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=Stephens= · 06-26-2012, 11:46 PM

This is something I think I want to get and would like feedback on their lambo doors.

TJ91 · 06-26-2012, 11:53 PM

I'm not going to say in regards to the camaro. But was at a car meet today. A Honda accord all riced out had vertical doors and everyone was criticizing it so. It's not everyone's cup of tea, but if it floats your boat then do it
The good thing about those hinges are that you can open them normally as well.

ChriSS84 · 06-27-2012, 02:54 AM

I'm curious about this as well. Glad you asked this question. I'm sure alot of idiots will comment about how they don't like them on a camaro.

rberns · 06-27-2012, 04:27 AM

Let the lambo doors be for the the lambo cars.

nytrorcr · 06-27-2012, 05:05 AM

I talked with a stang owner about his doors and he wishes he had never installed them, he told me the supports on his frame couldn't support daily door use with out adjustment every week???????

2010SLVRBULIT · 06-27-2012, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by nytrorcr

I talked with a stang owner about his doors and he wishes he had never installed them, he told me the supports on his frame couldn't support daily door use with out adjustment every week???????

this is what installers have told me.

Genious · 06-27-2012, 06:17 AM

I know 4 guys with the VDI kits and the only regrets come from one of them because the shop that did it butchered his fenders. Since all 4 guys are in my car club I see and talk to them daily, they all use their camaro's as daily drivers and none of them have any complaints about the actual hinge. There are 4 different kits that I have seen and I have yet to hear anyone complain about the VDI kit.

rjdapilmoto · 06-27-2012, 06:43 AM

I've been told I should get them on mine, but they sure are expensive!! Here's a pic of the doors on a good friend of mine..

dmwhiteman · 06-27-2012, 07:06 AM

I had been on the fence about these for a while. But over the weekend I talked to a guy who has them on his camaro. He regrets it. He said they always need readjusting and that there is no stop when opening the door regularly and if the passenger just whips the door open, it will bend the hinges and need realigned. I have a couple friends who I've had to lecture a couple times about nice car etiquette and would ruin them in no time. So I decided against them.

nyrfan · 06-27-2012, 07:59 AM

The one person I met that had them did not go as far as saying he regretted getting them. He did say they need to be aligned frquently and he'd not get them again.

=Stephens= · 06-27-2012, 12:42 PM

So everyone who has commmented on this does not have them...what about the guys and gals who do have em, what do you have to say?

njmike · 06-27-2012, 12:56 PM

I don't have them but I have been driving for 15 years and in that 15 years I've owned 13 cars, all of them I customized and the more you take your car from stock the more shit you have too worry about and more things break. Keeps it simple and clean.

CyberDan · 06-27-2012, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ChriSS84

I'm curious about this as well. Glad you asked this question. I'm sure alot of idiots will comment about how they don't like them on a camaro.

So you're an idiot if you've got an opinion?

Dtrimpi87 · 06-27-2012, 01:51 PM

I have the kit fro Vertical Doors Inc. They also did the install. I haven't had any problems with them and love them. Very smooth operation and the hinges are very strong. I've had nothing but compliments on them. I think they fit the 5th Gen camaro style perfectly. If you don't feel like lifting them up somedays you can still open your doors normally, just not as far as stock. After using them for a month the alignment is still spot on. You would really have to put some force on the door to tweak it. They do take a little getting used to at first but after about a week you'll be open them in one swift, fluid motion. Also being a bigger guy (6'5", 300lbs) I like the extra room with the doors up to get in and out. After talking to people with various kits the only kit I would recommend is the one from VDI. I'm happy with mine and am glad I pulled the trigger on them.

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Eskilachi · 06-27-2012, 02:03 PM

I have them (Vertical Doors Inc) and I like them. Not had any problem with alignment and such. However I don´t use them every single time I open the door. The good thing about it is that you can still open them normally, just not as far as you can with regular doors.
As Dtrimpi, I too think the vertical doors fit the style perfectly.

The hinges are strong, you´d need some serious misuse for them to go bad. I got to play a little with some other hinges when I was waiting for mine to be installed and it´s the real deal.

But of course, some people will have problems. They are man-made and occasionally some of them are "bad", but you have lifetime warranty on the hinges made by Vertical Doors Inc.

If you by any chance should regret it later they give you the original hinges and you could always change them back.

camaro4mybday · 06-27-2012, 11:30 PM

i daily drive mine although i don't use them 24/7 i do about 85% of the time. i do use them every morning when backing in to my work parking lot kind of makes it a breeze and easy. i have had not one issue for the year i have had them. i love them and honestly i don't care what people think. the best is that my friends who own lambos love them on my car.. heres my car with my good friends aventador

OrangeFury · 06-27-2012, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ChriSS84

I'm sure alot of idiots will comment about how they don't like them on a camaro.

Dtrimpi87 · 06-28-2012, 01:19 AM

You wanna know how durable the VDI kits are? This was just posted on VDI's FaceBook page earlier today

Genious · 06-28-2012, 05:22 AM

I have a extra set im selling for about $700 less then they are listed on the vdi website. pm me if anyone wants them

CiscoBee · 06-28-2012, 07:25 AM

Have had my VDI kit installed since May 2010 and have 50,000 + miles on the car since installed (daily driver- car has 69500 to date).

After I realized the lock nut placement was wrong according to the instructions, I had no more adjustment issues. Doors only go up at car shows otherwise for daily use they open regular. They "do" have a stop toprevent the doors from opening too wide but if someone forces the doors open past that stop there can be some damage.

Installation is a key ingredient to having a trouble free door. If not done properly owners can have problems.

I have installed the doors myself and have also installed at least 4 other VDI kits. Well made product, should have no problems with them but they are not for everyone.

This picture shows the placement of the lock nut The instructions have you placing the lock nut at the "black" arrow side of the bolt. Doing that caused the hinge to drop after a few months and cause a re-adjustment of the door. I placed the lock nut on the other side of the bolt (red arrow) and solved the problem of having the door settle downwards.

For those that are having to readjust the doors try looking at the placement of that lock-nut.

CamaroIOM · 06-28-2012, 09:06 AM

One of my favorite mods on my car!!! It gets tons and I mean tons of comments/looks!! I have had zero trouble with mine. The haters come on here and say ohhhhh they are for lambos only...Whatever...I have actually had people come up and ask if it came factory like that. Plus you have the option to open up normally. Its a no brainier really...Love them

Dtrimpi87 · 06-28-2012, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by CamaroIOM

One of my favorite mods on my car!!! It gets tons and I mean tons of comments/looks!! I have had zero trouble with mine. The haters come on here and say ohhhhh they are for lambos only...Whatever...I have actually had people come up and ask if it came factory like that. Plus you have the option to open up normally. Its a no brainier really...Love them

I get that a lot too too. Everyone always asks if all the new camaros ate like that and then they go on to say how much they like it. Technically speaking these are not "lambo" doors, they are vertical doors. Nothing wrong with putting them on a vehicle other than a lambo. The camaro is one of the few cars that can pull off the look though.

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OrangeFury · 06-28-2012, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by CamaroIOM

I have actually had people come up and ask if it came factory like that.

Well, if car nuts like that think they are cool, they must be.

LIM3 · 06-28-2012, 11:59 AM

The doors look great. If install correctly than your good to go. Don't listen to the negative post about rice and it's only or lambos.
It's your car Ou do what you want.

Now onto my story, I had them installed by a VDI certified installer an he screwed it all up.
My fenders are jagged and are open to rust. the hinges weren't adjusted corrctly leaving te door to sag, along with pushing against the fenders it caused tem to bend. So now I need new fenders..
However, the idiot that installed it had insurance and was NOT certified by the county or state to work with vertical doors. So i am being reimbursed for the install, he's paying for the damages and getting a person to properly install them. I might save the money and attempt it my self. I'm still trying to figure out how to adjust the doors before I tackle the install. So if anyone has an idea of how to please pm me

=Stephens= · 06-28-2012, 12:48 PM

I have done quite a few mods on my car from cutting T2 ports to installing my own afterburners and getting into a bit of painting. I think I could probably pull this off but if I do this I am going to drive to Texas and have Lupe install them for me. And I would like to see his pride and joy in person too.

06-26-2012, 11:46 PM	#1
=Stephens= OIF Veteran Drives: 2011 LS BAMF Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Go Big Red Posts: 3,293 View My Garage	Has anyone regretting their lambo doors/vertical hinges? This is something I think I want to get and would like feedback on their lambo doors. __________________ https://www.facebook.com/nate.stephens.5?ref=tn_tnmn

06-26-2012, 11:53 PM	#2
TJ91 :chevy: Drives: 2LT/RS Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 12,346	I'm not going to say in regards to the camaro. But was at a car meet today. A Honda accord all riced out had vertical doors and everyone was criticizing it so. It's not everyone's cup of tea, but if it floats your boat then do it The good thing about those hinges are that you can open them normally as well. __________________ CAMARO Consult your doctor before taking Camaro Side effects include Sudden increase in Heart Rate, Insomnia and occasional hallucinations If you experience Permagrin exceeding 4 hours after taking Camaro, seek immediate Camaro5 Help CAMARO Bringing excitment back into the Garage

06-27-2012, 04:27 AM	#4
rberns Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: CR, IA Posts: 2,013 View My Garage	Let the lambo doors be for the the lambo cars. __________________ 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS, GFX, Subs, RX CC, ARH 1 7/8, Cold Air Inductions w/Apex scoop.

06-27-2012, 05:05 AM	#5
nytrorcr Drives: I.P.C. 2SS vert, 21 wheels Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Cookeville, TN but Just above Atlanta, GA for now Posts: 153	I talked with a stang owner about his doors and he wishes he had never installed them, he told me the supports on his frame couldn't support daily door use with out adjustment every week??????? __________________ 2011 2SS Convertible A6

06-27-2012, 06:17 AM	#7
Genious Army EOD Tech Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Nova Posts: 686	I know 4 guys with the VDI kits and the only regrets come from one of them because the shop that did it butchered his fenders. Since all 4 guys are in my car club I see and talk to them daily, they all use their camaro's as daily drivers and none of them have any complaints about the actual hinge. There are 4 different kits that I have seen and I have yet to hear anyone complain about the VDI kit. __________________

06-27-2012, 02:54 AM	#3
ChriSS84 Account Suspended Drives: 2SS Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Cincinnati,Ohio Posts: 861	I'm curious about this as well. Glad you asked this question. I'm sure alot of idiots will comment about how they don't like them on a camaro.

06-27-2012, 06:43 AM	#8
rjdapilmoto DAP-ONE (100% Filipino) Drives: 2010 - 2SS/RS IOM Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 2,324 View My Garage	I've been told I should get them on mine, but they sure are expensive!! Here's a pic of the doors on a good friend of mine.. Attached Images __________________ CAI, Inc. Air Intake, ARH 1 7/8" LT Headers, Borla ATAK Cat Back Exhaust, Pedders XA Supercar Coilovers, Dyno Tune by Henderson Performance DAP-ONE's Build Journal

06-27-2012, 07:06 AM	#9
dmwhiteman Drives: 2SS Black w/ Inferno Orange Stripes Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: PA Posts: 564 View My Garage	I had been on the fence about these for a while. But over the weekend I talked to a guy who has them on his camaro. He regrets it. He said they always need readjusting and that there is no stop when opening the door regularly and if the passenger just whips the door open, it will bend the hinges and need realigned. I have a couple friends who I've had to lecture a couple times about nice car etiquette and would ruin them in no time. So I decided against them. __________________ Black Widow 2ss/RS

06-27-2012, 07:59 AM	#10
nyrfan Lets go Rangers!!! Drives: 2013 AGM 2SS/RS L99 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 6,308 View My Garage	The one person I met that had them did not go as far as saying he regretted getting them. He did say they need to be aligned frquently and he'd not get them again. __________________ Soprano 4/1/00-6/14/11, Gone but NEVER forgotten!

06-27-2012, 12:42 PM	#11
=Stephens= OIF Veteran Drives: 2011 LS BAMF Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Go Big Red Posts: 3,293 View My Garage	So everyone who has commmented on this does not have them...what about the guys and gals who do have em, what do you have to say? __________________ https://www.facebook.com/nate.stephens.5?ref=tn_tnmn

06-27-2012, 12:56 PM	#12
njmike Drives: Inferno orange Vert Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 635	I don't have them but I have been driving for 15 years and in that 15 years I've owned 13 cars, all of them I customized and the more you take your car from stock the more shit you have too worry about and more things break. Keeps it simple and clean. __________________

06-27-2012, 01:51 PM	#14
Dtrimpi87 SoCal HT5 San Diego Drives: 2010 2SS/RS A6 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,739	I have the kit fro Vertical Doors Inc. They also did the install. I haven't had any problems with them and love them. Very smooth operation and the hinges are very strong. I've had nothing but compliments on them. I think they fit the 5th Gen camaro style perfectly. If you don't feel like lifting them up somedays you can still open your doors normally, just not as far as stock. After using them for a month the alignment is still spot on. You would really have to put some force on the door to tweak it. They do take a little getting used to at first but after about a week you'll be open them in one swift, fluid motion. Also being a bigger guy (6'5", 300lbs) I like the extra room with the doors up to get in and out. After talking to people with various kits the only kit I would recommend is the one from VDI. I'm happy with mine and am glad I pulled the trigger on them. Sent from the rocket in my pocket, my all powerful DROID BIONIC. __________________ Stainless Works 1 7/8 long tube headers w/high flow cats, Stainless Works 3" retro chambered catback, CAI Inc intake, JRE scoop, RX catch can, Jannetty tune, numerous visual appearance mods.

06-27-2012, 02:03 PM	#15
Eskilachi Drives: 2011 Camaro 2ss Convertible Join Date: May 2012 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 174	I have them (Vertical Doors Inc) and I like them. Not had any problem with alignment and such. However I don´t use them every single time I open the door. The good thing about it is that you can still open them normally, just not as far as you can with regular doors. As Dtrimpi, I too think the vertical doors fit the style perfectly. The hinges are strong, you´d need some serious misuse for them to go bad. I got to play a little with some other hinges when I was waiting for mine to be installed and it´s the real deal. But of course, some people will have problems. They are man-made and occasionally some of them are "bad", but you have lifetime warranty on the hinges made by Vertical Doors Inc. If you by any chance should regret it later they give you the original hinges and you could always change them back.

06-27-2012, 11:30 PM	#16
camaro4mybday "Camaro Joe" Drives: 2010 SILVER ICE 2LT/RS CAMARO Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: long island ny Posts: 2,232	i daily drive mine although i don't use them 24/7 i do about 85% of the time. i do use them every morning when backing in to my work parking lot kind of makes it a breeze and easy. i have had not one issue for the year i have had them. i love them and honestly i don't care what people think. the best is that my friends who own lambos love them on my car.. heres my car with my good friends aventador Attached Images

06-28-2012, 01:19 AM	#18
Dtrimpi87 SoCal HT5 San Diego Drives: 2010 2SS/RS A6 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,739	You wanna know how durable the VDI kits are? This was just posted on VDI's FaceBook page earlier today __________________ Stainless Works 1 7/8 long tube headers w/high flow cats, Stainless Works 3" retro chambered catback, CAI Inc intake, JRE scoop, RX catch can, Jannetty tune, numerous visual appearance mods.

06-28-2012, 05:22 AM	#19
Genious Army EOD Tech Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Nova Posts: 686	I have a extra set im selling for about $700 less then they are listed on the vdi website. pm me if anyone wants them __________________

06-28-2012, 07:25 AM	#20
CiscoBee Drives: 2010 Camaro Rally Yellow 2LT Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Smithtown, NY Posts: 689 View My Garage	Have had my VDI kit installed since May 2010 and have 50,000 + miles on the car since installed (daily driver- car has 69500 to date). After I realized the lock nut placement was wrong according to the instructions, I had no more adjustment issues. Doors only go up at car shows otherwise for daily use they open regular. They "do" have a stop toprevent the doors from opening too wide but if someone forces the doors open past that stop there can be some damage. Installation is a key ingredient to having a trouble free door. If not done properly owners can have problems. I have installed the doors myself and have also installed at least 4 other VDI kits. Well made product, should have no problems with them but they are not for everyone. This picture shows the placement of the lock nut The instructions have you placing the lock nut at the "black" arrow side of the bolt. Doing that caused the hinge to drop after a few months and cause a re-adjustment of the door. I placed the lock nut on the other side of the bolt (red arrow) and solved the problem of having the door settle downwards. For those that are having to readjust the doors try looking at the placement of that lock-nut. __________________ 2010 2LT- Injen CAI, ARH w/High Flow Cats, Trifecta, Vmax TB, Black Ice, Ported IM, Ny-Trex 100 shot, 13.39 @ 105mph

06-28-2012, 09:06 AM	#21
CamaroIOM Drives: IOM Join Date: May 2012 Location: Spokane Posts: 36	One of my favorite mods on my car!!! It gets tons and I mean tons of comments/looks!! I have had zero trouble with mine. The haters come on here and say ohhhhh they are for lambos only...Whatever...I have actually had people come up and ask if it came factory like that. Plus you have the option to open up normally. Its a no brainier really...Love them

06-28-2012, 11:59 AM	#24
LIM3 it's mind bottling.. Drives: a visually loud in color camaro Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Best place on earth Posts: 3,873	The doors look great. If install correctly than your good to go. Don't listen to the negative post about rice and it's only or lambos. It's your car Ou do what you want. Now onto my story, I had them installed by a VDI certified installer an he screwed it all up. My fenders are jagged and are open to rust. the hinges weren't adjusted corrctly leaving te door to sag, along with pushing against the fenders it caused tem to bend. So now I need new fenders.. However, the idiot that installed it had insurance and was NOT certified by the county or state to work with vertical doors. So i am being reimbursed for the install, he's paying for the damages and getting a person to properly install them. I might save the money and attempt it my self. I'm still trying to figure out how to adjust the doors before I tackle the install. So if anyone has an idea of how to please pm me __________________

06-28-2012, 12:48 PM	#25
=Stephens= OIF Veteran Drives: 2011 LS BAMF Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Go Big Red Posts: 3,293 View My Garage	I have done quite a few mods on my car from cutting T2 ports to installing my own afterburners and getting into a bit of painting. I think I could probably pull this off but if I do this I am going to drive to Texas and have Lupe install them for me. And I would like to see his pride and joy in person too. __________________ https://www.facebook.com/nate.stephens.5?ref=tn_tnmn