Lambo door Conversion....YOU WANT IT? Now $950 for 10 buyers
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yes they do have a hydrulic liftermr-charisma wrote:do these have some sort of hydraulic arm on them or is it just the hinge?..
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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.
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.
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Is it the type the goes from the hinge into the front fender? Or from the hinge up into the door?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.
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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 hingemr-charisma wrote:Is it the type the goes from the hinge into the front fender? Or from the hinge up into the door?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.
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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.eddiii wrote:i would be interested, so how much would it cost all together? lol 2.8k is a lot.
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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.
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.
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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 wrote: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.eddiii wrote:i would be interested, so how much would it cost all together? lol 2.8k is a lot.
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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 you’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.
Don’t even bother with those universal kits. I guarantee you won’t get them to work and you’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.
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 you’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.
Don’t even bother with those universal kits. I guarantee you won’t get them to work and you’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.
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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.
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.
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