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**Posted:** Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:20 pm

Can anyone tell me if a door from other models would fit my zxi? My drivers side door is rotten but the rest of the car is ok so I am looking for a noble green one....

**Posted:** Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:26 pm

Moved to the BA section

The doors are the same, but there are differences between pre and post ford - so you need the correct age range - this will also affect the colour, as the Noble Greens changed in shade too

If you get a decent door in another colour and have it painted, get it done on the car and blended in on the surrounding panels - it is very hard...no, damn near impossible, to match perfectly if you only paint one panel

**Posted:** Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:30 pm

I have a Noble Green Zxi on a N reg. Howie, a member here also has a Noble Green Zxi but on an R reg and there is a definate difference in colour when you see the cars side by side.

This is about the only pic I can find of them side by side. You can just about see the difference, mines on the left

**Posted:** Wed Feb 29, 2012 3:12 pm

Oh bugger! how confusing (sorry for putting in the wrong section :oops:

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Mine is P reg...right in the middle of the two above! Sooooo is mine pre or post Ford?

**Posted:** Wed Feb 29, 2012 3:19 pm

Does it have the lidded door cards or just pocket ones ?.

The paintcode should be on the sticker inside the door

**Posted:** Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:37 am

As I don't know what you mean by 'lidded' I will assume that it doesn't have those sort.

**Posted:** Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:45 am

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ ... C02204.jpg

This is what i meant

. This is a preford door card

Hope you don't mind Daz but it was the first pic i could think of

**Posted:** Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:59 am

Debz wrote:

Hope you don't mind Daz but it was the first pic i could think of

**Posted:** Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:59 pm

P reg is most probably pre-ford, so you should have the "lidded" door cards (they have a lid) but its possible you have a post ford car, with post ford door cards.

The doors are actually fully interchangable between pre and post ford, but the door cards and wiring are different, so you'd need to transfer them over if you got the wrong one. Door card is a straight swap (as long as you move one of the brackets over), and the wiring can be swapped but its very fiddly. Also, if you're looking for one in the right colour, you're better to get one of the same year.

And don't get confused between Noble Green I, Noble Green II and Twilight Blue - they look almost the same :lol:

**Posted:** Sat Mar 03, 2012 2:23 am

Loving those lidded door cards, but I think mine must be one of the first post Ford's then.

Looks like I need a P reg drivers door then....... :iroc:

Off to the wanted forum I go...

Thanks for your help everyone

**Posted:** Sat Mar 03, 2012 8:41 am

I prefer the lidded door cards myself, so I fitted the pre-ford cards in my post-ford car for a while :lol:

I still have the cards actually in the lock up!

Good luck on your search for a door :thumbleft:

there's a few breakers on ebay at the moment, might be worth looking :thumbleft:

**Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2012 6:24 pm

Yeah, thanks....I guess there aren't that many of the old girls left in good nick nowadays....poor things. Still the best car I have ever owned. Had my F for 6 years and just decided to do it up rather than get a different car. 1210000 and the engine is as quiet as ever....god I love my Mazda!

**Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2012 7:00 pm

Cyclepath wrote:

1210000 and the engine is as quiet as ever....god I love my Mazda!

1,210,000 thats a lot of miles :lol:

**Posted:** Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:06 pm

lmao!!!!

Well, if I get my sump done (soon...one on order) then maybe it will last that long!

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