Vertical Doors?

[blucpe]

please accept my sincerest apologies, tou`re all right on this one, it`s no excuse but i was having a very bad day yesterday, family stuff, and i lashed out here on this forum. i feel terrible about it and again i`m sorry. i really enjoy this site, i`ve learned so much from all of you i should have thought better of it.

anyway back to the thread, if i did install verts on my vet i would probably only use them at a car show, of which i attend many via my club. you`ve all got me rethinking that now. thanks for your input.

[Matt M, PA]

I cannot speak for the particular ones being considered....but in every case I have seen there needs to be serious mods to the rest of the door jamb, hinges cut, etc...all of which would be expensive to fix back to "stock" should you decide they aren`t what you want after all.



Plus, the insurance companies may have something to say about a modification that technically changes the way the car protects it`s occupants in a collision. You may find out the hard way that you would be responsible.



In the end...do as you like. I only post my thoughts as items that maybe should be considered before going with this install.

[derekbmw]

I`ve seen so many issues people have with their lambo doors...quality, structure, fitment, rattling and so on....



With that kind of money, I`d rather get a decent set of wheels and ultra high performance tires.

[kkreit01]

blucpe -- no harm taken. They look OK on show cars. I just don`t think they are practical on daily drivers -- especially considering the cost. Unless the Neon, Civic, Cobalt is a show car, it would be best to spend the money elsewhere.

[Accumulator]

Plus, the insurance companies may have something to say about a modification that technically changes the way the car protects it`s occupants in a collision. You may find out the hard way that you would be responsible..

In today`s litigious society, mods that could even *remotely* be construed as making a vehicle less safe could be a quick way to trash your life. It`s probably not the sort of thing a young person immediately considers, but losing a multi-million $ lawsuit isn`t something you`d get over in just a few years. And that`s just the financial end of it if somebody *else* gets injured, there`s always your own safety to consider (and yeah, I *do* remember being young and immortal ).

[TigerMike]

Personally, Lambo doors on anything but an exotic are ridiculous. They wouldn`t even look right on a Vette IMO. And, on a Cobalt...well, no offence, but that is just laughable, seriously, I would laugh out loud if I saw something like that. And, then it would get posted on the internet somewhere so that everyone else could laugh too. You just don`t want that. Some things just do not go together.



I can think of a million ways to better waste money than trying to make a Cobalt look like an exotic. Put a nice system in there, rims/tires, navigation, etc etc... Make the car look/sound tactful and sporty, that will gain the right kind of attention.

[bad venge]

I`ve installed several sets of the diablo ones they "bolt in" but will take extensive work to get it to open/close smoothly ... Some require removing the front fenders for install ...

If you have no experience with bodywork aligment I`d take it to a shop ...

[Adam's Polishes]

Lambo doors belong on Lamborghini`s



What most people who put vert doors on don`t realize is that everyone else is laughing at them. I am a mod/contributing writer/founding member/occasional staff photographer/business consultant on ShowTruckScene.com where we cover most (if not all) truck shows in the California, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, Louisiana areas and its pretty widely accepted in the show truck community that lambo doors are a joke.



In the end it is your dime so do what makes you happy, but ask yourself one thing before you spend the $$$ -



Are you doing it b/c you like it or b/c everyone else is doing it?



IMO suicide doors are much more original, cleaner looking, and cost far less while not sacrificing any practicality if the car is daily driven... just a suggestion.

[todd@bsaw]

Lambo doors belong on Lamborghini`s

I am a mod/contributing writer/founding member/occasional staff photographer/business consultant on ShowTruckScene.com

That`s one heck of a title! :har:



Excellent suggestion on the suicide doors. I`ve also seen some guys with combination doors that either open normally or scissor-style.

[stiffdogg06]

Get turboed like me first



I have vertical doors also. I got mine for $180 because my buddy owns a tig welding business so he cut the pieces for me and welded them.



It`s nice to have during the summer, but winter time I wish I had normal or suicide doors.

[Adam's Polishes]

That`s one heck of a title! :har:

Yeah... a friend decided to start the site a couple of years back and its grown EXPONENTIALLY and been tied in with a lot of big name projects... a lot of us have to wear a few titles to get things done.