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I have Heavy ass doors

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Old 07-30-2018, 12:59 PM
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I have Heavy *** doors

Did anybody else w140 have bullet proof doors? Not the glass, but the doors also?
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if your glass is over one inch thick its armored.your car should weigh close to 8ooo pounds
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It's common to mis-identify the dual pane glass as being "bullet proof"--it's not. Front doors will be heavier than standard cars due to side crash reinforcement. The W140's were built like bank vaults.

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