Power Door swap w/ problems

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DeafMonkey
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It has been a very long weekend... I swap'd out my doors but now im stuck!

First it was when I found out that the coupe doors I bought had different wiring than the vert. So after looking for a solution I learned that I needed to pull the wiring out of vert and plug them into the coupe doors. Great! that got the windows to work, locks, etc... made me very happy. Wish I knew earlier!

Then I put the fenders and bumper back and remove the jack stands to find that the doors arent aligned and sit too low. This is where I am now... with door that dont line up!

Also, I was going to just install a 4 point harness since there arent any seat belts anymore. So I bolted up the upper straps behind the back seat and cant find a place for the lower straps. This is where I am now... with no seat belts!

Everyone says that you should never install a harness (let alone a 4 point harness) without a roll cage/bar. I dont have a cage or a roll bar, but I already have the 4 pt harness. Its also illegal in CA to drive on the streets with a harness. Now im thinking of returning the harness, get my money back, and hit the junkyard for some rear seat belts (so I can keep mine) and just live with a 3 pt.

So now I need your help now...Is there a way to adjust the door without having to take of the fenders?Should I just keep the harness? And where should I bolt it in?Or should I just go the way of every other vert door swapper and relocate the regular seat belts?

Ya, now its going to turn into a long week! YAY


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-RJ-
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No, there is no way to align the door without removing the fenders. What I did was loosen all 4 bolts and have a friend pull the door upwards as much as he could then tighten the bolts, my doors open and close perfectly.

Harnesses are illegal so why keep them? Its just another ticket if they pull you over. Just get regular seatbelts. Relocating only took about 45 minutes each side with just a power drill and some drill bits


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