GreatDaneHummer
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Is there anything special to know before trying to remove the doors off my H3? Is it simply removing the bolts attached to the body of the H3? Thanks!
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Door removal
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ReconH3
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Bring a friend. They're heavy as hell. Don't let BCM get wet.
GreatDaneHummer
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Its only for painting. I was thinking of wrapping a towel around the top and using the engine lift. Is it so heavy it would distort the metal on the top of the side window?
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^^^ This!
I took my front doors off when I was doing my heated mirror mod and those things weigh a ton. You can do it by yourself, but you risk dropping the door and damaging it, or banging it into the body and damaging both of them.
Fortunately the hinges are two piece, so there is just one bolt on each hinge you have to undo, plus the limiting strap. You also need to unplug the harness from the door, it uses a latch at the door to lock the plug in place, lift it up and swing it over until it pops the plug free from the door. Then all you have to do is lift the door up and off. Oh and make sure you have something soft to lay it down on, like a moving blanket or towels or a spare unmounted tire.
Here is a pic of the hinge and plug socket after the door has been removed, you can see how there is just the one tab that has a bolt through it to the other half of the hinge that you need to undo, and the wiring harness just plugs into that socket on the door:
I took my front doors off when I was doing my heated mirror mod and those things weigh a ton. You can do it by yourself, but you risk dropping the door and damaging it, or banging it into the body and damaging both of them.
Fortunately the hinges are two piece, so there is just one bolt on each hinge you have to undo, plus the limiting strap. You also need to unplug the harness from the door, it uses a latch at the door to lock the plug in place, lift it up and swing it over until it pops the plug free from the door. Then all you have to do is lift the door up and off. Oh and make sure you have something soft to lay it down on, like a moving blanket or towels or a spare unmounted tire.
Here is a pic of the hinge and plug socket after the door has been removed, you can see how there is just the one tab that has a bolt through it to the other half of the hinge that you need to undo, and the wiring harness just plugs into that socket on the door:
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GreatDaneHummer
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Can you point out which one bolt to remove?
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THANKS!!:cheers:
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They heavy but not that heavy...id say about 150/70 lbs I took mine a while ago all by myself...now to mount them back I did require assistance because it is a pita trying to hinge it yourself. If you aren't too stiff and have some what of a poor decent fitness you'll be fine...i don't see why would the doors get messed up if you use an engine crane.
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I mount and unmount the doors by myself all the time