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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 01:05 PM
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I couldn't find them anywhere on their home page or online store.
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 04:17 PM
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here is the good set i was talking about, $155 and is 5 times better then autolocs. eBay Motors: Hidden Door Hinge Kit Williams Heavy Duty Street Rod (item 180166432755 end time May-01-08 12:38:26 PDT)
i use them and they are the *****!!
 
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 07:26 PM
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If that's all you get for $155.00 I don't see the good deal. They don't even have a box channel no latches.............
 
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 09:00 PM
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look i have a 1950 truck too, and i know that the big boxes don't fit. I have over 500.00 in two Hidden Door Hinge Systems. This is the first one i got.
eBay Motors: Suicide Hidden Door Hinge System - w/Latches - Hot Rod (item 280216671919 end time Apr-16-08 12:14:54 PDT)

as you can see its the same one your wanting, I'm just trying to help you out some. If your looking to buy a set for under 155.00 from a store, make sure you know what your getting. Autoloc starts out at 299 to 1423.40 with no bear claws and so on. 155 + 35 for bear claws is a lot better then buying this stuff twice.



by the way all autoloc Hidden Door Hinge Systems are too big, and a lot of stores sell this brand in boxes with their name on them.
 
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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 12:16 AM
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So...anarki, are you saying that the first hinge system you purchased, that you provided the eBay link to, is no good? What was the 2nd system you purchased?
 
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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 01:06 AM
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the first hinge system i purchased was a nice built kit, but way to big. So i called an autoloc dealer and asked them about a smaller kit. They told me all autoloc hinge systems have the same size box.( Which is way to big for an 48,49,50,51,52 door jam) So i got this set which i just love...eBay Motors: Hidden Door Hinge Kit Williams Heavy Duty Street Rod (item 180166432755 end time May-01-08 12:38:26 PDT)

built real nice and i put up pics of them in my last post.
 
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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 06:53 PM
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I'm looking at a truck right now that has suicide doors. If I were to buy the truck, I would want to put them back to the factory configuration.

Does anyone have any experience doing this?

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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Doraville
I'm looking at a truck right now that has suicide doors. If I were to buy the truck, I would want to put them back to the factory configuration.

Does anyone have any experience doing this?

Peace,
-Doraville
That all depends on how the doors and jambs were modified by the person who installed the suicide hinges, I have seen some installations where the original door jambs were completely removed and replaced with flat steel...this would make the "un-mod" a bit more difficult. If your original hinge pockets are still intact then it would be a bit simpler.
 
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