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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 11:22 PM
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i have a escort mk4 van and would appreciate oppinions on the one piece rear door and preferences between the two? and are the less rattly than the 2 doors?
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 11:23 PM
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I preffer the one piece but i'd immagine it be flimsy? but then i dont know!
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 11:47 PM
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Yeah have to agree one piece door is awesome on any van
But its your car so your decision
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 09:57 AM
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im thinking the one piece door and ive seen one that has been side hinged which would probaly be better for me as iuse old hinges and just have to mount the lock
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 10:43 AM
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im affraid i dissagree. every single piece door ive seen are very poor in quality, rattle about and never fit nice.
i think the originals look best. but you have to de lock / de handle them for the smooth look
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 10:48 AM
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single rear doors are also fibre glass too


just weld your one shut mate, job done
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 11:14 AM
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i may well have to goe de hanled and on a solenoid then,but how can i shut them up from rattling?
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 01:58 PM
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have to agree with our mate ,every one that ive seen too has been crap rattle dont fit, fall off cos hinge mounting pointis not designed to have stress , and the worst thing is the fumes comming in thro cos its not sealed properly! trust me I know
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 02:23 PM
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I meant single doors LOOK better, but wasnt sure how shit they were, as being fiberglass it cant be that good being a door!
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 07:31 PM
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i had a one pice door on my van and it looked g8t. but its rattling was bad and the higes keeped undoing also it let fumes in a lot. I went on with it for a year until i fell off on the motrway LOL I just keep going and put the old doors back on.
if i were you i just delock de handle the old doors coz one pice ones are a nightmer the fact is there just to big also not had to get in to. But hay its up to you its your van also got any pics
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 08:02 PM
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also i heard that at high speed with the front windows open the rear window has a tendency of blowing out
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 09:04 PM
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well not blowing out but the door opens on its own thats what happed to me the door opened at 70mph well 70ish. it feal off a bad thing
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 09:43 PM
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just sell the van paul and buy a nova.

but seriously, try and make a decent single door. if ur gonna do it, may as well do it propably.

as the saying goes, if ur gonna get wet..... may as well go swimming
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 09:45 PM
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Leave them as is, just delock and make sure the back lock is on the central locking mechanism.

1 piece doors look wank and Max Power IMO......
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 10:44 PM
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well not blowing out but the door opens on its own thats what happed to me the door opened at 70mph well 70ish. it feal off a bad thing
thats not good news lol
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Cowboi
just sell the van Paul and buy a nova.

but seriously, try and make a decent single door. if ur gonna do it, may as well do it propably.

as the saying goes, if ur gonna get wet..... may as well go swimming
y would i wanta nova? lol i could have more street cred in a morris minor lol, only joking m8 lol
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Old Apr 2, 2006 | 09:03 PM
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A nova i soner have a van with no doors no id walk a nova oh my god
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Old Apr 2, 2006 | 10:18 PM
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lol Paul its true about the poor seal. Pikey and us lot went to see a van ages ago, had a 1 piece rear door and leaked water like anything. Id imagine it would leak fumes in too.

I preferred haydens dehandled 2 doors
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Old Apr 3, 2006 | 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by mrben
A nova i soner have a van with no doors no id walk a nova oh my god
clearly u have never been in a 2ltr nova then have ya???
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Old Apr 3, 2006 | 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by XRT_si
Id imagine it would leak fumes in too.
seriously si. what ever reason will u give next?
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 01:09 PM
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i have as it gos and yes thay go
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