11509.13_installed

Rugged Ridge is no stranger to these digital pages, with its catalog full of aftermarket Wrangler parts. Now, they’ve released a set of fun-looking tube doors for the new JL.

Rugged Ridge Tube Doors for the Wrangler JL feature a new design which incorporates a single-piece tube around the outer perimeter of the door. This, along with a contoured latch plate, gives the door a pretty tough appearance. Rotary latches and rubber bumpers provide a secure closure and should quell annoying rattles.

READ MORE: Jeep Wrangler Recalls Over the Years: Is Your Model Affected?

Constructed from 50mm OD steel tubing, sturdy 12-gauge steel plate, and finished with a black textured powder coat, these doors should be able to handle any abuse hurled their way. Looking for all the world like those safety bars that keep a person in place on an amusement park ride, the Rugged Ridge Tube Doors definitely encourage driver and passengers – like on a roller coaster – to keep their arms and legs inside the vehicle.

Installation is simplified with fully-adjustable hinge pins that Rugged Ridge promises perfectly match factory JL hinges. That should make them a true bolt-on upgrade, one that’s installable by a do-it-yourselfer possessing even the most basic hand tools. The doors are sold in pairs and are available with or without side mirrors, allowing for the use of trail mirrors without any unnecessary cost.

11509.13_quad

Jeep itself, naturally, would be more than eager to sell you their own Mopar-branded tube doors. The company is aggressively pushing the factory catalog, as their accessories can be added to Jeeps at the time of sale. This means their cost can be rolled into the financing agreement, helping customers to trick out their Jeeps without incurring a large lump-sum cost and – naturally – driving up the Wrangler’s average purchase price.

The doors from Rugged Ridge come with a five-year limited warranty and are available online or through select Jeep and off-road accessory retailers. Front and rear pairs are $477.76 each, a sum that undercuts Mopar’s tube doors by about fifty bucks.

For more information on these doors or any of Rugged Ridge’s off-road products, or to find and approved retailer, check out the www.RuggedRidge.com website.