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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 03:52 PM
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Could someone please tell me the difference in the two? As i have a pair of mint mk4 doors to go on my 1982 mk3 xr3,, Are the outer doorskins the same ie swage lines etc...Sorry for being thick! cheers people
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 04:04 PM
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the same m8
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 04:04 PM
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i'm not 100% certain but i think they are the same, metal handles and glass colour differ but IIRC the skins are the same
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 04:07 PM
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Yea all the same barring door handles and glass colour
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 04:12 PM
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Thanks guys
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 04:29 PM
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Insides are different, mk4 door cards need modifying to fit on mk3 doors and vice versa, handle fixing locations i think are different.
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Karlos G
Insides are different, mk4 door cards need modifying to fit on mk3 doors and vice versa, handle fixing locations i think are different.
yup, this is what i was led to believe also, all about the interior handle fixings/positioning
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 06:24 PM
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need to mod the interior handle holes to suit bigger for mk4 smaller for mk3
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Old Jan 3, 2009 | 10:18 AM
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hinges are different aswell mk4 ones yoy can take the door of by removeing the centre pin the mk3 one you need to unbolt them in the car
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