Half Doors on IP

[Sintorion]

Curious if anyone has bought the half doors listed on IP. They seem to be very pricey at $1400 for 4 plus the transaction fee and shipping which puts them about $400 per door. Unless they are using 7075 there is no more than $100 in material per door.

 

[86humv]

Those look pretty simple.
They used the weaker soft door hinge.
Mine I made are a little more $ but alot better.

 

[Ddk2001]

I exchanged emails with a guy from Plan B about those doors. I figured they were Plan B product because of the location and look of the doors. His explanation / response to me was that they are likely Plan B's "gen 1" doors - made with 1/4 Aluminum. According to them, there were some changes to the armrest and seal between gen 1 and 2 - that the gen 2 doors fit better. He said most people can't tell the difference between gen 1 and gen 2.

I asked about that hinge too - they said they've not had any problems with the hinges - holds the doors fine. He said they use the same hinges on their full doors - they make the hinges on-site.

I was interested in them too - but ended up passing on them.

 

[Sintorion]

Just looked at the Plan B doors. Wow! Those are even more expensive and pretty basic. I think I will look into making my own. I figure I can make them on my own for $200 each. If I bought materials in bulk like Plan B should be able to, that cost would be closer to $100. I need to get into the door business.

 

[springbok]

Not sure why everyone is wanting hard doors and at the current prices...
Yes it is cool and all but wow are they expensive.

 

[Wire Fox]

Not sure why everyone is wanting hard doors and at the current prices...
Yes it is cool and all but wow are they expensive.

I like the idea of having a lock as a deterrent, even if it's easily defeated. At this point, I honestly prefer the soft doors since I can pop them off in about 20 seconds, but I would have to find some crazy way to make them lockable to make comfortable use of them regularly. Either way, until I can afford a hard set, this is what I'm sticking with!