Lambo door Conversion....YOU WANT IT? Now $950 for 10 buyers

mr-charisma · Post by **mr-charisma** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:08 am

do these have some sort of hydraulic arm on them or is it just the hinge?

Also, have you been able to figure out any ways to make them lift automatically? i.e. at the push of a button they pop out & lift..

Post by **I8A4RE** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:16 am

mr-charisma wrote:do these have some sort of hydraulic arm on them or is it just the hinge?..

yes they do have a hydrulic lifter

umm · Post by **umm** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:11 am

Yeah they use gas struts to counter the weight of the doors like the gas struts for the boot lid.

I looked into making them automatic but i think its gonna cause more problems than its worth. imagine your door opening unexpectedly going down the highway or something.

I'd rather keep things simple so there are less things to go wrong.

mr-charisma · Post by **mr-charisma** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:56 pm

umm wrote:Yeah they use gas struts to counter the weight of the doors like the gas struts for the boot lid.

I looked into making them automatic but i think its gonna cause more problems than its worth. imagine your door opening unexpectedly going down the highway or something.

I'd rather keep things simple so there are less things to go wrong.

Is it the type the goes from the hinge into the front fender? Or from the hinge up into the door?

Post by **I8A4RE** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:40 pm

mr-charisma wrote:
umm wrote:Yeah they use gas struts to counter the weight of the doors like the gas struts for the boot lid.

I looked into making them automatic but i think its gonna cause more problems than its worth. imagine your door opening unexpectedly going down the highway or something.

I'd rather keep things simple so there are less things to go wrong.
Is it the type the goes from the hinge into the front fender? Or from the hinge up into the door?

I havent seen his dsign but if its anything like my old it will be from one side of the hinge to to the side of the hinge

umm · Post by **umm** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:20 pm

yeah like what simon said...i think. it goes from the part of the hinge that is mounted to the car to the part that is mounted to the door. It always stays hidden behind the fender so you never see them.

Eltnot · Post by **Eltnot** » Tue May 12, 2009 9:43 am

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Am I the only one still interested in these?

eddiii · Post by **eddiii** » Tue May 12, 2009 11:17 am

i would be interested, so how much would it cost all together? lol 2.8k is a lot.

Eltnot · Post by **Eltnot** » Tue May 12, 2009 3:09 pm

eddiii wrote:i would be interested, so how much would it cost all together? lol 2.8k is a lot.

It is, but if there's ten people looking to buy, the price is expected to be $2200 which is a fair discount. Especially when you consider it's around $3000 for any other pair, that's good value. Your only other cost would be getting it certified which I can't imagine would cost too much.

fto13-marty · Post by **fto13-marty** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:13 am

Im interested but have been looking around and seen this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/LAMBO-STYLE-VERT ... tsupported

Why is this one much cheaper, yeah i know your one is custom made to fit fto but a universal one shoulld fit as well.

eddiii · Post by **eddiii** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:26 pm

Eltnot wrote:
eddiii wrote:i would be interested, so how much would it cost all together? lol 2.8k is a lot.
It is, but if there's ten people looking to buy, the price is expected to be $2200 which is a fair discount. Especially when you consider it's around $3000 for any other pair, that's good value. Your only other cost would be getting it certified which I can't imagine would cost too much.

say its 2.2k, but then i would need to pay for the fitment, unless someone in the club wanna do it for me ^^ i dont really want to do it myself and fuk up the linement.

Eltnot · Post by **Eltnot** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 2:47 pm

Well I'm still keen.
My old car has finally been sold now, freeing my cash flow back up.

Umm, I'll be looking at getting these shortly after I get my tax return back.

umm · Post by **umm** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 10:27 pm

How many people would be interested in a kit to make the lambo hinges for $1500 and going down to $950 for 10 buyers.

The kit would include everything you need to make the hinges.
All Laser cut parts
All bolts
Bearings
Wire covers
Steel rod
Gas struts
And complete instructions to assemble and install them.

To finish them youâ€™d need to drill and tap all the holes, grind a few parts, weld them together and there is a little bit of machining to be done(if the machining is a problem for people i can provide already machined parts for an extra $100).

I feel this would be a good deal for those people with welding skills or friends who will do cheap or free labour.

Donâ€™t even bother with those universal kits. I guarantee you wonâ€™t get them to work and youâ€™ll end up designing a totally new hinge to get them to work. My kit goes to the limits of the available space and uses the largest gas strut that fits behind the panel with more pressure than normal to lift the heavy FTO doors.

fto13-marty · Post by **fto13-marty** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:38 pm

I'm possibly interested just got to make sure i can scrape some cash up.

mr-charisma · Post by **mr-charisma** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:48 pm

I'm down for a set .. maybe even 2 if it helps bring it up to 10 sets..

nvr2low · Post by **nvr2low** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:52 pm

mate I would be very intrested at 950 a set now mate. Comon guys.

fto13-marty · Post by **fto13-marty** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:01 am

If it gets to ten im down at that price, would like to see one in person before i buy if i could though to double check it.

mr-charisma · Post by **mr-charisma** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:05 am

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Eltnot · Post by **Eltnot** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:20 am

Umm, if I bring my car down for a weekend and pay you extra, would you be happy to fit them? If not, I'll get a set and bribe someone here in Rocky, but I'd prefer you since you know exactly what you're doing.

If it goes down to $950, I'll pay now and don't need to wait until the new financial year

umm · Post by **umm** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:38 am

Yeah i can help you out with it.

But just to be clear.

The lower price is for an incomplete set of hinges. You have to construct them yourself or get a friend or hire someone. So you or they will need to have a welder, angle grinder, drill(preferably a drill press) and thread taps. And a lathe and a mill if you don't want to pay $100 for pre machined parts.