we can always make anything

That said i never have made any threaded inserts. I'm sure someone will chime in soon with an idea - consider this a bump

 

I bought some from the only source I could fine and they lasted all of a day. The cure was to buy 3/8" coupler nuts and using a mix of jb weld and jb putty glued them into the doors. Problem solved. Fyi, thread bolts into the coupler nuts to keep the jb weld out and use mucho amounts of neutral shoe polish as a release agent on anything you don't want to be permanent like the bolts.

 

are you saying the top part of your half door, which I'm assuming is an aftermarket slider, bolted to plastic inserts in the steel lower half door...and these inserts are broken?

who made the uppers? have you tried contacting the manufacturer regarding availability of replacement parts? can the bolts be permanently fastened to the uppers, effectively turning them into pins, so that the soft upper inserts can be used?

 

Are you talking about repairing a full steel door (where the hoop is usually welded), fastening metal hoops that screw onto steel half doors (which I haven't heard of), or soft top doors, with or without sliders, that match with a hard top (the hardware comes from the upper door maker)?

A pic would be appreciated.

Scrounging through a Lowes or Home Depot special fasteners bin might get you far.

EDIT: When I started typing you had no replies and no solutions. Others might want to look a rivet-nut gun for these kinds of issues. You can make one if needed.

 

http://www.pemnet.com/fastening_products/pem-self-clinching-fastener_new.html

they have great self clinching fasteners and other styles that may suit your needs.:thumbsup:

 

If this is what you are looking for,

http://www.jeep4x4center.com/half-door-insert-kit-3-pcs-spice-11819-37.html

These do not include a threaded insert because the the OEM use did not have a threaded fastener to hold the top half of the door on. There are 4 fingers on the end of the plastic insert that some aftermarket manufacturers used to hold a threaded insert for their 1/2 door applications. I found theses inserts here,

http://www.xtremetops.com/catalog/main.php.

You have to call and ask about the inserts because they are not listed on the web site. I spoke with Michael Valden at Xtreme Tops. The inserts were $6 each and made of aluminum.

 

to clear any confusion they are for half doors and i have the hard top half. i am looking for the one like the soft half insert but with thread on the end instead of the 4 springs at the end

 

http://www.bulldawgmfg.com/ixxocart/products/Threaded_Inserts_Set_of_6-7-3.html

These are the ones I bought (paulsadog, please note that they do indeed replace factory inserts). Like I said earlier in this thread they lasted all of one day and then started breaking again. Good luck.

 

thanks so im probably going to look twords the building my own because its my dd and i need the top of the doors if its rainy or snowy

 

Jb weld has held up all winter. Good luck. Fyi, I also switched to hex bolts and use a ratchet wrench to take the out. I crank them down pretty good.