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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: way2deep on April 30, 2007, 23:37:03

Title: door tops
Post by: way2deep on April 30, 2007, 23:37:03

will door tops from any land rover fit the 90 door tops or do they have to be 90 ones...thanks

Title: door tops
Post by: sas pinkie on May 01, 2007, 05:28:07

door tops from series 11 & 111 including light wieght will fit, but the earlier tops are made from steel and are liable to rust, whereas the 90/110 and wolf tops are made from ali.

The glass in them is different but if the original look is required it is an easy swap.

The door tops from 101's do not fit as far as I am aware.

Title: door tops
Post by: tonycougar on May 01, 2007, 16:49:33

I didn't know you could get door tops for a 90. I thought the doors were a whole door if you like, not split into 2 pieces.

Title: door tops
Post by: sas pinkie on May 01, 2007, 16:51:24

You can on the military 90's or The early civvy 110's..... The early window winding doors are also in two pieces I beleive, but dont quote me on that.... :oops:

Title: door tops
Post by: tonycougar on May 01, 2007, 20:55:03

I'll have to look at my 2 more closely then. They are both early 90s

Title: door tops
Post by: marsie on May 01, 2007, 21:41:59

I have got early 110 doors with wolf tops on my 90.The difference between these tops and series tops are that on the wolf/early 110 versions-both glasses move whereas on series tops only the back glass slides.
Early 110/wolf door tops are like rocking horse sh*t to find and are £££££s to buy,but very popular on winch challenge cars due to the light weight
Paul :twisted:

Title: door tops
Post by: tonycougar on May 01, 2007, 22:19:33

Mine don't look like that, never mind

Title: door tops
Post by: Litch on May 02, 2007, 19:51:12

"The early window winding doors are also in two pieces I beleive, but dont quote me on that.... "

The early wind-up doors (lift-up handle type) weren't two piece but they had a stick on capping to give the impression they were.

The all alloy door-tops are a great improvement on the Series types if only for the reason that both pieces of glass move but the studs still rot and need replacing if the top isn't to wobble in the same way the old ones did. Someone (was it Rocky Mountain?) was selling SS studs to replace the original ones, mine were in need of replacement when I sold them for silly money (far more than they were worth but the buyer was happy!).

Title: door tops
Post by: marsie on May 02, 2007, 20:11:36

the problem is-for challenge vehicles,both glasses need to slide because the punch card is often attached to the dash,so to reach round the glass wouldnt be possible on the days when its neccesary to have the door tops on
But on the days when the tops are off,the doors only weigh a fraction of the wind up doors :wink:

Therefore alloy door tops are very sought after and fetch good money
Paul :twisted:

Title: door tops
Post by: marsie on May 02, 2007, 20:13:43

Quote from: "tonycougar"

Mine don't look like that, never mind

Unfortunately,neither do mine any more :oops:  :oops:
Paul :twisted:

Title: door tops
Post by: per_ardua on May 03, 2007, 13:27:22

I'll tell you what are rocking house pooh,

the door tops for the second side door on early 110's CSW's

I know, I need some.

My 90 is stripped to waist in this weather