Pattern door hinges

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craigjm

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Sunday 28th August 2016
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Does anyone know anywhere that makes modern versions of classic car door hinges? I have a Jaguar XJ coupe and to make the coupe doors they just welded one and a half saloon doors together which created an extremely heavy door yet still hung it with the same hinges as the saloon!

This means they are difficult to open and close and sag quite a bit. I would love to be able to get a set of (or get a set made to pattern) new hinges that are much stronger and than the originals. Any ideas?

craigjm

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17,962 posts

201 months

Sunday 28th August 2016
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The hinges bend because they are really designed to carry less than half of the weight they do.

craigjm

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17,962 posts

201 months

Sunday 28th August 2016
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Everything is in bits at the moment at the restorers. was just looking for a way of making the doors easier as part of putting it back together.