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Old 10-31-2023, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by changster123
I just contacted them. They are still available to order. They couldn't confirm whether their doors are the same as the ones in this thread (I sent them the link here), and they also said the doors they sell do not have TUV papers.

I would highly doubt there are more than 1 manufacturer for these doors with all the openings and holes to fit the OEM interior parts. My bet is they are from the same manufacturer.

I saw your build thread. You still like these doors? Any quirks after using them for so long? Do you install the OEM side crash beam or is that not removable from the OEM doors?
Could be the same manufacturer.

So far enjoy them, granted the car is still not drivable yet. The OEM crash beam does not carry over to the Manthey doors, however the air bags do. There are several others that have been running the doors on their cars for several years, vs mine that has not seen a mile since the doors being installed. Nicolas has on his GT3 has been running them for some time. Perhaps he will chime in.
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Old 10-31-2023, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by GT2rainge
Hi John, how much are those out of curiosity?
$5K. I will post some pics this weekend when I get back in town. They are pretty cool doors. Substantially stiffer than the OEM Cup doors that I have on my car which are flimsy by comparison.
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Old 10-31-2023, 02:13 PM
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If I would have kept going with my car these were right at the top of the list of mods I would have done.
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There is this company in France. Their specs match to those FVD doors, so might be they are the actual manufacturer. I nearly bought these street/sport doors 4 years ago.. The price for 2 doors was 3439 € plus VAT back then. Might be worth to check them out?
http://www.dmoris-styling.com/eng/li...---photos.html
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The original 996 GT3 RS hood was made in France. There is a tag on it under the bonnet.
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Originally Posted by sithot
The original 996 GT3 RS hood was made in France. There is a tag on it under the bonnet.
My GT2 deck lid and wing was made in France. A lot of the OEM composite parts are made by small manufacturers in France.
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