Reviews for Body Armor JL-6149 Gen III Front Trail Doors for 18-21 Jeep Wrangler JL & Gladiator JT
I love these doors! In all the excitement of opening the front pair, I didn't pay attention to the color coded bags, so it took a little while to straighten out passenger/driver side specific latches. The only real problem I ran into was the rubber bumper and that was due to me not closing the door far enough (you should hear two clicks and the body side should be fully seated). I had used all the spacers and it was still rattling. I installed the rear pair correctly and had left over spacers so I figured I would use them on the front. Upon closer inspection, I realized the front latches weren't fully engaged and wouldn't due to the bumper. Fearing I would have to totally loosen all hardware I started with the rubber bumper and testing the latch (it fully engaged) so I must have error-ed by not closing the latch fully when setting the spacing. I now have lots of extra spacers and the doors do not rattle.
Quadratec gets five stars for timeliness of shipping and the detailed video of the assembly and install.
Body armor gets the four stars because of the poor quality of the instructions. It was like they had photocopied a poor photo copy of the instructions. Plus they didn't have digital copies of the instructions on their site (which probably explains why Quadratec didn't have them available because they are pretty good about having install instructions).
Great doors, love the cargo netting. Need to add a few more washers to make door fit without rattle. Otherwise great trail doors!
Well made and looks great. I will say that the written descriptions were vague which led to a ton of frustration particularly with the adjustments that are needed, which nuts and bolts to use, and hinge positions. Pictures were incorrect and the package sent was missing some parts that I had to go to local hardware to get. Aside from the quality control issues, I'd recommend the product.
These doors do look great and are generally well made (solid welds, good coating), but the included assembly instructions are poorly written and the image quality is so bad that no detail can be seen. It took a lot of trial and error to get the doors adjusted correctly once I assembled them and put them on my 2019 JLU. When I finally managed to dial them in, they seem to work very well. It took several adjustments to each door to get them to a point where they are tight and do not rattle. The included rubber stops do not line up well with the vehicle and I will be looking for a solution for this. One of the included limiting straps was broken, so I will need to address this as well. I'm only giving two stars because of all these issues.
Poor assembly instructions included from the manufacturer. Door latch does not line up after going through many adjustments. I will be returning these. I have not been impressed with Body Armor at all.
Doors come unassembled with no instructions. Had to download instructions from Quadratec site. Parts package missing several pieces. Doors fit poorly and need constant adjustment to latch. Reasonable price, but typical Chinese made low quality parts.