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Lambo doors = trying too hard.....especially on a 4 door......bottom line...terrible idea
Lambo Doors
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The dude with the lambo doors on an MSP. Pics are somewhere in the thread for the protege meet we had down in NJ.
The dude with the lambo doors on an MSP. Pics are somewhere in the thread for the protege meet we had down in NJ.
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- 2003.5 Titanium MSP
Nice paint job...too bad it's defiled by lambo doors, and ******* chrome altezzas...IMHO chrome atlezza look good onlight colours..silver, white...and on darker colours, tinted altezza, or CF altezzas look good..what looks best is altezza with pant matched to car....anyway, that paint job looks like it took some hard work...and some hard $$$$MotegiMazdA said:
ok,ok people, calm down about the lambo doors. Shane was right, There is a 2000 Protege that has them, It is Mine ! Motegi(Jo) should have seen it at NOPI also, it was there.
1. About it hitting things and rusting, my doors are not hitting anything, they line up perfect. You can put a ruler on the fender to the door and it will be straight on. The lines between the front/back door are even from top to bottom, there is no water problems, no air leaks, it doesn't fly off when doing 100mph down the road with the windows up or down.
2. When I did my kit way back when, mid 2003 ( i think, it was after carlisle I know ) , there was not a kit for the protege, I did buy a kit from Decah who makes one now. In a sense all they did was do what I did, just modify the holes that come with the kit.
3. It does take some time to install them, my friend and I spent 20hrs for both doors. And you will need more wire extensions then what they give you, I think it was like 14wires on Drivers side, 8 on the passenger side ( thats with full power ).
4. There wasn't much cutting unless you wanted to. All you had to do was roll the inner fender where the door hinges are. There is about a 1/2inch lip that will prevent the hinge from coming out on the level. I cut my lip off and thats that. You can take the fender off with about 6-7bolts, it was required to get the kit in. Also to make it easier for the kit so it doesn't sit weird, you might want to level out the body of the car. THe frame part right under the fender where the kit will rest on the body, there is like 3 bumps that will prevent the kit from sitting level on the car frame. 30secs with a metal hammer, finished.
5. Yes, when I bought the kit it did cost me 1800$, and 200$ worth of machine time to adjust the holes by 3/32inch. The civic/integra kit is about 1400$, but I figure not to many people are getting the protege kit because I have yet to see another in person ( and sorry I didn't make it to the show with the P5 above)
6. There are other lambo door kits out there, the AUTOLOC kit is universal and is crap, if you want a gas shock that is as big as your middle finger you go ahead and buy it. I have seen costless cars with this kit install, it is sh*t. And if you are thinking about the motorized one, it has been said by several automotive leaders, along with AUTOLOC themselves( i have the recorded conversation if you want to here it, kidding, but I have asked them about it) , if you are using the car for daily driving the motor will burn up to fast for it, they recommend it only for show cars.
7. There are several kits out there, like Vertical Doors Kit , verticaldoors.com, I have seen another but the name escapes me, but these kits are just a knock off of Decah which was the first to put the kit out.
8. Yes, It does look different on a 4dr, I have heard + / - about it. And yes, My car ( right now ) just has the front with lambo, back stock ( right now ) . I just like it for attention, don't see a car with lambo doors to often unless you happen to own a lamboghini.
9. And it isn't super hard to get in them, just go in at an angle. Takes me no time at all, dont fall out, roll out, dont climb out the window, out the back. I mean if you have a huge beer gut your not getting it. ( Note: For the Guys this is a dating advantage, Girl Cant Fit You Must Aquit, Vertical Door Tests as my friends know )
Pictures of my car are below in the Protege Link. This post wasn't ment to have a bad tone if thats how you read it, just wanted to set the record straight about things. Questions, Let me Know Have a Good Day !
1. About it hitting things and rusting, my doors are not hitting anything, they line up perfect. You can put a ruler on the fender to the door and it will be straight on. The lines between the front/back door are even from top to bottom, there is no water problems, no air leaks, it doesn't fly off when doing 100mph down the road with the windows up or down.
2. When I did my kit way back when, mid 2003 ( i think, it was after carlisle I know ) , there was not a kit for the protege, I did buy a kit from Decah who makes one now. In a sense all they did was do what I did, just modify the holes that come with the kit.
3. It does take some time to install them, my friend and I spent 20hrs for both doors. And you will need more wire extensions then what they give you, I think it was like 14wires on Drivers side, 8 on the passenger side ( thats with full power ).
4. There wasn't much cutting unless you wanted to. All you had to do was roll the inner fender where the door hinges are. There is about a 1/2inch lip that will prevent the hinge from coming out on the level. I cut my lip off and thats that. You can take the fender off with about 6-7bolts, it was required to get the kit in. Also to make it easier for the kit so it doesn't sit weird, you might want to level out the body of the car. THe frame part right under the fender where the kit will rest on the body, there is like 3 bumps that will prevent the kit from sitting level on the car frame. 30secs with a metal hammer, finished.
5. Yes, when I bought the kit it did cost me 1800$, and 200$ worth of machine time to adjust the holes by 3/32inch. The civic/integra kit is about 1400$, but I figure not to many people are getting the protege kit because I have yet to see another in person ( and sorry I didn't make it to the show with the P5 above)
6. There are other lambo door kits out there, the AUTOLOC kit is universal and is crap, if you want a gas shock that is as big as your middle finger you go ahead and buy it. I have seen costless cars with this kit install, it is sh*t. And if you are thinking about the motorized one, it has been said by several automotive leaders, along with AUTOLOC themselves( i have the recorded conversation if you want to here it, kidding, but I have asked them about it) , if you are using the car for daily driving the motor will burn up to fast for it, they recommend it only for show cars.
7. There are several kits out there, like Vertical Doors Kit , verticaldoors.com, I have seen another but the name escapes me, but these kits are just a knock off of Decah which was the first to put the kit out.
8. Yes, It does look different on a 4dr, I have heard + / - about it. And yes, My car ( right now ) just has the front with lambo, back stock ( right now ) . I just like it for attention, don't see a car with lambo doors to often unless you happen to own a lamboghini.
9. And it isn't super hard to get in them, just go in at an angle. Takes me no time at all, dont fall out, roll out, dont climb out the window, out the back. I mean if you have a huge beer gut your not getting it. ( Note: For the Guys this is a dating advantage, Girl Cant Fit You Must Aquit, Vertical Door Tests as my friends know )
Pictures of my car are below in the Protege Link. This post wasn't ment to have a bad tone if thats how you read it, just wanted to set the record straight about things. Questions, Let me Know Have a Good Day !
MotegiMazdA
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atgj: I saw the car but unfortunately I didnt get a good look at it. Sounds like you did a better install job then the Z.
Thanks for clarifying for him.
And I doubt you would have made it to the show wih the P5 it was in Florida
Thanks for clarifying for him.
And I doubt you would have made it to the show wih the P5 it was in Florida
Yeah, I understand, I spent the two days there, and still missed about 1/4 off it. But for some reason I have plenty of mazda pictures and no civic pictures, weird.
I have thought about suicide for the rear doors, just make sure you pay attention to how far the custom brackets go back or you will be in the wheel housing and the struts/springs/etc. And No, the B Piller will not be able to run another lambo kit, it is to small, though it could be figured out, most of the hardware I figure would have to be in the door. And Reverse Lambo for the rear door, it is do-able, just will need some reinforcements for the C Pill and some custom hinges.
I have thought about suicide for the rear doors, just make sure you pay attention to how far the custom brackets go back or you will be in the wheel housing and the struts/springs/etc. And No, the B Piller will not be able to run another lambo kit, it is to small, though it could be figured out, most of the hardware I figure would have to be in the door. And Reverse Lambo for the rear door, it is do-able, just will need some reinforcements for the C Pill and some custom hinges.
