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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 03:42 PM
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AB Lambo Doors

I haven't seen a lot of Rx-7's with them but has anyone designed a kit to work with the stock doors on an Rx-7 and make them work as Lambo doors?
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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Saks_RX7
I haven't seen a lot of Rx-7's with them but has anyone designed a kit to work with the stock doors on an Rx-7 and make them work as Lambo doors?
http://www.extremedimensions.com/4941.html
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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 07:41 PM
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Thats b/c they are ugly and died out after Fast and Furious 2
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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 11:35 PM
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Well alright, rag on the doors... and thanks for the link.
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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 11:59 PM
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lol no prob
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 12:32 AM
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O HELL NO!! u don't see them on rx7s because rx7 owners have more sense than that. if ur planning on doing it to ur 7 u need to GTFO!LOL!
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 12:34 AM
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O HELL NO!! u don't see them on rx7s because rx7 owners have more sense than that. if ur planning on doing it to ur 7 u need to GTFO!LOL!
this.
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 09:26 AM
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Well I wasn't planning on it but I was wondering if you needed to replace the doors or if you could just swap out the hinge.
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 05:37 PM
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It's your car man. Do what you want with it. Some guys are chubby chasers. Some guys like pancake butts. Some guys are *** guys and others are boob guys. Haha. Same goes for the Seven. To all their own. But personally...I wouldn't do lambo doors either. Lol
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Saks_RX7
Well I wasn't planning on it but I was wondering if you needed to replace the doors or if you could just swap out the hinge.
To answer your question with the best of my knowledge what you'd have to do is take the current doors off of course. Then take the hinges off of which ever part of the vehicle they are on (the door or the car). To make it look good, fill in the holes (cheap way to do it is to bondo). Then proceed to take the lambo kit (if they actually make one for the year make an model of the vehicle you could prolly bolt it right up) and then weld the hinges to the car and to the doors. <--(I'd assume) Some manufacturers do make universal kits and those require more work as the a for mentioned above.

I myself agree about the lambo doors but as they say to each his own. Hope this helps you in your cause to better your ride. Good luck
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 11:24 PM
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Lambo doors get all the *****. Too bad they're hideous. (;
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 11:27 PM
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Lambo doors get all the *****. Too bad they're hideous. (;
Boondock Saints II "Eh goes without saying."
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 11:39 PM
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Yeah... But they're hot. so... whatevs. (: It was surprisingly better than i excpected.
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I've noticed them in the classifieds section on here a couple of times. Usually go for around $400. You can easily find kits specifically made for the RX7 at the following:

http://www.verticaldoors.com/cart/vi...php?ItemID=473

as well as here:

http://www.aerokits.net/cart/index.p...oducts_id=4188

I don't like the style either, but if you do that's all that matters. You'll want to buy a high end kit, over time the cheap ones will crack, bend, and break, this occurs for various reasons, like weak shocks, cheap or inadequate metal bracing, poor design etc. the above ones are two of the better examples available.

Another factor that might get annoying, is that it is more difficult to get in and out of the car, the actual opening area of the door is decreased due to being partially blocked by the vertical door. Again some of the better kits will swing slightly out as well, similar to a gull wing style to compensate for this.

Hope this help you make up your mind.
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Old May 1, 2010 | 08:06 PM
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Please don't ruin it ;-)
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