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Old 07-14-05, 06:36 AM
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Other than being unusual (and an unlikely aphrodesiac), is there any other reason to have these rabbit-ear doors?
At least suicide doors made it easier to get in and out of a car, but ...well, they didn't get that name for nothing.
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Old 07-14-05, 07:28 AM
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we need more people that want vertical doors...come on guys...we need this so that when the guy withe Sl parks next to you...We ll still get all the attention
Old 07-14-05, 03:40 PM
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Here's another
www.lambodoors.com
Although I don't think they are appropriate for this type of car. But, it's your world.
Old 07-19-05, 08:42 PM
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so far we have,

aquanuke
Coach430
ixgunxi.....

7 more ...

please help us out..... I WANT LAMBO DOORSS!!!!
Old 07-22-05, 10:15 AM
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I inspected the cars that had the door conversion at the AC SEMA's. They all had GT FACTORY hinges. They go out and then up 90 degrees. Looks like the vertical doors only go 45 degrees. That could hamper ingress and egress.
Old 07-22-05, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by ixgunxi
so far we have,

aquanuke
Coach430
ixgunxi.....

7 more ...

please help us out..... I WANT LAMBO DOORSS!!!!

Originally Posted by aquanuke
If we could get 10 or more of us on a group buy who wanted vertical doors might be possible they would make a kit specific for an sc430.

http://www.verticaldoors.com/custom.html

A reminder that group buys on ClubLexus are ONLY allowed through approved ClubLexus vendors. That means that either verticaldoors or whomever has to apply to become a CL vendor OR the members need to approach an existing CL vendor to carry the product and host the GB for them.

Any additional discusion of GB and this thread will be closed. Any questions, PM me.
Old 07-26-05, 08:31 AM
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i saw an sc430 at my dealership with lambo doors..and the middle of the roof was chopped i guess thats called targa..it looked awesome..so it can be done you just need a kit and most shops can modify it for you good luck
Old 07-26-05, 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by tuddy
i saw an sc430 at my dealership with lambo doors..and the middle of the roof was chopped i guess thats called targa..it looked awesome..so it can be done you just need a kit and most shops can modify it for you good luck
wow man you should have taken some pics.

i can't believe they did that though, pity on the nice car... wonder how the roof will still work with it chopped down somewhere
Old 08-16-05, 04:39 PM
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I nay lambo doors... I think it's equivalent to spinner wheels.

Try Unique Autosports if you want. They put lambo doors on everything.
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Hey, careful there!

If you look around there are four or five pretty decent spinners or floaters. Just sedate enough to fit most any car. However lambos and gull wings even look strange to me on teh cars they are designed for.
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I wouldn't do it even for free for 2 reasons: as previously said, access is severely hampered, and most importantly, the doors would be extremely weak. Even much lighter doors, like Civics and such, are reportedly very weak and wobbly. Our doors are very heavy; and structurally more important than other cars for being a convertible. That might be the reason you don't see such kits.
How about hitting the gym instead to attract more attention? Just kidding man. I'm sure it'll look nice, but I'd be very worried about the long term with those things. Good luck.
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Originally Posted by Addiction2
Hey, careful there!

If you look around there are four or five pretty decent spinners or floaters. Just sedate enough to fit most any car. However lambos and gull wings even look strange to me on teh cars they are designed for.

Don't get me wrong, spinners were very attractive, but I think it was a short lived trend.

Personally, after seeing some kits, I just think the overall quality of the car will be hampered.
Old 08-18-05, 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by ELP_JC
I wouldn't do it even for free for 2 reasons: as previously said, access is severely hampered, and most importantly, the doors would be extremely weak. Even much lighter doors, like Civics and such, are reportedly very weak and wobbly. Our doors are very heavy; and structurally more important than other cars for being a convertible. That might be the reason you don't see such kits.
How about hitting the gym instead to attract more attention? Just kidding man. I'm sure it'll look nice, but I'd be very worried about the long term with those things. Good luck.
JC

yup most lambo kits are crappy and the shocks blow. how much was that GB anyways?
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