Door Swap Question

87GTVertDude · Oct 5, 2011

I have an 87 GT convertible that needs new doors. I saw an ad for two complete 90 LX doors. Other than the mirrors mounted on the doors instead of the corners, is there any reason why these doors wouldn't fit? Thanks

91TwighlightGT · Oct 5, 2011

87GTVertDude said:
I have an 87 GT convertible that needs new doors. I saw an ad for two complete 90 LX doors. Other than the mirrors mounted on the doors instead of the corners, is there any reason why these doors wouldn't fit? Thanks

I am assuming that this is an LX convertible, correct? No hatch/coupe door will fit your vehicle, except for perhaps a T-top car. Hatches and coupes have the window framing that is not present on your convertible, as well as the mirror issue.

As far as the doors themselves, LX or GT doesn't matter as long as your door moldings are salvageable. There are slight differences, so you would need to swap your door moldings onto the LX doors. This isn't exactly difficult, but removing the moldings can be a real pain.

Mstng93SSP · Oct 6, 2011

Actually, you can use coupe/hatchback doors. I did it on an 87 convertible. You just cut the window frame off in the proper location (which is how the original convertible doors were made) and swap over all of the convertible specific door pieces. Trust me, it was pretty easy.

Chris

jrichker · Oct 6, 2011

Mstng93SSP said:
Actually, you can use coupe/hatchback doors. I did it on an 87 convertible. You just cut the window frame off in the proper location (which is how the original convertible doors were made) and swap over all of the convertible specific door pieces. Trust me, it was pretty easy.

Chris

Do the windows tend to rattle more when you take this approach?

87GTVertDude · Oct 6, 2011

91TwighlightGT said:
I am assuming that this is an LX convertible, correct? No hatch/coupe door will fit your vehicle, except for perhaps a T-top car. Hatches and coupes have the window framing that is not present on your convertible, as well as the mirror issue.

As far as the doors themselves, LX or GT doesn't matter as long as your door moldings are salvageable. There are slight differences, so you would need to swap your door moldings onto the LX doors. This isn't exactly difficult, but removing the moldings can be a real pain.

Thanks for the feedback. I have just seen a few pairs for sale for between $250 - $300. Is that a decent price?

Mstng93SSP · Oct 7, 2011

I had no issues with window rattle, however I did have an old rusted pair of convertible doors that I used all of the internals from, incuding the glass.

91TwighlightGT · Oct 7, 2011

87GTVertDude said:
Thanks for the feedback. I have just seen a few pairs for sale for between $250 - $300. Is that a decent price?

Well, I've seen an average on my local craigslist of about $100 per door. I will be honest when I tell you that I haven't shopped for convertible doors specifically. $250 isn't crazy, but you may be able to do better if you don't mind waiting around a bit for a better deal. If the ones you can find for $250 are mint and complete with glass, moldings, etc., then you are probably doing pretty well.

As far as cutting off the frames, I would probably only resort to this as a last option. There are a lot of Fox 'verts to get doors from.

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