how can u say its not for our cars? maybe not your car... leave every one elses car to them.

 

good point, I agree

 

Im not a big fan of lambo Doors on very many cars, it actually looks well on your car though.

 

Bringing this back from the dead a bit, but it's given more time to test Curious as to how it's holding up. How well do the doors seal, do they close tight etc. Interested to see how they're holding over time.

 

still holding up great!

the drivers door we got lucky on and everything is perfect. seals like it did originally.

the passenger side door was a little harder but we got it close enough. its a little crooked so you have to put pressure on the top of the window as you close the door or it wont tuck under the ttops. no biggie. i RARELY drive with the tops in nowadays. now that i have a daily driver that is.

the struts are still as good as day one... just squeak a little. i neglected to reinstall the wheel wells so a lot of dirt got up in there. oh well. i have yet to finish off cutting the bottom hinge off and cleaning them up.

still love showing off haha

 

The funniest part of this picture is the old guy that looks like he's wearing a diaper under his shorts. Do you think the Civic is his? hehe. Anyway, very nice job in the door. From what I see in the pics, my area of concern would be the mounting point for the hydraulic cylinders behind the fender. That metal isn't all that thick (going by memory here) and you have alot of force being applied at that point. Good job in making it happen and not letting "the doors are too heavy on our cars" stop you.

 

there is a plate that is bolted/welded to the car where the struts screw into. it is 1/4" thick to reinforce the area and give something to tap for screwing in the struts.
thanks!

 

dang bro.....if it aint broke, dont fix it. Thats alot of cash to dump on doors-- Just to make a door go in the air??? wow. Dont get me wrong im all in to the SHOW scene....I grew up in the nyc/nj/phl area. So believe me..its in my blood. BUt THAT honda/lambo pic was hilarious!

This is old skool chevy mann... these car where made to have that heavy and hollow door slam sound. ITS authentic enough. Lambos? naahhhh..

I know you work hard for your cash so I respect your hustle. So no hard feelings here. Just a rant.

 

i must admit that it looks a hell of a lot better on a thirdgen then a god damn civic

 

I had that kit on my car and took it off.

Reasons:

-Not track legal, I don't even go to the track but hope to soon just to see what it will run.
-door open amount, too little

and finally the bigest issue.

The door only is attatched to the car in 2 places, not triangulated. If you grab the top and bottom of a door that has these hinges you can "wiggle" it like you are checking ball joints on your car.

To unstable for me.

 

my doors dont wiggle

and its very easy to get out of the car when the windows are down and tops off (which is the only way i drive it!) without swinging the doors up.

 

I have a hardtop and drive mine a ton, so I guess we are dif. there.

My 6 point gets in the way a little too.


Grab the top and bottom of your door. Best if done with your door shut to see the results. Your door is held at the striker, and at 1 other point, the lambo hinge. Thats it. The only thing making it not wiggle is good weatherstripping then. Cuz anything that is held by only two points by the laws of physics, is going to be unstable and able to "wiggle". Thats why when you want to prop your camera up, you use a tri-pod, not a set of stilts.

With thats said, install looks great and hope to see pics after it is cleaned up. Hope it all works out.

 

Always a good one

 

For some reason, that pic just says "owned"

 

i dont know wehre you guys are from that you see lambo doors all the time but i'm from central jersey and i never see any lambo doors really....i did see them on a zo6 vette and it looked awesome....i think the lambo doors on these cars are pretty good lookingfrom what i can see from the first post, i wouldnt do it myself because like someone said, after the first few times, you can get tired of it, just like anything else, its fun till the fun wears out....i think that it looks pretty awesome and really sets off some glamor for these cars, and a little bit of hottness and i think it kidna modern-izes it a bit, again i wouldnt do it to mine because of the daily driver-ness and the fact that i dont have $450 but i again, i think it looks pretty damn good, and thats my 2 cents

 

old topic, but hey im the new guy.Im lovin the doors, planning to do mines in a few weeks. Also wondering if any one knows how to suicide the hood. That way i'll have everything openung foward. i think it will look sick, but thats just me. My car will be blacked out front to back, top to bottom & when everything is done I'll post pics before, during & after.

 

i love it. you did a pretty good job. i really want these on my car, but i'm really hesitant because i higly doubt they'll last long..

 

they look cool but I dont know if I would like that kind of attention around my maro
its almost been a year since youve posted this and Im wondering how theyve held up so far?..was it worth the $500 that you spent on them?

 

thanks. yeah they are holding up great. i would still like to try different strut combos to see if i can make it effortless to open and shut but i havent done anything to them yet. people still get a kick out of em haha

 

UDAMON....How tall are the doors when opened to their highest point?

I'm curious if they'd clear my car port ceiling. It's not super short, but it exactly TALL either.

 

they are about 7' 4" from the ground up with the window up. about 7' with the window rolled down. give or take i do believe i sit a little higher than stock on my 18" wheels

 

Thanks. I can just touch my carport ceiling, so I wasn't sure. Just measured it at 8'4.5". If yours are 7'4", a little higher than stock sized tires (how tall are your tires?) That might put them at 7' 2".....

Now I just need an installer......

 

meh not for me ive considered a suidide door but imagine how much of a pita it would be to get out with a suicide door on our cars

 

I'm glad you keep following up with this thread. I remember reading it when you first posted it last year, and was always curious to see how it would eventually hold up in time. Good to hear they're still doing good. It was this thread that had me contemplate the Lambo door kit, and I still have a set of fiberglass doors that my cousin had given me awhile back. Less weight, yeah, but somehow I can see them flying off the hinges about a block away after releasing the door to the open position lol. Seriously though, they look great! Only thing that's stopping me from doing the mod is the track issue....

-Rob

 

These look promising?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-...1%7C240%3A1308

 

Looks good, I have seen a few cars with the lambo style doors but luckly for me I have a factory gullwing car for shows but can't wait to get the TA done and show it off. Might not get the attention the DMC does but it is still my fav of the two.

 

I have seen lambo door kits that can be opened like regular doors or go up like the lambo. Wouldn't that solve the track issue or let u use them regular when u don't feel like lifting them up? Im sure the track isn't going to check what kind of hinges are on your door

 

I've never seen seen one that can fully do either. Just the ones that swing straight out (stock-style) about half way, then go up "suicide" style. Those hafta do that for door to fender clearance.

 

first of all its a 6 cyl and not everyone drops money on speed

 

damm i like that !!! but why dose every one have to be so negitive about it ? it is diferant and isent that what hot roding is about ?and you have to admit it is cool!!!nice job dude it looks hot !!!!

 

thanks for the comments!! although i think id like the gullwing kit that JTNKTZ posted. go figure i didnt find out about them until after i was finished with my hinges. still happy with what i got though.

 

It was awhile back when i seen them, it had a pin or something that you had to put in or either put in a different spot for it to open like a regular door or like the lambo

 

I think it looks great man, good job, i want to do that to mine later, the one problem is i dont want to have to switch to manual windows and locks, would it be possible just to extend the wire loom(and wires) from the cab to the door so i can still have power locks and windows to the door when i go up with the door? Or would that interfere with something?

 

i believe they have braided hose looms for that reason. dont let that stop you if you really want to do it. where there's a will there's a way!

 

Yeah, i think they look great, i will def do those doors once im done with my active duty in the USMC, and alright, ill look for the looms. I have been looking at lambo doors on our 3rdgens for awhile and i have not been able to find a single one that looks like it has power locks and windows so thats why i was curious. Im also thinking about doing vette handle swaps as well.

 

To keep your power stuff in the door, all you would need to do is extend the wires to the door & reroute them into the fender & up along the new vertical hinges.

 

What do you mean reroute them into the fender? like take the wires into the engine compartment and run the wires through the panel so they are behind the fender and run into the door from there instead of where the original boot is?

 

Yeah. Wherever the vertical hinges mount, you'll want to get the body side of the wires to that point, then into the door. Might hafta route them along the hinges, but at the same time, preventing them from getting pinched in the hinges or the lift struts.

 

Yeah, i know i dont want them to get pinched but i was confused by your reroute them into the fenders comment, thanks Stephen. Ill remember that.

 

hahahahahahahaha

 

it looks like you had to get rid of your factory antenna because the passenger side hinge was in the way. Did you put anything in the place of the empty antenna hole? Or aftermarket antenna routed to somewhere else?

 

not for me, but it looks good

 

correct. i shaved the antenna but never got around to trying anything as a replacement antenna.

as an update im not driving the car currently. it crapped out on me this fall and i just havent been motivated to fix it. plus there are too many little things here and there that need attention and with winter coming and all i just wound up buying another car as a DD and now thats demanding more time and money then its worth hah... oh well

doors are still working fine though. i do plan to relocate the struts so they are vertical instead of horizontal that way i can run wheelwells again and just keep everything under there clean.

 

i think these would look hot on a vert.. maybe one day

 

Hows the car doin? doors still holding up?

 

The doors? Yes. The car? Not so much.

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poor car:/ have you sold the rims?