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Bestop Doors Not Fitting Correctly

Discussion in 'Intermediate CJ-5/6/7/8' started by Max Verzenski, Jan 29, 2009.

  1. Max Verzenski

    Max Verzenski Overvoltaged yet again

    Hey everyone. I've had a problem that's been bugging me for a while with the doors on my Bestop Tigertop (73 CJ-5). The doors fit fine with the exception of the top back corner of the door and the back side down to the door latch. There is a pretty good size gap between the door and the rest of the soft top. I've bent the doors slightly and adjusted the door strikers and handles, but that hasn't helped hardly at all. Any suggestions on something I could try to minimize that gap?
     
    Max Verzenski, Jan 29, 2009
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  2. Joe 69cj5

    Joe 69cj5 Going into Retirement

    You have to bend them a lot it took two people to do mine and now there is no air leak but before the was about a 1" 1/2 gap in the same spot
     
    Joe 69cj5, Jan 29, 2009
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  3. Homebrew2

    Homebrew2 Member

    Ditto. Bend a lot, mine too :)
     
    Homebrew2, Jan 29, 2009
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  4. BlueFlu

    BlueFlu past owner of some ecj5's

    Yep you have to custom fit them yourself.
    Just another joy of owning a Jeep.
     
    BlueFlu, Jan 30, 2009
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  5. JeepTherapy

    JeepTherapy Sponsor

    and then a few months down the road.... bend em again....
     
    JeepTherapy, Jan 30, 2009
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  6. BlueFlu

    BlueFlu past owner of some ecj5's

    And repeat as needed. R)
     
    BlueFlu, Jan 30, 2009
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  7. Patrick

    Patrick Super Moderator Staff Member

    Yep. Don't be afraid to get after it....
     
    Patrick, Jan 30, 2009
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  8. sgtbookie

    sgtbookie Don't Panic!

    sgtbookie, Feb 3, 2009
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  9. lynn

    lynn Time machine / Early CJ5 HR Rep Staff Member

    Thanks for that link Sarge, good write up by John Strenk.
    He's a well-known character from many CJ forums, a very knowledgeable and helpful guy.

    When I bent the doors for the Tigertop on the '71, I took the doors off, clamped then in a Black & Decker Workmate. I clamped the area I wanted to bend, then used the rest of the door as leverage against the smaller area to be bent. Worked very easy.
     
    lynn, Feb 3, 2009
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