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Keith observes: >Ya know there is a reason suicide doors are called that... I have suicide doors on the '59 - '61 Fiats that I am restoring. The fact that the Italian government outlawed suicide doors circa 1964 probably is supposed to tell me something... and if I am unlucky at some point, I may find out exactly what it was they were trying to tell me. Suicide doors are cerainly a unique attraction and fun to have, but... inherently more dangerous that front-hinged jobbies. That notwithstanding, these doors represent to me the golden age of motoring...flair, style, devil-may-care ostentaciousness...before governments decided to keep us safe from ourselves. We all constantly weigh potential dangers against intangible pleasures, or we wouldn't be driving light-weight rear-engined small vehicles such as VWs. An army tank would be the ideal as far as safty is concerned. Okay, so you wouldn't be the first away from a traffic light, but on the other hand you wouln't necessarily have to stop for the next one...just run over the VWs there! Quite a few individuals have converted their T3 doors to the suicide mode over the years, so you should be able to find info on how-to. So, once more weÜ ½ iled to resolve the eternal debate... Dark Side vs. Conventional Wisdom. I say, go for the suicide doors, but drive only backwards! Phil dillard@suu.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subjbscribe