These are for those of you looking for a half door on your JK so that you have better visibility
when you're on a trail or just more of an open feeling while you're driving down the
road without having to purchase a steel half door.
Today we're gonna talk through the installation of these doors, which is a very simple one
out of three wrench install.
The first time you install these, putting the mirrors in place might take you a little
bit longer than every time after that.
But from there, it's really just a matter of popping the doors on and off very simply
just like you would a factory door, and we'll talk more about that installation in just
a second.
The benefit to something like this over a steel door is one, it's going be significantly
lighter than a steel door.
Two, it has built-in storage on the inside of the door, which is a really nice feature.
And three, this is an impact resistant plastic, so if you are doing some hardcore wheeling
and getting some off-camber situations, you might catch a rock to the door, this may get
a little bit of damage on it, but you're not going to dent and break a much more expensive
and painted metal door.
So that's where these really fall into place, in my opinion.
Now these are going to be more expensive than a tube door, less expensive than the factory
steel doors, they fall right in the middle there.
But again, they do have some features that make them worth the money if you have the
budget for them.
As far as construction goes, like I said before, these are a lightweight molded thermoplastic
material that has been UV treated, so these aren't going to fade in the sun over time,
they're gonna stay nice and black.
These have an OEM style hinge, which makes the install very simple, they're just gonna
drop right into the hinge that's on the top of your Jeep already.
Of course, they heavy built-in latching mechanism that's also lockable and you might be saying,
"Why do I need a lock?
These half doors don't have uppers, you're gonna be able to very easily reach or even
climb over top if you really wanted to get in my jeep."
Well, the lock is really to keep the door on the Jeep.
It's something that is lightweight, it's very easy to just open the door and lift them off
even if you were to attach the nuts on the door hinges, those can be very easily removed.
So the lock makes it much more difficult for someone to walk away with your doors.
So that's the construction itself.
These also have some weatherstripping on the inside of them which make them seal up very
nice and tight, and you're not going get any whistling from wind, you're not going to get
any water in between the door and the tub, they're gonna seal very well.
And like I said before, on the inside of this door, you do have a good bit of storage, which
is something you're not going to get with a factory door.
Now these are going be less expensive than steel, but they're also a very expensive door
and there are a couple areas in the mold where I'd like to see a little bit more fit and
finish.
Now this is really just around the latching mechanism here, it's not something you're
gonna see when the door is closed, but for my money, I'd like to see every detail taken
care of, and that's one area where these ones lack just a little bit.
But again, this is a unique piece.
It's still I think a pretty fair price for all of the quality and the features that you're
getting, just one area I wanted to point out.
So to get these installed, you are gonna have to remove your factory doors first, and that
process is pretty much just unplugging the wiring harness to the door, removing the limiting
strap, and then removing the retention nuts if you still have a them in place before lifting
the door off of the hinges.
Now when you have that limiting strap removed, be very careful up front, that door can hyper-extend,
and if it does, the mirror will [inaudible 00:03:20], that's a very common dimple for
a lot of JKs that has, so be very careful.
The second you release that limiting strap, make sure you keep a hand on the door, don't
let it swing all the way open.
Once you have your door removed, you can remove your factory mirror, go ahead and install
it on your new half door, set the half doors on the factory hinges, attach the limiting
strap that they come with, again, same issue comes into play there, so use that limiting
strap right away.
If you wanna put the factory retention nuts back on these hinges, you can do that.
If you're gonna be switching doors back and forth a lot, you don't need to.
And then you just close the door, get in the Jeep and go.
Very simple install.
It's just like taking your factory doors on and off, which again is very, very easy.
So these are gonna run you right around $700 for a pair, $1,400 if you have a four-door
JK and you're looking for a full set.
So these are certainly not an inexpensive option.
If you're looking for something less expensive, you can get a two-door or a two-door with
a door skin on it, which is gonna give you a similar feel, though it's not exactly the
same, but be a lot less expensive.
This is going to be for those of you that aren't looking to spend the money on a steel
door that want an impact resistant plastic door lightweight that has storage built into
it and has the budget for these.
Again these aren't gonna be for everyone because they are a little bit expensive, but I think
they do have some nice features that make them worth the cost.
So that's my review of the Strike Force Zebra Half Doors, fitting all 2007 enough JKs, that
you can find here at extremeterrain.com.