Total jeep newbie here. Wondering about street legal issues with removing both doors which means removing the side mirrors. California law.
Removing doors means removing mirrors
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Good question. The manual says the doors are removable for off road use only. Likely for crash protection. I presume the crash rating drops significantly with the doors removed.
I think the JK models have a relocation bracket for the mirrors to mount to the cowl but not sure if anything like that exists for the JL yet. ???
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There are after market mirrors that you can buy that slide into the doorframe bolts.
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I bought Mopar tube doors but also looking for a simple street legal mirror option. Fishbone makes a $30 round mirror that can be clamped to their tube doors but is too small in diameter for the mopar doors. Anyone have a low cost and quick on and off mirror solution?
Zmoon Door Off Mirrors Square Adventure Side View Mirrors for Jeep Wrangler CJ YJ TJ JK JL & Unlimited,Textured Black, 2 Pack https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086WD3XZJ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_1JQMWRZ812S1DENFYV1Y
Quadratec website. I am sure someone has a mirror relo kit by now. Rugged Ridge 11025.26 Rectangular Trail Mirror Kit Pair for 18-20 Jeep Wrangler JL & Gladiator JT
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Thanks everyone. I got it. Learn something new everyday. Appreciate the responses
I used the Lange original coyote mirrors on my previous JLUR. I purchased again because I loved the functionality of leaving the block on the jeep year round and inserting the mirrors when doorless. Come to find out, they do not fit on the charger cowl without a little modification. 10 minutes with a dremel and was in business.
Lange Originals MJL-800 Coyote Mirror Pair for 18-21 Jeep Wrangler JL & Gladiator JT
Lange Originals MJL-800 Coyote Mirror Pair for 18-21 Jeep Wrangler JL & Gladiator JT
Carolina Metal Masters make a mount that also gives you a 1" or 20mm mount. The mounts can be on the end by the mirror for a gopro or something similar and an interior mount for a phone or switch/display mount.
JL/JLU Side Mirror with Base Mount Driver OR Passenger Side
JL/JLU Side Mirror with Base Mount Driver OR Passenger Side
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These are what I ordered: inexpensive and fit into the windshield hinges. Will update in a few weeks when I have an opportunity to try them out.
Interesting. I have a Bulletpoint phone mount that was mounted to the dash storage tray area of my JKU. They have a mount for a JLU but, of course, won’t fit the 4xe because of the battery indicator lights. Wonder if I can mount arm to this to hold my phone? But with Apple Car Play having to be plugged in that may eliminate that as a possibility.
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67 Designs has mounts coming for the 4xe.
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Care to share or show a picture of what you had to do? Does the side cowling come off where the charge port on the jeep is at?
Found the following article that has a table of each state's requirements - need to scroll down the article a bit.
Disclaimer - there is no date on the article (at least that I could find), so unsure how dated the info is.
BTW, I just purchased the following:
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Disclaimer - there is no date on the article (at least that I could find), so unsure how dated the info is.
BTW, I just purchased the following:
Quadratec Adventure® Mirrors with Round Head for 76-22 Jeep Wrangler JL, JK, TJ, YJ, CJ & Gladiator JT
Your Jeep is made to ride, right? It is also made to ride with its doors off on those nice weather days. But doing so can also remove your Jeep mirrors which, by the way, you really need to both see and remain legal when driving. So to cure that issue, we present our Quadratec Adventure Mirrors.
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These are a little on the $$$ side, but I just ordered some Kikbax as they seem to be some of the best in terms of staying firmly in place by also connecting at the door strap hook while also providing foot pegs built-in. Now that I have a system for easily removing the hard-top, I have full plans for getting those doors off as well. I ordered mine yesterday and they are being delivered tomorrow (albeit they ship from <100mi from my home in Dallas).
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