i have seen pics of the hinges but never up close. 7 hours of work, i dont think anyone could do this fella's. as for the vinyl on the doors, i have cut several slices into it and cant rip it off so i dunno about that. i know what type of metal decah used because my friend called and talked to people about them, thats how! i guess you guys will just have to see on monday when they are complete and working! actually, its not bad now... the open, just ours shocks are too weak but we have the EXACT ones that decah uses coming to us straight from decah! and as for as for the door closing completly, once we trim down the one piece that bolts to the fender, we will be set ... about another 5-6 hours of work on teh hinges and the shocks will be here saturday and then they will be complete!