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Old 02-22-2012 | 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Frankiejaime88
Is there anyway to keep them from opening?
you should post pictures of your truck, i wanna see these doors
 
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Old 02-22-2012 | 11:28 AM
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I just dont let Woman in general drive it. Only Men. Truck rules you see. lol
I might as well remove the drivers side running board, Since they only help woman. Who again, Are not allowed to drive. lol
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Mine used to drive it, now shes scared of it....lol (the truck, before anyone asks....)
you see....last time she drove it she parked the bumper on someone else's car.

no damage to the truck, no damage to the car, but now I've got tow hooks up front...

I'm not paying the insurance deductible for that.





now, back to the serious answer: I find that when I open the door and stuff falls out, I need to stop at starbucks less, and garbage cans more.
 
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Old 02-22-2012 | 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by norma jean
you should post pictures of your truck, i wanna see these doors
they are just the stock extended cab doors...

walk onto a dodge dealership anywhere, usa, and you can put your hands on them and open them
 
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Old 02-22-2012 | 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by koorbloh
they are just the stock extended cab doors...

walk onto a dodge dealership anywhere, usa, and you can put your hands on them and open them

i thought he had actually put suicide doors on because that woulda been awesome, like his front doors
 
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Old 02-22-2012 | 11:33 AM
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It's a club cab it's the way the doors came stock, too bad all my trash ends up on the passenger floor board generally, I was meaning more like military gear, once I get my laptop I'll post pics of it with the doors open
 
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Old 02-22-2012 | 05:11 PM
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do they lock with their own lock, or because you have to open the front door they just work?

maybe a small l bracket and some self tapping sheet metal screws on the bottom and top

or you could disconnect the linkage inside the door so the handle is useless
 
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Old 02-22-2012 | 11:17 PM
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if the front door is closed there is no way to open the back door at all.
I'm going to go with the screw through the handle and sheet metal behind with a locking but behind the handle.
Seems the easiest and quickest route.
Just to be on the safe side if I actually have to have full access back there
 
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Old 02-22-2012 | 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Frankiejaime88
if the front door is closed there is no way to open the back door at all.
I'm going to go with the screw through the handle and sheet metal behind with a locking but behind the handle.
Seems the easiest and quickest route.
Just to be on the safe side if I actually have to have full access back there
I was going to say, Remove the handle and put a piece of sheet metal over the hole. Then it cant open, lol
 
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Old 02-22-2012 | 11:49 PM
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Leave the handle .. put a piece of tape(gorilla tape) over it and Write on it ..."DO NOT OPEN" and ask your wife not to open the rear doors ...
 
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Old 02-23-2012 | 07:51 AM
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I would get a deadbolt for a house door or gate and install it on the door and drill a whole in the floor for it to slide into. Keeps the door shut and easy to open if needed something like this http://homedepot.digby.com/homedepot...egoryId=&path=
 


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