 IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 2	Half-doors This is quite a "wish", but would be practical on the trail. An aftermarket company could engineer half-doors for the FJ. It would be quite a bit more intensive than traditional half-doors, but in the process you would get rid of power windows and door locks and would gain more visibility outside the cab. I think you could fab it up to maintain the structural integrity of the rig. You would still have a regular hinged front door, and a suicide back door, just leave out the glass and retain the B-pillar that the two doors match up with. I think the result would be a "cool" effect with fewer systems to malfunction, a lighter door section (no window mechanisms), but retained structural integrity.