Replacing Doors

Evening All,
It's been a while since I used the forum regularly and I'm out of touch a bit. I've just been Googling for galv doors and searched on the Forum. The main firms seem to be SP 4x4 and Shielder or am I missing a better one? I replaced the doors when I did the rebuild, which seems like yesterday, but was eleven years ago. I should have gone galvanised then My plan is to buy basic doors and transfer all the fittings, glass etc. Not sure about going galv steel skin or aluminium - I'm thinking galv steel, but would appreciate thoughts on pros and cons

There's a company on Ebay called Stamp Panels Ltd - presumably that's another trading name for SP 4x4?

Would appreciate any experience of dealing with the two companies (or a better one) and which skin to go for.

@dag019 have you replaced your door yet? I read you were looing for one last year when I was searching the forum.

Cheers All.

I have not yet replaced the rear door yet. Am looking to buy one next month now I have gathered all the other parts. I didn’t get a definitive answer on Ali vs steel skin. But think I will go for Ali same as the original and the other doors.

I did use SP for the galv frame door bottoms for the second row station wagon doors in October. And have their front door bottoms as well, and have no complaints. I was going to use them again for the rear door next month.

I did go around the whole frame with seam sealer before priming to paint. Not sure if it is necessary but certainly can’t do any harm.s

I got a galvaised steel rear door some years ago ,,, heres a pic of it after about 3 years on the car ...
I was quite dissapointed that it rusted on those joints

I live work by the sea and can say that while good in most cases galvanised stuff will last a lot longer but it is not the be all and end all that many think it is. This is very much the case when you have a different metal in contact with the gavanised part like the landy door, also the fact it can remain wet between the parts so accelerating the bi metalic corrosion which is what looks like what happened to yours @miktdish
Fitted mine with new standard doors 5 and 10 years ago. Both are still pretty good with only minor spots on the oldest. When fitted the doors were treated with a coat of waxoil [when it was good] inside getting into the rails as well. I enlarged drain holes and have extra holes on the door latch end so that with window up can spray in fresh oil

tottot said:

I live work by the sea and can say that while good in most cases galvanised stuff will last a lot longer but it is not the be all and end all that many think it is. This is very much the case when you have a different metal in contact with the gavanised part like the landy door, also the fact it can remain wet between the parts so accelerating the bi metalic corrosion which is what looks like what happened to yours @miktdish
Fitted mine with new standard doors 5 and 10 years ago. Both are still pretty good with only minor spots on the oldest. When fitted the doors were treated with a coat of waxoil [when it was good] inside getting into the rails as well. I enlarged drain holes and have extra holes on the door latch end so that with window up can spray in fresh oil

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Completely agree with that. And even though galv I have seam sealed and filled the frames of my door bottoms with dinitrol. Being glav is just another additional protection element. It does not replace the existing ones like paint and wax.

You have possible done every thing it is possible to do to limit corrosion there @dag019, short of moving to a dry desert.