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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 05:45 PM
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Anyone know of or thougth of a way to make the rear doors on a pre 2007 extended cab open farther? Its just been something in the back of my mind to look into, especially everytime I need to open the back door in a parking lot.
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 06:44 PM
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http://www.aerokits.net/DiabloHinge/suicide.htm maybe get some ideas from it or the design. or you can pay thousand bucks and bolt it right in.
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 09:28 PM
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I plan on waiting till we get an 07 silvy in the dealerhsip here and taking a look at the hinge setup, too see if it is possible to swap/relocate hinges onto my 04.
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by bigredexpress99
I plan on waiting till we get an 07 silvy in the dealerhsip here and taking a look at the hinge setup, too see if it is possible to swap/relocate hinges onto my 04.
If you come up with anything that will work I would definatly be interested.
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 02:13 PM
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Why? Never understood opening them up that far, you can get in just fine with them opening 90*s
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 1slow01Z71
Why? Never understood opening them up that far, you can get in just fine with them opening 90*s
when you are in the parking lot and you can't really open the passenger very well anyway, then the rear door is at a 90*, it sucks. I am so blessed with kids and a wife, and it can suck. Passenger door banging, banging, and banging.
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 02:43 PM
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Well Im blessed not to have a wife OR kids right now so I guess its not as big a deal, I make my friends get out the other side anyway in a situation like that.
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by 1slow01Z71
Well Im blessed not to have a wife OR kids right now so I guess its not as big a deal, I make my friends get out the other side anyway in a situation like that.
see...can you imagine, my 10 year and then the 17month old crawiling over...then asking my wife to crawl over, hey wait minute, that doesn't have to be such a bad thing, her crawling.
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 02:56 PM
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Dewey I'm sure if you look long and hard enough you can find someone to help you open your rear a little further
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by thunder550
Dewey I'm sure if you look long and hard enough you can find someone to help you open your rear a little further

you offering big boy?!


to the hell with that now...I kinda like the idea of making the wifey crawl over the middle.
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