LOCK UP YOUR DOORS - HOW?

[Carbon Bronco]

WHY?

Because your screen name could end up capitalized. Just ask AK SNO RIDER.

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[Toccoa]

Still don’t know why you can’t leave them in your tent. I mean, if you trust people to not steal your tent, food, and sleeping bags; a few doors should be safe as well. Less obvious than chaining them to a tree.

 

[Rubisquatch]

Still don’t know why you can’t leave them in your tent. I mean, if you trust people to not steal your tent, food, and sleeping bags; a few doors should be safe as well. Less obvious than chaining them to a tree.

Agree, if you don’t want to leave them at home. Leave them wherever you sleep/slept that night. Your moms house, the tent, the hotel, etc if you’re that worried.

 

[scottyb907]

Maybe buy something without removable doors?? lol

 

[Jmax]

LOCK UP YOUR DOORS - HOW?

- YOU HAVE DOORS ON FOR THE 4 HOUR DRIVE TO THE CAMP GROUND.
- FOR DRIVING AROUND THE CAMPING AREA, YOU WANT DOORS OFF.
- THERE IS NO WAY TO CHAIN THEM TO A TREE!
* BECAUSE THE DOORS HAVE FRAMELESS GLASS.

Q: WHAT DO YOU DO, HOW TO SECURE YOUR DOORS WHEN YOU ARE OUT PARKED AT A TRAIL HEAD OR SWIMMING OR FISHING?
* INSTALL EYE-BOLTS TO THE INSIDE OF THE PANELS SOMEHOW...?

So, is this your set-up? If so, do you have more pics or instructions on what/how you built this? I have a hoist for the hard top roof but didn’t think about a contraption to hold the doors. Love the mobility and compact, but would like a way to put it in the air (hoist, I have two kids7/9 likely that one of them or their friend damages...

 

[rgwinn]

Forget about the doors, aren’t you worried about someone stealing the Fender Flares? That seems to be the question of the day in the FB groups.

 

[da_jokker]

Maybe some one will come up with something you can attach to the hinges on the door and then IT can be chained.

Valid concern OP... Doors are going to be a hot commodity. Otherwise running a cable through the hinges might be the only option (short of hiding them in your camp site)

 

[Coldsmoke]

It’s interesting because I’ve ridden with a biker group for 30 years and leave stuff in and on my bike all the time when we stop. Haven’t yet found a person with the cojones to steal from a biker. It’s because your brothers & sisters always have your back, even if they don’t know you personally. Maybe off readers can learn from that.

 

[BlueBronco]

Forget master criminal and think more "bored teen"

Lil 15 year old chownd wouldn't have stolen them but there's a 50:50 chance that I would have moved them to make myself and friends laugh if we came across a set of car doors in the wilderness.

The question would be do we just turn them in the opposite direction, move to the left 20 feet, or hidden them behind a tree? God, I was a little shit.

I absolutely and certainly wouldn't do it now... but the mental image of someone finding their doors in slightly the wrong place while in the woods it's still something I find funny

At that age, I don't think my friends and I would have moved them. However, we probably would have taken the opportunity to sharpen our rock throwing skills with a little target practice.

OP does have a valid concern, and I would suggest buying a pad lock with an over-sized shackle for each door (one that is long enough to extend through the hinge bolt holes) and then stringing a cable through those. Sure, if people are out looking for trouble then they are as good as gone. But a lock will keep an honest person honest. At the very least, it will give you peace of mind when you are out wheeling.

Now, good luck trying to protect against those a-hole kids.

 

[abe]

Forget master criminal and think more "bored teen"

Lil 15 year old chownd wouldn't have stolen them but there's a 50:50 chance that I would have moved them to make myself and friends laugh if we came across a set of car doors in the wilderness.

The question would be do we just turn them in the opposite direction, move to the left 20 feet, or hidden them behind a tree? God, I was a little shit.

I absolutely and certainly wouldn't do it now... but the mental image of someone finding their doors in slightly the wrong place while in the woods it's still something I find funny

I'd laugh my ass off if that happened to me

 

[shoelessjoe]

Weird, how do they attach to the vehicle?

small hinges with bolts

 

[RookieMissSteak]

Forget master criminal and think more "bored teen"

Lil 15 year old chownd wouldn't have stolen them but there's a 50:50 chance that I would have moved them to make myself and friends laugh if we came across a set of car doors in the wilderness.

The question would be do we just turn them in the opposite direction, move to the left 20 feet, or hidden them behind a tree? God, I was a little shit.

I absolutely and certainly wouldn't do it now... but the mental image of someone finding their doors in slightly the wrong place while in the woods it's still something I find funny

I could easily see this (and honestly it would be hilarious).
I doubt there will be roving gangs of Bronco Door Bandits (good band name), but campgrounds and drunk hell raisers often fo hand in hand.

 

[DustyBronco]

I can't believe I just read this thread. Who's going to travel off the beaten path to steal Bronco doors?

I was at rausch creek offroad park during a jeep event once and noticed the jeep guys locking their doors to their tow rigs/camp trailers etc. Presumably so they cant be stolen by other jeep owners.

 

[GToddC5]

Please unlock your Caps Lock

Seriously though, I'd probably just run a cable through the hinges and lock them all together. Someone would have to move a rather cumbersome ~200 lbs. at the same time. Maybe also run another cable through them, and around the tree? It's a good problem to have, and you'll figure out something.

 

[Tarheel_Wes]

You

theres no frame around the windows, like the jeep doors pictured. You could probably run a cable through the bolt holes or something though.

Is this what is meant by Ford calling the doors "frameless"? I've been trying to figure this term out and what it meant....so, it just means around the window, the glass, there's no door frame, right?

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