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Offline SilentWolf8293

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Door compatibility.
« on: May 16, 2014, 09:10:25 PM »
Hey Guys. I have my '84 Eagle and it's got some real bad cancer on it's doors. I have access to another set of doors that are in dang near mint condition and exactly the same color. but the car they are on is an '87. I was just wondering if the two years are compatible or if AMC changed something in the design.

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Re: Door compatibility.
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2014, 09:17:23 PM »
Same Jane!
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Re: Door compatibility.
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2014, 11:27:28 PM »
The uppers are slightly different between the small (Kammback & SX/4) and large cars (sedan, wagon) but are the same within those categories for the whole run.
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Re: Door compatibility.
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2014, 12:13:28 AM »
The eagles and concord stayed the same throughout the entire production run. The doors from a 1980 eagle wagon will bolt right on to an 88' wagon. Anything from 81' to 88' is a direct swap. A 1980 model Eagle or concord would need a side molding swap but would still be a perfect fit.
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Re: Door compatibility.
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2014, 01:31:07 AM »
The way I've experienced this is some awkward mix of compatibility between 81-87 Eagles. a 4-door will swap great with another 4-door. I've never seen a 2-door but imagine they interchange well with other 2-doors. So the designs depending on door count are exclusive to each one another. Not sure about ridiculous swaps like a 4-door Hornet or Concord swapping with an Eagle but I wouldn't be at all surprised if the above theory holds. ::)
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Re: Door compatibility.
« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2014, 02:58:39 AM »
if I remember correctly there was a member on here who at one time used Hornet doors on his Eagle but I could be wrong.
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Re: Door compatibility.
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2014, 01:40:02 AM »
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