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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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06-26-2012, 11:46 PM	#1
=Stephens= Drives: 2011 LS Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Kearney, Nebraska Posts: 3,541 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.

06-26-2012, 11:53 PM	#2
TJ91 :chevy: Drives: 2LT/RS Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 13,033	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: US Posts: 3,291 View My Garage	Let the lambo doors be for the the lambo cars. __________________ 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS, Circle D 3200, ADM Transmission Cooler, BTR Valvetrain, Cam Motion .621 .595 228/244 113+4, ARH 1 7/8 full exhaust, Cold Air Inductions, Katech C5R TC, Melling HV, BTR SLR lifters, Trunion Upgrade, LS2 Dampner, LS9 head gaskets, Bo White PTB, MM can, GFX, Subs, B&M Deep transmission pan, Holley fuel rail, Proform valve covers, relocated coil packs

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: 152	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: Fort in the Hood, Texas Posts: 698	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: 850	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 [COTW - 12/23/13] Drives: 2010 - 2SS/RS IOM Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 2,907 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 __________________ Featured in "Wild About Cars" - October 2012 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: 565 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 Let's go Rangers! Drives: 13' AGM 2SS/RS L99 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 10,742 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! FSP tuned: 377/389

06-27-2012, 12:42 PM	#11
=Stephens= Drives: 2011 LS Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Kearney, Nebraska Posts: 3,541 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?

06-27-2012, 12:56 PM	#12
njmike Drives: Inferno orange Vert Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 664	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 Banned Drives: 2010 2SS/RS A6 & 2011 1LT/RS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 3,491	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.