I'm going to swap the doors on my '93 Black S2 UK for the ones on my grey '89 S1 JDM, as they are dent free. I'm not sure what the best way to do this is tho' ? The doors will obviously need painting black, and I also need to replace the wiring (folding mirrors and window are different)

Do I strip the doors to just the skin and replace everything with the S2 internals? or mix and match?

Is this best done on a bench or can it be done on the car? Both cars are on the drive and I don't want to leave them with a door missing.

 

Finally, and most importantly, will the S1's fit ok?

yes, they will fit and the Looms should be the same so no need to swap any internals over. You will need to fit your S2 door cards to the S1 doors ofcourse (becuase of seatbelt location differences)

 

its easier with a friend to help support the door when you undo it, and when refitting...its heavy. The loom connectors arebehind the kick panel plastics in the footwell. knock the pin out of the latch in the middle and undo the bolts on the hinges.

 

You "may" find the mirror connectors are different, I know I have had trouble in the past with mirrosrs, but I cant remember if that was becuase it was UK vs Jap or Heated vs not heated ..etc You may not have this issue, but just bear it in mind. If you do have the issue then you can just swap mirrors over.

Edited August 8, 200916 yr by Yowser

yes, they will fit and the Looms should be the same so no need to swap any internals over.

 

You "may" find the mirror connectors are different, I knowI have had trouble in the past with mirrosrs, but I cant remember if that was becuase it was UK vs Jap or Heated vs not heated ..etc

 

Thanks for that Dave, The jdm has electric folding mirrors and my UK just has electric. I was going to change the looms as the connectors are different (as you said)

in that case yes, you will need to change the mirrors. The mirror loom is seperate from the rest of the door loom.