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 Re: Are half/tube doors really worth it?
[Re: Snowtoy]
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04/01/04 05:17 AM
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Joined: Apr 2000
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Here in CA, you must have 6" between the floor and the top of the cut down doors, on the road.It is illegal to be on the highway w/o doors. A buddy of mine was stopped by the CHP, and the officer actually measured them, fortunately my buddy had made them the right hieght by accident(never looked into the legality of them). I personally do not like the looks of tube doors, they don't look finished. As mentioned you will want a way to keep out the weather, in August it can get pretty cold in the Sierra's. On our way to the Rubicon clean-up, the guys with tube doors had to wear heavy jackets to keep from freezing while on the highway, the guys with half doors didn't fair much better. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" /> This is weird, I asked my Daughters boyfriend who is a CHP if it was legal to take the doors off and he said yes he thinks but he would check the VC. When he got home, he checked the VC and could not find anything that said it was illegal, asked his Captain he also checked the VC and could not find anything. Who told you this or where did you read it? Delivery vans run around all the time with the doors open and they do not have a lip!!!!!
David Fritzsche
1990 Ex-Cab V-6,5-speed, with a few mods
04.5 CTD Dodge 2500 Ram--Tow Rig
Roseville, CA
"Serenity through Sobriety"
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Re: Are half/tube doors really worth it?
[Re: OOP'S]
#426551
04/01/04 08:56 AM
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Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 265
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Here in CA, you must have 6" between the floor and the top of the cut down doors, on the road.It is illegal to be on the highway w/o doors. A buddy of mine was stopped by the CHP, and the officer actually measured them, fortunately my buddy had made them the right hieght by accident(never looked into the legality of them). I personally do not like the looks of tube doors, they don't look finished. As mentioned you will want a way to keep out the weather, in August it can get pretty cold in the Sierra's. On our way to the Rubicon clean-up, the guys with tube doors had to wear heavy jackets to keep from freezing while on the highway, the guys with half doors didn't fair much better. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" /> This is weird, I asked my Daughters boyfriend who is a CHP if it was legal to take the doors off and he said yes he thinks but he would check the VC. When he got home, he checked the VC and could not find anything that said it was illegal, asked his Captain he also checked the VC and could not find anything. Who told you this or where did you read it? Delivery vans run around all the time with the doors open and they do not have a lip!!!!! Just called one of my CHP buddys and he said as far as he knew Its not against the law to have the doors off. Ill probably atempt to make some "tube type" doors out of square stalk, I dont have acsess to a bender. So square will have to do. OPP'S, I really like your truck. Hopefully i'll run into you some day on the trail so I can check it out. The bed you built is awsome.
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Re: Are half/tube doors really worth it?
[Re: johnny_boy02]
#426552
04/03/04 01:04 PM
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Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 3,568
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It may be up to the officer, but the CHP that pulled my buddy over passed him first, then had to turn around to pull him over. As I said he got out the tape measure and actually measured the height of the door. If it is legal to have no doors at all, than this was a case of pure police harrasmant, to bed he didn't get a fix it ticket with the officers name on it. As far as delivery vehicles, they are commercial rigs and the door open/close may not be applicable. The possibility of objects falling out of a civillian truck without doors is much higher, than a commercial rig such as UPS or a U.S. mail truck. I did see quite a few rigs last year that showed up to the trails with no doors at all. johnny_boy02, I would check with Nevada County CHP, and that of Yuba County, before running around without your doors on. If the cops pull you over for rthe doors they can pretty much search your rig for any and all vehicle code violations(if your rig has any) that they would not normally have been able to see when the rig is moving. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />
More than tread lightly. Leave it like you were never there, nor anyone else.
'90 X-cab 4.88's 33 BFG AT's, rr ARB, Headers, Ignition upgrade, cold air induction.
'91 X-cab 5.29's 315's BFG MT's, rr ARB, custom bumper and flatbed
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