Alrighty here we go, as promised, plenty of pics attached. I can take more pictures of specific things if anyone is interested. They came in on Monday, I had them all mounted up and good to go within about 6 hours.
For anyone just browsing through this thread quickly, these are the West Kentucky Surplus fiberglass reproduction x-doors
As for quick first impressions / basic review:
Pros:
- Fiberglass material feels incredibly sturdy, they're pretty heavy
- The weatherstrip/door edge makes tight contact with the frame of the truck
- The coating on the exterior is very consistent and clean, no surface imperfections
- They look almost exactly like the original military x-doors, except for the fact they have a lock. The door and mechanisms are otherwise very similar to the originals
Cons:
- The window / locking mechanisms could be better polished, things could operate a little smoother. The window feels on the rough side when sliding up and down
- The locking striker mount positions make it a little difficult to close the door fully, have to slam it sort-of, though it makes for a good seal so it's not that big a deal
- The insides have some sharp edges you may want to clean up, I still feel like I'm going to hurt myself trying to operate it sometimes.
Mounting tips:
Install all your strikers first. The front ones are easy as they mount to the top-most of the 2 B-Pillar frame bolts. The rears will likely require drilling and several rounds of adjustment.
Once your strikers are in, put the doors on, push them until the latch locks into the striker. Then take some massive C-Clamps or wood clamps along with some rags and clamp the other side down to the pillar through the window.
Once they're mocked up and in place, make your minor adjustments, install the hinges onto the frame, line them up over the door, and drill your first hole into the door. Once your first hole is drilled, take one of the shims they provide you with and use that as a jig for the rest of the holes, otherwise you'll have issues lining up the shim on the back side when you go to bolt the hinge to the door.
All in all they're pretty much exact replicas of the military doors, aesthetic is spot on, mechanisms could be better, at this point I'm satisfied considering the current door market, as long as they don't fall apart.