Lambo Door Problems | C7 Corvette Stingray
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- Hey everyone, I finally made good on my promise and filmed a video talking about all of the issues I've had with the lambo/scissor doors... as you'll see they're still not perfect. Hope you all enjoy and if so, don't forget to hit that like button!
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Thank you for making the detailed video. I was thinking about lambo doors but I think that what you have gone through is beyond the chances that I would want to take. Your video was very explanatory and I appreciate your efforts
Thanks Dave! Yeah, it was always a blast to see the reactions from kids when I’d take the car out, but I found the doors to be too finicky for my taste… was much happier overall when I had it converted back to stock.
@@1Brain4Wheels 👍
So basically, after cutting and slicing up your car, these doors will royally screwup everything, scrape the paint, destroy the finish, eat the leather edges and hit the body panels everywhere every single day of your life. And from now on they'll need adjusting every 5 minutes & a half and they'll get misaligned again by the time you finished the last adjustment. What a great deal! Sorry these are not lambo doors, these are lemon doors. You don't own the car anymore, the doors now own you!
Michael Mushi you’ve summed up my experience pretty accurately! I do want to note however, some people (few) report no or few issues, so to some extent anyways, I think my issues may be because my installer wasn’t experienced working with these. Irregardless, I’m done with them
thanks for the video - my husband and I came across it in looking for installation techniques on the doors he was looking to put on his stingray. I appreciate your thorough explanation of your issues and concerns. Especially as you are similar heights.
Glad the video was helpful, feel free to ask any questions either of you have! I do miss being able to easily swing my long legs out with the lambo doors, usually that's only possible for me when driving an SUV or truck haha
Glad I watched this. Thanks for making the video
Thanks Jeremy, yeah I wish there had been a video like this back when I was contemplating getting the "lambo doors", maybe I would've made a different decision...
You hit it on the nail. This mod is for show not every day use.. I just purchased my VDI kit and will be putting on my Camaro. Again, that isn't my daily tho. Good unbiased video!
Thanks man! Yeah, for a non-daily show car, these would be perfect (and look cool!)
A few things, 1. The doors NEVER move around when installed correctly. They don't "shift" as mentioned. This is typically the excuse shops say to justify the damage or incorrect alignment of the door. Inexperience is the cause of this. 2. Your door gaps both at the fender side and back of the door side are massively incorrect. Again, this is due to improper installation. None the less, i know this video is a few years old, but we would like to help you if you still having these issues. We fix about 20-30 cars every month nationwide due to "local shops" who say they can do it and end up with more problems like you have here. We are the only company that specializes in lambo doors and we come directly to the customer's house to install. If your still having issues, get in touch with us at www.eikonmotorsports.com. We have installs in the bay area pretty often.
Very informative!!! Even if i got a camaro i think this is still useful to know... Good video man!
Mr G Thanks man! Yeah, honestly save yourself disappointment and money and skip the Lambo doors... I should’ve bought an exhaust instead haha
Hey man, thank goodness I came across your video because I was seriously thinking of doing this but then thought that this was a big mod and might mess things up.... I will stick to the cosmetic things. Great video and sorry the doors didn’t result in an amazing experience because they do look cool.
Thanks Robert, I'm glad I was able to help sway you from doing this, it really wasn't worth it :/ (But I agree, it looked cool) Your Vette looks sweet, I think I need to get ceramic coating this spring, my paint has so many swirls and hard water stains it sad! :(
1Brain4Wheels yes, you saved me from a huge headache and I also saw other reviews that were not in favor of this mod..... I would have sold the car shortly after if it started to give me issues after a mod I did. You should definitely get it Ceramic coated because during the paint correction process, they will make your car look new again. I guess the mods I can do are limited because I really do try not to mess with major stuff.... the ACS website has some cool stuff, my winglets will arrive tomorrow and I plan to change my front splitter to a stage 2 within the next month or so. Hope your doors went back to the perfect way the used to be. Peaceeeeee and drive safely Bro
@@1Brain4Wheels Don't let his experience stop you from having the lambo doors you want. This is nothing more than a shop claiming they could do something they do not have the experience to do right. Check us out if you are still interested. www.eikonmotorsports.com We install hundreds of kits nationwide every month. We are the ONLY truly experienced company.
Hi 1Brain, This proves in this particular case, GM knew what they were doing when they designed the C7 body/doors. I think most of us who have done mods on our cars in the past, know that there are risks, pros and at times cons to reaching for perfection beyond the original manufacturer's design. I'm sure there are some that would tolerate sacrificing ease of use and dabs of touch-up paint for the impressive looks. Thank you for performing the experiment for other Vette owners, which allows them to make an informed decision if they were contemplating taking the plunge themselves one day. I however love the looks of the stock body/doors on my Vette so freaken much, that I would not make such a mod. Sorry you had to learn this the hard & $$$ way. Considering the material that had to be cut out, will it be possible to ever restore the doors to their original design and reliability?
Thanks, yeah hopefully this helps others figure out if this is really a mod for them... Yeah, I mean it will never look factory back where the fender was cut, but if you swap back on the old hinges it will function 100% factory, so I'd say it's pretty much reversible-the minor body modifications aren't, but most people wouldn't notice and that's a pretty inconspicuous area of the car for people to be looking at anyways so all said and done it's not too big of a deal that it didn't work out, just more $ spent than necessary... it ate into my exhaust mod budget haha
Just had them put on my 2014 Stingray last week so far Ilove them now I am putting the lambo tail lights in.
Oh nice, I know exactly what tail lights you’re talking about, those look sweet! And congrats on the doors, even though they were a PITA for me to use given my C7 was a daily, I do have to admit they looked really cool!
This problem is why Chevrolet does not offer scissors doors as an option.
I can somewhat agree with that, but I image if an OEM was putting doors like this on their cars, they could engineer everything to work dynamically with each other to help prevent some of my problems that have arisen because it was developed as an add-on... But anytime you make something that's initially simple more complex, issues will definitely arise. I've never owned a Lamborghini or even the i8, but I have to assume the doors work okay on those cars?
Thanks for making this video...I was planning to install them on a new 2021 Corvette convertible.Not now.
I respect your real honesty in this video. I was hedging on getting this done on my 2004 C5 triple black convertible corvette. I now think there's too many variables.
& I'M NOT going to do this Mod.
OMG.....we are brothers in our experiences. Although yours was (is) better than mine (regarding your outcome). I have a 2015 Ford Mustang that I got Vertical Doors Inc. kit for and had installed but my installation nightmare went beyond yours. I will share with you beyond this and will subscribe to your channel. For today....your car is excellent and I wish it were mine....but I love mine as well and will share my similar (but different!) story with you later. Enjoy your ride......you are truly blessed!
Hey, I love mustangs too, just don’t run me over 😂 Sorry to hear I’m not the only one with a bad Lambo door experience... would’ve been cool if they worked better on a regular basis. And thanks for subscribing, I appreciate the support!
Can you please share your experience, because I was thinking of getting my mustang lambo doors too. I was about to purchase the kit in a couple weeks. Please respond.
Thanks for the review Brian! I've been considering doing this on my car as well. Some kits claim to better than others. How much of a factor do you think the kit plays in performance and do you have any reccomendations?
Hey Joseph, thanks for watching! That's a good question, when I got the kit one of the first things I noticed was how heavy & solid feeling it is-it's definitely built very well and I feel that it's likely one of the better kits to go with since VDI is one of the more prominent companies that manufactures these types of kits and I think they have a good amount of credibility in this specialty, so that's why I went with them. That being said, a smaller company I've heard of is Dream Car Custom (www.dreamcarcustom.com/) and a Corvette specialty shop local-ish to me recommended their kit, so that might be worth looking into? But honestly, most of my disappointment is probably less due to the kit, but rather due to the installation, which is widely regarded on various forums as being a huge PITA and hard to perfect, but my installer really did try his best and he did good for this being his first try... if you can find someone to install one of these kits who has experience, I would cautiously recommend, but definitely not a job for a novice. But, they look cool so I know it's a tough choice... :)
It sounds like it’s not worth the headache and damage it causes
Yeah, I'll just say after having done it on this car, my next sports car (someday) will NOT be getting the Lambo treatment haha But I guess it will be one of those things I look back on and i'll always remember how cool they looked at least...
I sell these and definitely an installment issue from your installer. If you are close to corona, you should go to vertical doors inc and let them realign it
okegs4real if I hadn’t already had the hinges removed I would’ve considered it... too bad, now I kind of wish someday I could see a car in person with the kit installed correctly :/
I had that same company buy that system but I had the same problems so I had to change to another company called lsd doors I recommend it is better with it I have not had any problems
octavio escobar thanks for the suggestion, I think I’m done with the Lambo doors, but hopefully others see this and can try the LSD doors out with better luck
Great video man got me second guessing on the lambo doors, but I think ur installer was bad..
TDGame1 yeah, they're honestly really cool to look at, but if you daily your Corvette it's probably going to get annoying after a while... I'll give Eric (my installer) a mulligan since this was the first kit he had had his hands on and he was doing me a solid installing it when a lot of other people wouldn't even touch it (which is odd since CA is practically the capital of auto customization right??)
From the video I do not think it’s worth the headaches
I been thinking about installing them on my car but is it worth it after while! Can you tell me what brand is good quality?
Hi Geraldo, while I think the Vertical Doors kit I bought was actually pretty well made, another vendor I’ve heard good things about is Dream Car Customs dreamcarcustom.com/c7-vertical-door-kit
Their kit has double shocks on each door, so it might be a little easier to lift up for some? Definitely worth looking into! Overall I didn’t really find the cool looks of scissor doors worth the hassle, especially on a daily driver, so I ended up going back to stock. I think it depends a lot on how you plan to use the car on whether or not it’s a justifiable modification. :)
Hey How much did you pay for the installation of your Henges?
i’m just concerned about the water leak risk I’ve heard of
Surprisingly that was one of the possible issues that my car didn't suffer from... but it is definitely a possibility and I have heard others that have had the scissor door hinges installed complain of water leaks. It's avoidable though, you just have to get the doors aligned perfectly for a good seal.
I wouldn't because it would be a pain at least until someone works the bugs out although I do like the looks but not the troubles you run into.
Thanks for the video ! I don’t think I gonna do mine 🤣
I think that’s a good choice 👍🏻 Definitely better for a car that isn’t daily driven.
Whats up with the fangs
They're actually my natural teeth, you'd be surprised how many people think that I had them ground down to be sharp lol It makes Halloween wayyy easier not having to use those plastic Dracula fangs!
1Brain4Wheels is phlegmatic about this problem. I'd be perturbed.
I have always been a pretty relaxed and easy-going person and try not to get my blood pressure up too high, even when things go south... but don't take my lack of expression as being passive (spoiler, I'm having the hinges removed soon) I guess I'm used to things going wrong due to my profession in R&D so I'm used to seeing issues arise and picking right back up to start again with a modified plan in mind! Also, good use of the word phlegmatic (I'm not being sarcastic)
Another Question ⁉️ are you happy with your doors?
Yes
America’s Sports Car I’m glad you agree!
Honestly I don't think you even understand the work and professionalism that goes into these installs. Which I perform and do for several amazing CarFams and customers. You truly had a bad experience and I apologize on their behalf but, the alignment is what matters and won't change through weather conditions. It only makes a difference on the spring reaction. Wish you had a better experience but your giving mis information to the world. All that you are explaining goes to the installation process and should be explained before
Hey Brian ,i am in sac. who did your installation? any idea how much it cost?
Hey Jerry, I used a guy over here in Rocklin by the casino, but honestly I’d recommend Dan down in south sac, his work is top notch and he’s done more lambo doors in the past yelp.to/qTKq/RE6bhBisd7 As for cost, I honestly don’t remember (it’s in one of my other videos), I think install was $1200 but I also needed it completed in only a couple days so it would be ready for use in a wedding.
No thanks you I kinda wanted them at first fuck that no one cutting pieces off my car.
Sam is Successful yeah, I definitely understand those thoughts... I was so excited for the “look” of the Lambo doors I overlooked any possible pitfalls of what those hinges could do to my car’s function and quality... needless to say I wouldn’t recommend unless they can be installed better and even then, it’s iffy
after watching this video I will not put these lambo doors on my car
I'm glad to hear it, it honestly just was not worth the cool factor given all the pitfalls that come with the hinges and how finicky they are... thankfully our C7's are cool right from the factory :)
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its ezsy broken or no that door can u answer me？
Riven D the doors and hinges aren’t easy to break, but it is hard to get everything lined up properly so I’d consider them easy to break in that regard because you’ll screw up your car if they’re misaligned. The hinges themselves are pretty solid though.
1Brain4Wheels thank you. that door look cool 、but i am scare . thank u . u so good for doing this
I would never change my zo6 17 doors but everyone has there own opinion
Ronnie Owens Sr. Yeah, definitely looking back on it, I wouldn’t have either haha
I was thinking the same thing lambo doors are for, well lambos LMFAO
A great investment if you're looking for a way to drop the value of your car.
Thankfully I don't plan on selling anytime soon so that's not an issue. ;)
Nightmare if it's not broke don't fix it I would think GM Engineers and designers are definitely smarter / more experienced than the after market world save your $950 for a real problem like the $1300 rear tries you just smoked off you are paying for the look not the functionality
I'll agree with your ending statement, I definitely did it for the looks and while it was cool, they were not worth the money and the multitude of issues that came along with having them... glad to have my normal functionality back!
Man I hate to be a Debbie downer but you ruined that car! Lmao!
Don't worry, it's all better now that I had the hinges reverted back to stock!
1Brain4Wheels I’m a firm believer in modifying cars to the way you want them but I never got the whole lambo door thing. Several of my buddies have done it and went right back to stock after all the rattling and misalignment issues. You have a corvette and its almost perfect from the factory it just needs more power to the ground. Lol
Lambo doors is so 90s
I know, I know haha I thought they'd look cool and make my car a little different... I'd still probably have them on if they weren't such a PITA to use daily.
Lambo doors are called lambo doors because they are for lambos.
I know... I know... - I'll consider it a lesson learned haha
It's wasted of money.. put your money some where else for better used... it's good thing you're don't have any kids it's deaths traps waiting to happen one day door come down with out warning ahhhhhh
It’s a vette not lambo bro
TheMotherShip I know, I know! I had to do it once, I leaned my lesson haha They looked neat imo, but they were a pain so that mod will definitely be a 1 and done for me!
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I know, believe it or not that’s one of my biggest pet peeves... I’ve tried to be better about this since making this video haha