[Z06] Flip up doors
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Racer
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From: Austin Texas
Flip up doors
I've seen kits for the flip up doors. Always wondered how difficult they are to install, and then how well do the doors work afterwards? Do the doors/windows seal well and are there any issues with rattling?
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My thoughts, from another thread.
Vertical door conversions are never a good idea because of the way a swing out door is designed. The concept works on the Murcielago/Diablo/Countach because the hinge is, in fact, mounted right on top of the front fender. In a vertical door kit, your doors have to swing on two different axes. It has to come out to clear the body and then up. This is inherently a poor design.
Fail. Vertical doors make it no easier or harder to get in and out of a car, unless you just fall out of the car and roll away to get out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZsE7xmlnUQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yrqs_wyKLAI
They swing out 45 degrees and then up 45 degrees. This is a useless cosmetic mod.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZsE7xmlnUQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yrqs_wyKLAI
They swing out 45 degrees and then up 45 degrees. This is a useless cosmetic mod.
