better door detent location mod

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FreightTerrain

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i emailed their company the other day about the possibility of a group buy. they responded with details of what they would offer based on the number of members here that are interested. im not sure how a group buy works, what the rules are, and whether or not it would be acceptable for me to post the wording in the email here, given that theyre not a vender, but if anyone is interested they can pm me and ill forward the email. and if anyone knows if its allowable for me to post the email here id appreciate than info as well.
 

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I just realized the I never wrote a review of the new door stops. I think it's the best mod I've made so far. I'm a fanatic about not bumping other people's vehicles and even with the wide spots at work I had to be very careful. Plus I put my computer bag in the back seat and with a SCAB I had to hold the drivers door as I opened the rear and retrieved the bag.

The stops are pretty easy to install. One critical tip is to tie a string to the end of the old one when you remove it. This makes guiding the new stop in super easy. I would have finished in 20 minutes if I hadn't dropped one of the rubber plugs down into the space between the inner and outer sheet metal. Took me another 20 min to remove the fuse block and fish it out. Don't let that rubber plug fall inside the hole.

Now I can easily get out, open the SCAB rear door, get the bag, and then close up. Best $90 I've ever spent, bar none..joe
 

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Mercedes has a really nice feature on their former Maybachs and 2014 S Class's. The detent is really a magnet so there are no actual positions, the door holds wherever you open it to. Looked for something like this aftermarket but couldn't find anything... retrofit anyone?
 

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Mercedes has a really nice feature on their former Maybachs and 2014 S Class's. The detent is really a magnet so there are no actual positions, the door holds wherever you open it to. Looked for something like this aftermarket but couldn't find anything... retrofit anyone?

The 7 series BMWs have this too. I was going to buy the BMW parts and mod to work on the Raptor but this is good enough and way easier IMHO
 

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I'm in for the group buy!

I suppose it works by us all what... sending our own individual shipping information and after paying the company sends our product to each of us individually ?

Hoping a few more people jump on this before my impatience makes me just buy it anyways lol.
 

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put em on today. $90 is alot but i thought it was a cool little mod, and i hadnt spent any dough on my truck for,

my problem is the wimpy nature of the stops . on a incline the doors slam back into my shins or knees. does it provide more holding power on inclines while loading.
 

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