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Jeep playing catch up to a vehicle due out next year, well done Ford.
 

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Not really a new thing and not really copying the Bronco. Just motivated by it. Jeep’s been teasing them since the donut doors of the launch event. Personally I think they’re kinda pointless. The whole point is to take the entire door off. Otherwise I’d just get tube doors.
 

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Not really a new thing and not really copying the Bronco. Just motivated by it. Jeep’s been teasing them since the donut doors of the launch event. Personally I think they’re kinda pointless. The whole point is to take the entire door off. Otherwise I’d just get tube doors.
Yeah i get it's not a new thing, but it's never been a production thing for jeep, just a concept. Now that it's tangible on the bronco, Jeep is doing it for real this time.
 

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Seems like some of the Jeep only fans should be thanking Ford for bringing back the Bronco, competition is good for both brands.
^^^^ this.

I hope next year Jeep redesigns and one ups the Bronco.

Head to head competition... who wins?

Answer: we do. The end consumer. ?
 

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Yeah i get it's not a new thing, but it's never been a production thing for jeep, just a concept. Now that it's tangible on the bronco, Jeep is doing it for real this time.
True, the earlier Wranglers did it, but they didn’t sell well. Who would want to pay for another set of doors, or only have half doors from the factory.
 

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how is this news? You can wander into any Jeep dealer and order half doors for youR wrangler right out of the molar catalogue, today. Well. On Monday. Because most are closed over the weekend.
 

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Not really a new thing and not really copying the Bronco. Just motivated by it. Jeep’s been teasing them since the donut doors of the launch event. Personally I think they’re kinda pointless. The whole point is to take the entire door off. Otherwise I’d just get tube doors.
But ask yourself, how many Easter Jeep Safari or show models does Jeep ever bring to market?

Its mostly "Bold New Decals" and trim names with the same stuff just packaged differently.
 

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^^^^ this.

I hope next year Jeep redesigns and one ups the Bronco.

Head to head competition... who wins?

Answer: we do. The end consumer. ?
I'm really hoping Jeep comes out with an awesome never before seen incentive plan for the Wrangler (Like 0% interest for 60 months like they do for the new grand cherokee). At the same time I am also hoping Jeep copies the Bronco Sasquatch package (lift, suspension, 35's) from the factory option. For me a new Bronco or a new Wrangler next year no matter I would be happy with either one.
 

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Jeeps with half doors ain’t a new thing, OEM or aftermarket. The biggest difference is the bronco doors are designed to be frameless so don’t need to get a second door and no need to carry a soft half door top piece to seal it up, just roll up the window. So unless they’re redesigning the wrangler to be actual frameless doors then this isn’t really news. Article even shows Jeep concept doors with hole in the middle from couple years ago, so did bronco copy that then with the hole door on the launch?
 

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But the half door are soft windows. Same soft top material and look thru plastic. Will be a louder cabin, no thanks.
(fail, from a current jeeper)
 

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But ask yourself, how many Easter Jeep Safari or show models does Jeep ever bring to market?

Its mostly "Bold New Decals" and trim names with the same stuff just packaged differently.
That’s a part of the branding to get regular people to buy the vanilla models. “Look what you can do, but won’t.” I’m saying this isn’t anything new for Jeep and they aren’t imitating Ford. They only realized that this could possibly help sell more and compete.
 

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TIL the JLs didn't offer factory half doors. YJ, TJ and JK all had them from the factory. Worst part about them that the Bronco eliminates is the need for soft uppers. I was so ready to get my JK with them from the factory but knowing I'd be running them in the winter made me change my mind. Dealing with those iced up monstrocities every winter day would drive me bananas. I even looked at aftermarket soft half doors for the summer to just throw in the back of the Jeep but having to deal with soft uppers kept turning me away, that and the awful track record with leaks and fitment issues.

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