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Title: Full soft doors for a Samurai
Post by: doughboy0379 on May 18, 2012, 08:36:39 PM

Has anyone made or seen for sale a set of full soft doors for a Sami I am thinking about making a pair for mine and am looking for ideas. (I have never seen a soft door up close on the inside though).

Title: Re: Full soft doors for a Samurai
Post by: ecoast on May 19, 2012, 03:02:37 AM

I have bought a pair with plans to repro/sell.

some time this summer...

What do you think folks would pay?

Title: Re: Full soft doors for a Samurai
Post by: tuxblacray on May 19, 2012, 03:31:55 AM

$200 - $250 would seem to be a fair price. Isn't that about what you paid for yours?  ;)

Title: Re: Full soft doors for a Samurai
Post by: ecoast on May 19, 2012, 06:27:58 AM

I paid $300 shipped for used; not really relevant is it?

So you think new should cost the same as used?    lol



This is precisely the problem; zukkers are cheap.

Title: Re: Full soft doors for a Samurai
Post by: tuxblacray on May 20, 2012, 08:05:16 AM

Sorry if I offended you... that wasn't my intent. You posted  / I answered....

$100 for shipping was pretty high for what you paid for the Kay Line doors!

And no I'm not a cheap guy. I restore Corvettes so cheap really isn't a word I often use... LOL

But, I am trying to keep the cost down on this build so that I will be able to make $$$ on it when the time comes to sell it.

$300 is a fair enuff price depending on what the shipping costs will be.

All said and done would you want to sell the Kay Line doors? I don't necessarily need a new set of soft doors for a rig that won't be pristine itself.

Title: Re: Full soft doors for a Samurai
Post by: ecoast on May 20, 2012, 10:11:45 AM

no offense taken- --at all

they are oversize; I had them shipped to m on my own account, 93 bucks.

Additionally, I went to run them at the Zuwharrie event and realized they had pins instead of sleeves(like when you mod the stock doors)...so I could not even hang them on my cut hinges.

You may not be cheap, but zukkers are in general.(not a bad thing). Although in the same breath you said you want to keep cost down, lol.


I am busy with my regular canvas work, atm, so still unsure as to how long to build once I get them rolling.
I have bought steel and made jig to bend.
Some other soft goods in the works as well.


I actually think that I will end up making them 2 piece; upper/lower, as it would help the shipping issue and give added benefit.
...eventually  :P

Title: Re: Full soft doors for a Samurai
Post by: tuxblacray on May 20, 2012, 10:50:28 AM

Yeah I said keep cost down because I am getting close to having $6K in this Zuk and I don't have it painted yet. I don't think anybody is gonna wanna pay what i have in it now...... Good thing I like driven it...  :laugh:

Another good thing if you decide to split the doors is that I did read where you have several folks interested in 1/2 doors. You could "Kill 2 birds with 1 stone..."

Title: Re: Full soft doors for a Samurai
Post by: Jonny Rash on May 21, 2012, 09:10:32 AM

Hey Ecoast,
Here is a related idea for your business....how about making a Samurai Safari top in something other than black?  I would love to buy a new one, but every single one currently on the market is black.

Title: Re: Full soft doors for a Samurai
Post by: keith on May 30, 2012, 07:28:52 AM

I have them for my Wrangler.  It is very easy to find a set for a Wrangler for under $200 used.  I think a lot of people buy them and get disappointed in how they work and sell them cheap.  They don't seal well and offer zero protection in a crash.  I ended up getting a set of half doors for the Wrangler.  I still have the soft doors but haven't used them yet this year.