Heavy doors: is it just me or are the doors extremely heavy?

[DroptopDrifting]

is it just me or are the doors extremely heavy? are the doors on a regular coupe lighter? is it the metal of the door or soundproofing/safety stuff that i can gut? the body parts on the car seem so heavy, especially the doors....im tryin to lighten the car down and the doors seem like a good place to start. has anyone else done something about this?

thanks.
Modified by DroptopDrifting at 2:40 AM 5/31/2008

[vsiev]

This is from the FAQ Thread:Door Swap and Door Modificationshttp://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=90488http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=136978

After you check those links out...read up on the FAQ thread....a wealth of information and modification there:zerothread/199318

[The Inflicted]

It's not your imagination, the doors are heavy as hell.I've banged my shin up multiple times and my girlfriend hates the car because of them.

[DroptopDrifting]

lol yeah everyone always complains about em.

the night i posted this thread i saw the faq right afterwards, sorry bout that. thanks for the links to the pages though. normally i always search first, i need to stay away from this computer when im drunk, i posted then searched....oh well. thanks.

[Eikon]

This is from the FAQ Thread:Door Swap and Door Modificationshttp://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=90488http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=136978

After you check those links out...read up on the FAQ thread....a wealth of information and modification there:zerothread/199318

Great post!

I just swapped doors a few weeks ago. The 'vert doors are CONSIDERABLY heavier than the coupe/fastback doors.

[cmkelly]

We've all been guilty of PWI...posting while intoxicated.

[BigMACKenzie]

We've all been guilty of PWI...posting while intoxicated.

Totally, and at least you are aware of what you did man. You can totally skip the hatch this time, thats reserved for the unsavalgable cases. We might just assign you some community service ^^

[caspers_240]

i swapped the doors for a set of manual window and lock doors off a hatch i stripped... vert doors weighed in at 100 lbs even, manual roll-up hatch doors, 70lbs

[Hijacker]

We've all been guilty of PWI...posting while intoxicated.

I'm guilty right now!

oh btw, i now have officially put hardtop doors on me vert

[DroptopDrifting]

haha and once again i plead guilty. a few 22's later here i am. idk if i wanna get rid of power windows though. i might just keep these doors and deal with the extra 30lbs. i just cant believe they're 15 lbs heavier each that's insane. i weighed less when i was born.

[AZhitman]

i swapped the doors for a set of manual window and lock doors off a hatch i stripped... vert doors weighed in at 100 lbs even, manual roll-up hatch doors, 70lbs

Take the glass, motors, and inner bracing out, and replace panels with fiberglass (as I did), and you're down to 36.