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Old 03-30-2010, 06:17 AM
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Default Discussion : Pros and Cons of a framed door vs. a non-framed door?

I was just thinking about this a few hours ago, about the general population of "sports" car owner's preference on a framed door or non-framed door on their vehicle. Even if you vehicle has one or the other, would you rather have the other option, or something different, and state why??
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Old 03-30-2010, 06:34 AM
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I like having non-framed doors. Only thing that sucks is when you get into a car with a framed door you take a chance of losing an eye.

I like it because I can get in and out of the car easier when I have the windows down.
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I always feel like im going to shatter the window when closing a door that isn't framed.
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Old 03-30-2010, 06:53 AM
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Default Re: Discussion : Pros and Cons of a framed door vs. a non-framed door?

Originally Posted by bumada
I always feel like im going to shatter the window when closing a door that isn't framed.
Sometimes I think after years of having a non framed door that was put together with cheap materials (ie Mustang), that the door starts to fall apart.

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lol that reminded me of almost all GM cars that have saggy doors.
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god forbid you lock your keys in a car w/o framed doors. using a slim jim on those things is a pain in the ass.
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Default Re: Discussion : Pros and Cons of a framed door vs. a non-framed door?

Wind noise tends to be worse as the car ages on frameless windows. There isn't as much material holding the glass and weather stripping in place.
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Default Re: Discussion : Pros and Cons of a framed door vs. a non-framed door?

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Wind noise tends to be worse as the car ages on frameless windows. There isn't as much material holding the glass and weather stripping in place.
+1 on this.

only thing i can think of that's better for the frame.

Other wise, isn't frameless lighter?
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Frameless.
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