Must you have doors on your car?

[Frenchda]

Dreaming of summer I wonder could you just take the front doors of a Defender 110. Is it illegal, would it full apart (more than usual). I cannot believe that the doors add much to the structural rigidity?

[Pixel Pusher]

Frenchda said:

I cannot believe that the doors add much to the structural rigidity?

They don't but they make your Landie look much cooler.

[ecsrobin]

Pixel Pusher said:

Frenchda said:

I cannot believe that the doors add much to the structural rigidity?

They don't but they make your Landie look much cooler.

[Fort Jefferson]

I used to take the door tops off my 109.

[Frenchda]

Pixel Pusher said:

Frenchda said:

I cannot believe that the doors add much to the structural rigidity?

They don't but they make your Landie look much cooler.

Health & safety issue there!!

[MitchT]

Many years ago my cousin had one of those old Ford Transits with sliding doors. He used to drive it round in the summer with them open. Had many a ride as a young boy. Good times

Like this, but blue...

[spikeyhead]

There's no doors on my car even in the winter.

[Mr Sparkle]

Do the doors have any side impact beams?

[simonrockman]

MitchT said:

Many years ago my cousin had one of those old Ford Transits with sliding doors. He used to drive it round in the summer with them open. Had many a ride as a young boy. Good times

Like this, but blue...

I learnt to drive on one of those

[Taita]

Milk floats don't have doors so must be OK?

[technodup]

The UPS van that delivers near me has sliding doors which are usually open.

Do it.

[jeremyc]

No doors, in the sunshine.

[David87]

technodup said:

The UPS van that delivers near me has sliding doors which are usually open.

Do it.

This. The driver must be incapable of feeling the cold.

[Eighteeteewhy]

Tangent/

The BMW Z1 is the only car that can be legally driven with the doors open.

/tangent

[Ozzie Osmond]

MitchT said:

And guess see what happens when you slam the brakes on!!

[sebhaque]

Ozzie Osmond said:

And guess see what happens when you slam the brakes on!!

Safety feature

[anonymous-user]

Mr Sparkle said:

Do the doors have any side impact beams?

eh? On a 110? Are you joking? ;-)

[Andehh]

Eighteeteewhy said:

Tangent/

The BMW Z1 is the only car that can be legally driven with the doors open.

/tangent

Do tell more!

[Doofus]

Eighteeteewhy said:

Tangent/

The BMW Z1 is the only car that can be legally driven with the doors open.

/tangent

Wrong.

[McWigglebum4th]

It depends if you can work out how to mount the door mirrors as they are mounted to the the top door hinge

and it would look kind of silly if you have a hardtop