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I’m not accusing you of defending Bestop. I’m just saying that if Bestop is claiming a “Very high standard” was used to make their soft doors, their use of that same standard in the design and fabrication of Core doors would be enlightening to we few in this tiny little market.

I’d consider buying a product from Bestop, however, I’d wait a few months after the product’s release to see if there’s a common problem…..such as fitment. My experience with the soft doors warrants it.
I agree with you on everything in this post....
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To be fair....just about all the "tube doors" I have ever tried were pretty much crap...didnt fit...didnt latch...rattled ...required me to perform variety of "modding" to get to remotely fit correctly....and were not cheap by any means. I am just done with them.
 

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@Bestop you keep taunting me on facebook showing adds for JK core doors. This is making me want them more, lol. Any potential updates on these? I know its a long shot, but figured maybe things changed a little with the marketing push for JK.
 
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Any chance there's an update here? Reviving a 1yr old thread...
 

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Jeep posted a patent for doors that look almost identical to the core doors earlier this year (last year?) Either they told Bestop to not make them at risk of losing other very lucrative contracts or they are actually hiring best top to make the doors for them eventually. The existence of that patent however means the core doors will not be made without official Jeep involvement.
Good luck on getting bestop to admit to either scenario
 
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Jeep posted a patent for doors that look almost identical to the core doors earlier this year (last year?) Either they told Bestop to not make them at risk of losing other very lucrative contracts or they are actually hiring best top to make the doors for them eventually. The existence of that patent however means the core doors will not be made without official Jeep involvement.
Good luck on getting bestop to admit to either scenario
:CWL::CWL::CWL:

And Earth is flat too, right?

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Need I say more...;) Besides, everyone knows we are actually living in the matrix.

No harsh feelings towards you guys. I have, love and endorse your products.
No harsh feelings toward you either! But I can't help but feel like this is a little conspiracy theorist is all.

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I have the soft doors. I would love to replace them with the core doors at some point.
 

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Jeep posted a patent for doors that look almost identical to the core doors earlier this year (last year?) Either they told Bestop to not make them at risk of losing other very lucrative contracts or they are actually hiring best top to make the doors for them eventually. The existence of that patent however means the core doors will not be made without official Jeep involvement.
Good luck on getting bestop to admit to either scenario
I'd be interested to see said patent, and what it actually specifies, it would be hard to patent something "like" the core door with all the pre-existing designs like the JK Core Door or the Bronco Donut Door...
 

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I'd be interested to see said patent, and what it actually specifies, it would be hard to patent something "like" the core door with all the pre-existing designs like the JK Core Door or the Bronco Donut Door...
not sure where to find it...It was in my "for you" feed of google new a while back. It did have pictures and a bunch of technical details. they may have been the ones jeep actuallydisplayed a few years back on a red jeep

Nevermind...found a copy.
Jeep Gladiator Let Us Hear That You Want Core Doors! jeep-wrangler-donut-doors-patent-3


https://www.autoblog.com/2021/12/15/jeep-wrangler-donut-doors-patent/
 

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Interesting design... I can't get to AutoBlog from work, So it'll have to wait until tonight for me ot get a closer look, But the design actually looks to be about half way between the JK Core Door and the Bronco Donut Door;

Jeep Gladiator Let Us Hear That You Want Core Doors! 1659088897520


Jeep Gladiator Let Us Hear That You Want Core Doors! 1659088916288


The key is going to be the text of the patent, and what it actually describes, It's got to have something unique in that text...

They honestly look like normal Mopar JL Half doors with a hole in them that's too low to be useful as a way too look at anything, because it gives up so much space to the factory door handle and huge bezel...
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