lambo doors???

[svxistentialist]

Originally Posted by NikFu S.

You can have your pennies back, imo.

I'm not a big fan of the Origami School of Car Design, what can I say??

Even owners of XT6s in the past have admitted it's a love/hate shape. I'm firmly in the latter camp. Colours nailed to the mast and all that.

[NikFu S.]

I am just a sucker for hard lines and edges and get a kick out of people calling my cars spaceships. Most of the time my passengers get past the ugly after a few feet of driving and utter a slight "whoa" for one reason or another.

[Johnybeas]

Anyway...I swear some people on this site are so negative and scared of doing any sort of modifying or customizing to their cars for fear of being considered a "ricer"

I for one like lambo doors on the SVX I think it looks really good with them, just because a ricer puts exhaust on his car or a fiber glass or carbon fiber hood does that mean you aren't going to do it to your car? Or how about putting racing seats or some sort or lighter seat in your svx to kill some weight? You know ricers put them in their cars too.

Just because ricers put lambo hinges on their cars that look ridiculous with them, doesn't mean you can't put them on a car that actually looks like it was made for them, and fits it's exotic italian look that mr gigaro gave it.

But go ahead be a cynic and hate another modification. Why not let the rest of us enjoy it, and talk about how much we like it. Why piss on our parade?

there's my 2 cents....

[Sanosuke]

I think you should make your SVX look as messed up and spacey as possible, its just its legacy in my opinion!

I don't like "lambo" doors on the SVX. They work well with the styling of the car but there is something better!

Dihedral Synchro-Helix Door Actuation!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats what I want on mine.

http://fast-autos.net/data/images/4530.jpg



Here's what Koenigsegg says about their Koenigsegg CC doors: A geared rotational pivot operates simultaneously with a parallel arm, in an outward arc. Balanced by gas struts the doors lift easily to allow entry, their refined "flying punch" movement setting the stage. The doors require minimal area around them and above the vehicle, giving complete freedom of access to the car in confined areas.

[svxistentialist]

Originally Posted by Sanosuke

Dihedral Synchro-Helix Door Actuation!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats what I want on mine.

Gotta get me one of those!

Two! One for Sunday!

[subbieatnz]

I like the lambo/ gull wing doors. I would consider something like that on mine if there was an way to still get the rubber seal to still seal. also when driving at about 100kph my mate was saying in there lambo doored honduh the doors wobble an bit or flex etc. thats what put me off the idea

[Johnybeas]

Originally Posted by Sanosuke

I think you should make your SVX look as messed up and spacey as possible, its just its legacy in my opinion!

I don't like "lambo" doors on the SVX. They work well with the styling of the car but there is something better!

Dihedral Synchro-Helix Door Actuation!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats what I want on mine.

http://fast-autos.net/data/images/4530.jpg



Here's what Koenigsegg says about their Koenigsegg CC doors: A geared rotational pivot operates simultaneously with a parallel arm, in an outward arc. Balanced by gas struts the doors lift easily to allow entry, their refined "flying punch" movement setting the stage. The doors require minimal area around them and above the vehicle, giving complete freedom of access to the car in confined areas.

lol. A little too weird for me

[svxman07]

anyone whos done lambo doors wanna tell me where they got their hinges from? i bought a set of hinges from the hoffman group and they were supposedly a universal kit but the weighed more than the door n stuck out a foot past the fenderwell and i never got my money back from them, anyone wanna help get me a set of hinges proven to work would be great thanks

[Gamesy]

i'm worried that the weight of the door will bend and warp the hinge

[svxcess]

Lambo doors... Raptor doors... scissor doors. Koenigsegg doors... gullwing doors.

Variations on a theme.

How about doors that get totally out of the way. The DISAPPEARING (actually retractable) car door. Wouldn't work with our cars, but cool.




and many advantages over traditional doors in real-life situations see the FAQ's HERE


Even looks impressive when installed on a VETTE


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[Coan]

I'm not a fan of the vertical doors, they've been way over done IMO. But that disappearing door would actually be really convenient. I'd love to have a daily driver with those someday.

[BoxerFanatic]

Yeah, because I want greasy, grimy, dirty-snow, water-logged, and torn up door cards from going under the car, not to mention scraping the door skin on uneven ground.

Gullwing is pretty darn good, Butterfly (McLaren F1, SLR, and MC4-12C) are better on not hitting your head, and reaching from the seat, but slightly wider clearance. But they have to be designed into the car.

[svxcess]

Originally Posted by BoxerFanatic

Yeah, because I want greasy, grimy, dirty-snow, water-logged, and torn up door cards from going under the car, not to mention scraping the door skin on uneven ground.

None of this happens as there is a new enclosed belly pan that is installed that the door retracts into to protect it. It doesn't slide down under the car, but rather into it. Stock ground clearance is always maintained.

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[Coan]

Originally Posted by BoxerFanatic

Yeah, because I want greasy, grimy, dirty-snow, water-logged, and torn up door cards from going under the car, not to mention scraping the door skin on uneven ground.

The video clearly shows the door going into an enclosed belly pan under the car as well as a number of circumstances where it would be very useful.

[Johnybeas]

Like I've said before many times I like the lambo doors and want to eventually do them on my svx. My budy had them on his hyundai and they went out and up not really a hard thing to do easy to get in etc