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Extra Large Suicide Hinge Installation Process on a Chrysler 300

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Finished Project Car

This car was shown at SEMAshow 2005 at Dodge's booth. The suicide hinges are our XLG Suicide Hinges. These photos are courtesy of Street Concepts in Palm Springs, California.

Installation Process

This is a simple walk-through of the process of installing the Extra Large Suicide Hinge on a Chrysler 300 / 300M. The same process should also work with the new Dodge Charger and Magnum models as well.

Rear door on 300 Examining the door latch mechanism Marking out the cut-out area for the new hinge
01) Rear door on 300 02) Examining the door latch mechanism 03) Marking out the cut-out area for the new hinge
Visualizing the final hinge location Cutting an opening for the mount A view of the cut-out
04) Visualizing the final hinge location 05) Cutting an opening for the mount 06) A view of the cut-out
The interior trim panels need to be removed Another view of the cut-out Marking the location for the door-side mount
07) The interior trim panels need to be removed 08) Another view of the cut-out 09) Marking the location for the door-side mount
Another view of the markings Front view of mounted hinge Side view of mounted hinge
10) Another view of the markings 11) Front view of mounted hinge. Note that you may need to notch the flange plate. This was found to be necessary on the PT Cruiser and the 300M. 12) Side view of mounted hinge. Note that the hinge just clears the fender.
A view of the hinge from the interior Door side mount plate Boxing in the mount point on door
13) A view of the hinge from the interior 14) Door side mount plate 15) Boxing in the mount point on door
Removed door handle for relocation Now we unbolt the stock hinges to test the new hinge Mounted suicide hinge, from the front
16) Removed door handle for relocation 17) Now we unbolt the stock hinges to test the new hinge 18) Mounted suicide hinge, from the front
Suicide hinge door, view from the rear
19) Suicide hinge door, view from the rear
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Last updated November 8, 2005.