My doors have been on back order and I finally got a Fedex shipping notice.

They will be her this week.

I will re-post when installed.

 

I had these doors in May or June and I had the same problem and then some. I sent mine back right away. IMO garbage product from a company that is usually top notch.

 

Same story here - I've had mine almost two months now and I've had all of the problems that have been discussed in this thread from the passenger window pins not lining up to the seal around the front and rear radius' of all 4 doors being off to the rear doors not closing and finally the nuts coming off of the latches.

I got the passenger window pins bent enough to put it on, however removing the window is very difficult - the other three just slide in & out.

I've not had any significant problems with water comming in the bottom edge of the doors as a result of the poor fit - this is with rain however. If it were a creek crossing it would just poor in!

The rear doors - they wouldn't close - the metal support for the upper pin hit the door hinge when the latch was 12" from catching! - THIS CAN BE ADJUSTED - although not how it states in the instructions. It took a timely trial and error process of puting one pin in at a time and bending it away, and also putting the rear doors in the front door hinges so that you could close it past its normal position to get enough range to bend it. Once I got them to close, I ground the support down abit for clearance.

Some have said it before - you really have to work with these to get a good fit! I also found adjusting the velco on the uppers helps with positioning around the door frames.

I have two remaining issues:

1 - the front windows, despite appearing to be a good fit, pull away at highway speeds. A small bungee around the roll bar to the zippers have contained this.

2. the driver's latch does not reset itself sometimes from the "release" position.


How do I rate them: (1-5, 5 being the best)

Price Value - 2 - way off the mark for $400+ pair. Quality of materials is good, construction is poor

Ease of use - 4 - it would be a 5 if the passenger front window fit on better. I stack the 2 front doors and all 4 windows behind the rear seat and hold them against the back seat with a bungee cord. If the door surrounds are on, they are out and on in less than 2 minutes!

Cool factor - 5. I can't imagine exposing my jeep to constant elements - it's great piece of mind to know there there when I need them and allow me to be doorless 90% of the time.

Noise factor - 1. These are very loud at highway speeds with the windows in and closed. The front door material likes to 'flap' against the frame. I silenced this with a 18" piece of copper pipe insulation.

Had it to do over I probably would have gotten the Element doors with the enclosures as I rarely put the uppers in. It takes a heavy sideways rain to get in. The lowers provide enough protection from road spray.

Hope this helps someone.

Jim

 

Hey, that's a pretty good idea! :-)

Some latches work better than others. I'm hoping they'll work better as they get used more...

I thought of doing the same thing!

BTW, here's another trick...

Get 4 straps from Raingler and tie the upper windows to the bottom section (I'll have to post pics later). This way people can't remove the top section from outside the vehicle, making the doors just a tad more secure. :-)

js.

 

I'll only need three - there's no way anyone is getting that passenger front window out!!! I didn't even keep the keys

 

Finally got the rear replacements yesterday, 3 days short of 3 months. They fit!!! They have the same issue as the front, not sealing at the bottom corners, but if I take the scuff plates off, it's an ok seal. Just need to bend them to fit better. (The fronts still have a gap with or without the scuff plates.)

Comparing them with the old ones, the vertical bar was just welded too far forward at the top hinge pin.

And even better, the locks are the same key code as the fronts; so one key locks all four.

 

Had mine for 3 months now, very happy. None of the problems stated above. All 4 fit, minimal flapping/noise...

But hey, I didn't have unrealistic expectations for what are really 2-piece, soft, and temporary doors. I don't expect waterproof/windproof doors; for that I put the hard doors/top back on.

 

I want theese and like someone stated I don't have high expectaions. I hope by the time I return from Iraq they fit better and ship quick. Jan can't get here fast enough...

 

Sean from Quadratec came through and shipped me a new front-passenger door. The bad news is that the fit isn't any better. The *good* news is the old top and new bottom fit about 1/16" better, so woohoo! :-) That's good enough for me. It's not perfect, but it won't be a 2-person tug-of-war to get those pieces apart anymore (fingers crossed).

js.