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Old 07-01-2011 | 07:44 PM
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Lambo Doors? $$$

i been looking for some lambo doors for my bird and on ebay there $1300 thats crazy. so does anyone know a cheaper place i could get them?
Old 07-01-2011 | 07:45 PM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

gotta pay good money to destroy your car, have fun.
Old 07-01-2011 | 07:53 PM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

im making it into a show car, i saw one at a car show with lambo doors and it looked awesome. and my doors are sagging anyway
Old 07-01-2011 | 08:06 PM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

well just a heads up are not alot of people are going to help you here, things like this are looked down on here so i wish you luck.
Old 07-01-2011 | 08:27 PM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

Hate hate hate, Lamborghini doors on a third Gen is like raping. Lady libery ,for 1300 you can buy 1$ cheeseburgers for 1300 fat chicks and make them happy. Make people. Happy don't **** them off with Lamborghini doors on a third Gen!!!
Old 07-01-2011 | 08:34 PM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

Just.

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Old 07-01-2011 | 09:07 PM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

Originally Posted by evilemokid94
gotta pay good money to destroy your car, have fun.
Old 07-01-2011 | 10:19 PM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

a thousand bucks is about the going rate unless you can find a used setup
Old 07-02-2011 | 12:03 AM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

http://www.lambodoorking.com/
Old 07-02-2011 | 01:59 AM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

People can hate if they want, but I'll give you +1 for originality. And what he said ^. Most kits are around a grand.
Old 07-02-2011 | 03:10 AM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

Originally Posted by Mike92Firebird
People can hate if they want, but I'll give you +1 for originality. And what he said ^. Most kits are around a grand.
Old 07-02-2011 | 03:40 AM
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Old 07-02-2011 | 09:33 AM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

If you want to be original, do suicide doors. Lambo doors are just.....gay......
Old 07-02-2011 | 01:20 PM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

Before this thread gets locked for bashing I thought maybe I could actually help someone looking for info.
Do a search this has come up many many times before. Here's one that actually has a kit installed https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/memb...mbo-doors.html
and apparently this is where he got it http://www.gtfactory.jp/diablo.htm I don't believe you're going to find it much cheaper and I would highly recommend having a professional install.
Old 07-02-2011 | 01:46 PM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

Ebay usually has kits. Becareful which ones you use some don't have decent shocks. Our doors are pretty heavy. Usually it takes some cutting and welding also.
Old 07-02-2011 | 01:51 PM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

^^^ Our doors are VERY heavy.

Look into gullwings. I don't think I've ever seen those.
Old 07-02-2011 | 01:58 PM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

Gullwings would be hard since our cars don't have frames around the windows.
Old 07-02-2011 | 02:10 PM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

Originally Posted by KnightmareCS
(the awesome face picture mocking the guy who said it was original)
Yeah there seems to be one of these threads about every month. Not exactly original.

I think part of the problem was that the part of the frame where the hinges attach starts to cave in from the weight of those absurdly heavy doors.
Old 07-02-2011 | 02:22 PM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

Originally Posted by fireturd350
Gullwings would be hard since our cars don't have frames around the windows.
And therefore, original.

To be honest, I didn't think too hard about it and you're completely right.lol
Old 07-02-2011 | 02:28 PM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

I'm not a fan of the lambo doors on our cars either but to each his own.If the guy likes them he doesn't need to be bashed for it.After all it is his car.
Old 07-03-2011 | 04:27 AM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

These doors are freakishly heavy. I cant imagine the kind of lift cylinder needed to push one up. Dude, its your car, but seriously, i would just say "no"........
Old 07-03-2011 | 06:10 AM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

Most of the lambo kits for our cars I've seen use 2 shocks. I've used lambo doors before on a friends Celica and they were a pain to line up and close due to the fact that they can swing both out like a standard door and up. It's a personal preference. I would recommend a lot of research and you try them first on someones car if possible.
Old 07-03-2011 | 10:08 AM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

Ya know, previously I'd just been going with the flow, and saying lambo doors suck.

BUT, think about it, and they actually seem *sorta* practical.

I'm not a tall guy, the seat in my TA is pretty much all the way forward, and the farther forward the seat is, the farther you have to swing the door open in order to have the same ingress and egress width between the seat and the door.

No one can deny, our long doors are a PITA in a cramped parking spot or in the garage, and it can be challenging just to get in and out!
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/memb...mbo-doors.html
See how much room you could have? And come on, it doesn't look that bad.

(I think it was a really bad idea to cut into the inner fender substructure though)

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Old 07-03-2011 | 11:14 AM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

gullwings can be done but you need special heavy glass like used on the hatch. since just like it, the hing would bolt right to glass. would even allow mini 1/4 windows for air like euro sports cars.
Old 07-03-2011 | 01:54 PM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

Originally Posted by Birdstheword909
for 1300 you can buy 1$ cheeseburgers for 1300 fat chicks and make them happy
BS!!!!

I've never seen a fat chick happy from a single $1 dollar cheesburger..........
Old 07-03-2011 | 02:00 PM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

Originally Posted by Twin_Turbo
LMAO!!!! This One Made My Day
Old 07-03-2011 | 02:02 PM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

Lambo Doors Look Stupid, Are Played Out & They're Problems, Lining Them Up Eerytime You Got To Close The Door And If They're Not Lined Up Right You Can Damage The Paint And Also Break A Window. Then They F*** Up After Awhile And You Can't Even Open Your Door, You Should Just Save Your Time, Money & A Lot Of You Getting Clowned On. My Boy Had Lambo Doors On His Tahoe & They Were Nothing But Problems.

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Old 07-06-2011 | 01:14 PM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

Listen guys i dont care if there played out i always thought they looked nice and different then all the millions of cars out there. Its true what gunmetalgta said its hard to get out of it in a tight spot, i dont see a problem with opening your door up rather then out and i take my bird to shows every tuesday
Old 07-06-2011 | 01:18 PM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

Kit on my friend's car you could still open the doors out like normal. It just had another axis that would allow the doors to rotate up.
Old 07-06-2011 | 02:08 PM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

told you you would get knocked around on here....i tried to tell youuuuuuu
Old 07-06-2011 | 04:28 PM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

Originally Posted by evilemokid94
told you you would get knocked around on here....i tried to tell youuuuuuu

Which is sad considering most on here consider themselves car guys/gals who welcome all forms of customizing.....within there taste range that is
Old 07-08-2011 | 06:36 PM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

If it's what you want go for it. I actually like the look but I wouldn't want it on my car. If everyone had the same taste they would only make one color and one style of car.
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

Originally Posted by DarthBubba
BS!!!!

I've never seen a fat chick happy from a single $1 dollar cheesburger..........
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Old 07-09-2011 | 01:36 PM
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Re: Lambo Doors? $$$

Originally Posted by Twin_Turbo

Thats just too funny
Old 07-09-2011 | 01:41 PM
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Works all the time.
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