Dropped door repair complete.

[Fencelizard]

Dropped door repair complete. So I made the mistake of dropping my door while reinstalling by myself. The first week I had it no less. I did not take any pictures of the immediate aftermath as I was too busy swearing. I had to use pliers to straighten out The corner because I was in the Keys and the door would not shut. Needless to say I was majorly pissed at myself.
I keep my Bronco in South Florida at my condo but live full-time in New Jersey. I had my local Ford dealer pick up the bronco and bring it in for repair. Because of the cyber orange paint they felt that they would have to spray the door and the rear quarter to get everything to blend well. I am OCD about my paint matching so I said no way to that. I decided that since the rockers get destroyed by the Sasquatch tire package I would just have Linex applied from the lowest crease in the door and down under the rocker. I think it turned out pretty well and if I didn’t tell most people about it they probably would never notice it. I also have a little bit more protection from road damage.

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[Cat]

Great solution.

 

[Tricky Dick]

Exactly what I had in mind if (when?) I ever drop one. Looks good.

 

[calgecko]

good fix!

 

[BC overlanding]

I read what you did and had to go back and look at pic to see what you where talking about. So yea nice job no would would ever know unless you told them Great good

 

[Fencelizard]

Exactly what I had in mind if (when?) I ever drop one. Looks good.

Definitely study the removal/reinstallation videos

 

[BroncoAZ]

Looks like a good solution and good recovery from the damage. I would consider going up to the next body line to keep rocks from damaging the panel. On my 87 Bronco I ran the bedliner up about 6” to cover up the former Eddie Bauer pattern paint line.

 

[Wraithracing]

Looks good. Actually gives the illusion that the Bronco sits a bit higher. Pretty cool!

 

[rws]

Dropped door repair complete. So I made the mistake of dropping my door while reinstalling by myself. The first week I had it no less. I did not take any pictures of the immediate aftermath as I was too busy swearing. I had to use pliers to straighten out The corner because I was in the Keys and the door would not shut. Needless to say I was majorly pissed at myself.
I keep my Bronco in South Florida at my condo but live full-time in New Jersey. I had my local Ford dealer pick up the bronco and bring it in for repair. Because of the cyber orange paint they felt that they would have to spray the door and the rear quarter to get everything to blend well. I am OCD about my paint matching so I said no way to that. I decided that since the rockers get destroyed by the Sasquatch tire package I would just have Linex applied from the lowest crease in the door and down under the rocker. I think it turned out pretty well and if I didn’t tell most people about it they probably would never notice it. I also have a little bit more protection from road damage.

Looks good.

I do like the LineX solution. I think that's something that will happen shortly after (or should I say, if I ever) get my Wildtrack.

 

[murphtron]

Interesting. How high up does the Linex go? And why Linex vs a wrap? Is the Linex more durable and offer better protection from scratches ?

 

[Fencelizard]

Looks like a good solution and good recovery from the damage. I would consider going up to the next body line to keep rocks from damaging the panel. On my 87 Bronco I ran the bedliner up about 6” to cover up the former Eddie Bauer pattern paint line.

I thought about it but I like the paint color. The mudflaps were installed after the first few chips so they should reduce the damage hopefully.

 

[Fencelizard]

Looks good.

I do like the LineX solution. I think that's something that will happen shortly after (or should I say, if I ever) get my Wildtrack.

I was in line the first day. Got mine 12/27/2021. Worth the wait!

 

[Fencelizard]

Interesting. How high up does the Linex go? And why Linex vs a wrap? Is the Linex more durable and offer better protection from scratches ?

I was concerned about corrosion even though the doors are aluminum (body is steel). I also have Linex in my F250 Tremor. Tough stuff.

 

[Ser Arthur Dayne]

I think that the Broncos - especially the 4-doors - look amazing when they're "naked" ... the doors off and the soft-top physically removed. But I don't know if I myself will ever actually do it because of both fearing a screwup like this and because it seems like it's a bit of a pain in in the ...

I got to skeeze the keys of my Dad's limited-edition, absolutely beautiful 1994 Jeep Wrangler Sahara when I turned 17 and we used to take the top off *all the time* ... freezing cold? Turn the heat up biatch! And the doors came off often because it was Simple AF - pull the cloth strap off the retainer and pull up on the doors .... and they could be put in the back seat so if you got caught in the rain you could pull under an overpass or bridge and "reassemble" ...

But as much as I think the Broncos look amazing with their doors and top off, I probably don't have the guts to do so.

 

[Compta38]

The Line-X was a great idea! looks good.

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