The bottoms all four passenger doors and the bottom edge of the hatch are pretty rusty - I actually poked a hole through the bottom of the driver's door the other day.

I'm planning to take the doors off in order to do the work. Of course, I will take off the tex panels before I weld, but will it be necessary to remove everything from the doors (window motors and regulators, glass, vacuum parts, etc.)? Or would that just be too cautious?

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anything you think might be overheated from welding should be removed.(plastic,rubber,ect....)

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I'm not sure how easy they are to weld and how well the weld holds up with all the door slamming. It may be worth finding a set of rust free doors.

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i would agree on the finding new doors because it would be easier. if the welds were done proper, they will be stronger than the base metal

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