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It seems like for some of the higher end restorations, this is a common practice to do, to replace all fasteners around the exterior, engine bay, interior with stainless hardware. Trim stuff mostly - probably not the bolts that hold on the body etc.
But what's the best way to go about this? To...
I know Champion makes an aluminum radiator for Humvees and it seems to be a good product... but this is for earlier non-ECV/REV Humvees. The REV radiators are taller and there does not appear to be an aluminum radiator option for it?
Does anyone have any experience with these 2 doors and which is better built overall?
https://www.federalmilitaryparts.com/products/brand-new-humvee-x-doors-set-of-4-black
https://westkentuckysurplus.com/products/new-fiberglass-doors-4-powder-coated-fits-all-variants-x-door-pattern
Both seem...
It looks like the Cobratek aluminum doors are quite similar to the Aluminum ones Western Kentucky sells. I just am not a fan of the vertical sliding windows on those.
How do the Western Kentucky fiberglass doors compare to OEM X fiberglass doors?
Nah an H1 is boring :LOL:
I want a restored military truck, with some creature comforts and added refinements. I’m not looking to put in an Alpha dash with an iPad on 20s on a Power Wagon, but I do want to go a little and beyond what is just military. I personally think the M1156A1 is the best...
I will check them out, but was hoping to find some metal doors like the H1 doors versus a composite material. Otherwise, I wonder if they are any better than the OEM Military X doors.
There's also West Kentucky doors...
Thanks all for the help! Here are a couple of pics as requested ;)
@thoner7 that is unfortunate but what you had to go through on those aftermarket doors is exactly what I'm trying to avoid... aftermarket doors just seem like such a mixed bag. I either want to pony up for H1 Civilian OEM doors...
Hi All,
This is my first post here so please excuse the bundle of noobie questions... I figured I'd try asking everything at once and just get them out of the way. I purchased an M1165A1 REV yesterday and am now looking to restore it and add some creature comforts to the vehicle. Starting with...