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Old Sep 14, 2003 | 08:07 AM
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Anyone know what the differences are between 77 and 78 doors?

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Old Sep 14, 2003 | 11:39 AM
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Im not 100% positive but they should be the same. Can anyone else verify?
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Old Sep 14, 2003 | 10:02 PM
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yeah the 78's are 1 year newer... lol

sorry.. it was too tempting

Good luck gett'n a real answer..

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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 05:47 AM
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I was expecting that answer...... :)
yeah the 78's are 1 year newer... lol

sorry.. it was too tempting

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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 10:12 AM
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As far as I know the door shells are the same, but the latches, linkages, and other related "guts" are different.
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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 05:44 PM
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good. I was sweating for a moment. After all I went through with the door getting broken in shipping, I didn't want to have it repaired to find it doesn't fit.

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