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Old June 30th, 2013, 09:30 AM
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1970 442 convertible

can anyone tell me if the doors for the convertible and doors for the coupes are the same. Someone once told me that the convertible doors are a little longer than the coupes, therefore they are not interchangeable.
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Old June 30th, 2013, 09:36 AM
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not the same, hope this helps!
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Old June 30th, 2013, 09:41 AM
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Old June 30th, 2013, 09:50 AM
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I thought they are the same/interchangable...

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Old June 30th, 2013, 10:08 AM
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All 70-72 Cutlass and 442 doors are the same other than the post doors or 4 doors.
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Old June 30th, 2013, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by doctorolds
can anyone tell me if the doors for the convertible and doors for the coupes are the same. Someone once told me that the convertible doors are a little longer than the coupes, therefore they are not interchangeable.
They are the same. I used a 72 Cutlass "S" coupe door when I restored my 70 Cutlass convertible..it worked just fine.

You may have to deal with adding/removing mountings for different moldings but the doors are the same.
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I agree with above. All 2d hardtops and convertibles use the same doors. Side moulding holes and studs may be different. ~BOB
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Originally Posted by charlierogers
not the same, hope this helps!
Unfortunately, it doesn't. As others have noted, all 1970-72 hardtop and convertible doors will interchange. You do need transfer the wedge plates from the rear of the convertible doors to the new doors. These are retained with a couple of phillips head screws.
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