I have a 99 dodge Ram 1500 extended cab and need to replace both front doors due to rusting on lower half of doors. I have purchased door shells and was wondering if anyone out there has replaced their doors. I have power windows and door locks. Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

Moved this to the tech section.

Did my drivers door not so very long ago..... that was fun... Most of the stuff is bolted into the door, so it is easy to swap over. (not sure if that was because things have been replaced in the past, or, just the way dodge did things then.)

Hardest part was getting it lined up properly. Most of your adjustment is on the body side of the hinge. Unfortunately, there are two bolts (one per hinge) the come thru from the INSIDE.... so, gotta pull panels to get to it. (it does have advantages though.... keep reading.)

Best bet is to have two people. Doing this by yourself sucks. Take off old door, just pull the electrical connectors, and the four bolts from the hinge to the door, transfer everything to new door. Hang new door, and put electrical connectors in place, and hook 'em up. (keeps them out of the way.)

Close the door.... CAREFULLY, watch that it doesn't bind anywhere, if it looks like it is going to, loosen the three bolts on the body side of the hinges just enough that you can move things around. Get the door positioned where you want it. (basically, close the door, and check alignment all the way around, and how deep it goes in at the latch side.) with the door CLOSED, and aligned properly, (lift up a bit on the rear of the door, so it isn't support on the latch... it WILL drop a bit when you open it anyway. 1/4 inch or so should be fine, assuming your hinge pins are in good shape.) Once you have it where you want it, tighten the two bolts from the INSIDE. Then, carefully open the door, and tighten the other four. Test close/open the door a few times. Adjust as necessary.

 

2 Man job all day long. I do Paint and body work for a living and I didn't do both of mine by myself

 

Thanks for the info. I was going to attempt this myself but now I know it takes 2 people. I am getting the doors professionaly sprayed. Wondering if I should hang the doors with all components in the door or hang just shell and put in componets after the shell is hung?? Thanks again

 

Either way, doesn't really matter. My door came with everything already installed. (used door)

 

I'd hang the door first, it/they will be lighter.

 

Thanks for the input.