Bestop 5179935 Black Diamond 2-Piece Fabric Doors for 2007-2017 Wrangler - Rear
Manufacturer | Bestop |
Brand | Bestop |
Item Weight | 30 pounds |
Country of Origin | Mexico |
Item model number | 51799-35 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Exterior | Textured |
Manufacturer Part Number | 5179935 |
OEM Part Number | 51799-35 |
W**Y
Every review is true.
These are both awesome and terrible at the same time. Read all of the reviews on Amazon and the Jeep stores. Everything everyone says about these doors is true, both good and bad. They are poorly constructed, cheap, rust easily, flap, whistle, leak (a lot - pull you drain plugs and carpet), don't fit well, and really aren't worth a the insane money they charge. On the other hand, if you like to take your doors off all the time, but don't like leaving the Jeep open to the rain, these things are perfect. They go on and off in 2 or 3 minutes, they're light as a feather, and it's nice to have half doors sometimes. I walk outside for work, and if the sky looks good I pop 'em off real quick and throw them in the garage. If the forecast is sketchy they go in the back so I can throw them on when the rain comes.If rolling without doors is half the reason you own a Jeep, buy these. They are better off the Jeep than on it. Just go into this purchase with really low expectations and knowing what you're buying and you won't be disappointed.
A**O
Perfect doors as long as you do not think they ...
Perfect doors as long as you do not think they will be water tight. They are great for nice weather and easy to take off and store in the Jeep for complete doorless ride.While I have not run these in the rain yet the rear uppers seem tight. The rear uppers seem to have the "bend" (folks write about doing to the front) right from the factory. I do have to pull the rear uppers out a bit while closing due to the bend but they do not flap even in the 30mph cross winds we had this week.On the front uppers I have the velcro straps mod in place but can see the rain possibly getting in while highway speed driving even w/ the straps.The lowers all have gaps at the lower curves. Very poor design as the frame certainly does not match the curve of the Jeep door opening. I think if Bestop cared they could fix this very easily.I have made a seal fix for the lower corners on the front doors using some universal weather striping (I found on Amazon) and velcro. The fuzzy side of the velcro is affixed to the door sill fore and aft w/ the other side of the velcro affixed to a short piece of weather strip, long enough to fill the gap. When in place the weather strip should mate up next to the soft door weather strip helping to seal out rain water. The velcro is used for mounting the weather strip to the Jeep so it can be removed when running the hard doors as the added weather strip would not be compatible w/ the hard doors.I have done both front, but have not looked at the rears yet.I can post pics if anyone is interested.
K**M
If you know what you're getting you'll be happy
These doors are great for what they are, which are NOT replacement doors for your factory setup. They are great for rolling with light half doors with the option of putting on uppers for rain. If you know that goIng in, you'll be happy.The fit is not spot on. Like everyone else, mine required some work, and they don't line up perfect. On the lowers, the weather stripping on the bottom doesnt touch the body, and the forward facing upper section is pressed in too tight to the body. The weather stripping on the uppers is too tight on the front, and not the back. This seems like something they should have addressed over all these years.The doors are very loud. They are actually louder with the uppers installed vs. just lowers. I have to put on a piece of wrap around Velcro to secure the uppers to the body while driving like a lot of other people have. They will start to pull away at speed.I use these doors for spring/fall when I can ride with just the lowers, and I keep the uppers in the back for unexpected rain. This is my temporary setup until the Strike Force Zebra uppers come out for their doors.
M**)
Love-Hate Relationship.
I like to drive my Jeep doorless or with half-doors whenever the weather permits. And, of course, while off-roading, I don't want to risk damaging my factory doors (again) and prefer an open view of the ground to check tire placement. But taking-off and putting-on the factory full doors is a huge pain in the butt, and where do you store the full doors when you're at an unsecured trail head?Soft doors give me some protection from the rain and cold when needed, and otherwise fit easily in the back cargo area of my JK 4-door, along with the panels from my aftermarket soft top (from another manufacturer). And they do provide the bare minimum protection from the elements. But they are far from an ideal solution:* They are impossible to adjust for a good seal.* Rain will drip in around the top of the doors. It doesn't get on the seats, which is the important factor for me.* Wind causes them to bow out and flap. Driving faster than 40 MPH requires the front windows to be unzipped.* The latches are absolutely horrible.* You have to pull the top-forward corner of the rear doors out when closing or they get stuck in the weatherstripping and won't latchThey are nowhere near the quality of the soft doors made for TJ's and YJ's. Unfortunately, there are no alternatives on the market. So bite the bullet and buy them, preferably used (as I did for the front doors) and chalk it up to another part of being a Jeep owner.
J**.
Install was very easy with two people and we did all four doors ...
Before installing I read reviews that the tops of the doors bow out a little at speeds at 60+ mph, so I put the top in a vice and bent it out a little. Now at speeds of 80mph the top barely flexes out at all.Install was very easy with two people and we did all four doors in a little over an hour, in the rain.I love my new Bestop soft doors for my JK, but I really wish Bestop would have thought to add a limiting strap to keep the doors from opening all the way and hitting the mirror (requiring readjusting every time), to keep the door from slamming into the body of the Jeep and to keep the mirror (when mounted on the door) from slamming into the cowl and denting it.I'm trying to come up with a nice solution, but don't want to cut the fabric, can't attach a strap that's not over a foot long and attaches somewhere near the middle of the door or remove the fabric to weld a tab on the door frame.This seems like a huge, but simple oversight. Hopefully you fix it on the next set of doors for the next Wrangler.
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