MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: stealthwolf on March 21, 2009, 04:19:55 pm
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Sounds silly but has anyone (successfully) managed to fit these on to their mk5? I know peeps round here might not have but reckon some of the US MK5ers might've done this?
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The Awesome GTi MK5 has the lambo doors:
Here's the link http://www.awesome-gti.co.uk/page.php?jssCart=9df02edee9657f75bb1eefdeddf04c00&xPage=projectcars.html
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There was also a guy who had his done. It was on a red GTI with black centred bonnet and roof. I saw this well before Awesome had theirs done.
Why? .....are you tempted?
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Why? .....are you tempted?
Not temptation so much as need. I'm looking to move elsewhere when my current contract runs out. If I end up back in Brum, depending on where I work, I may end up staying with parents. And if that happens, there is no frikkin way I'm gonna get in and out of the car through the boot!
It's bad enough I have to do it whenever I visit the rents but the garage isn't big enough for me to open the door enough to get in and out.
Lambo doors may be an option but it depends on how much space they need. If it's too much, either I'll end up buying a cheapo banger that I'm not afraid to leave out on the street or I'll find elsewhere to live.
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I had Awesomes demo car for a week last year, the lambo doors fit and work really well but are a gimmick really for marketing to attract attention. They weren't my cup of tea but the 2 young lads I skate with loved them :laugh:
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There was also a guy who had his done. It was on a red GTI with black centred bonnet and roof. I saw this well before Awesome had theirs done.
Why? .....are you tempted?
That car was done by my mate who u met at ultimate dubs hurdy, he runs impact bodyshop in brighouse and vw mad as he has a few LOL
The hinges were made by recaro I think as the car was sent to them before he even took delivery of the car and are the best I have seen
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please dont do it :laugh:
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please dont do it :laugh:
.... x2 Pleeeeeeease don't do it :grin:
Mr Blue will even allow you to run your fogs on 24/7 if you don't do it :evilgrin:
I tell you what though - If you do do it, everyone will want to see it and have a go opening and closing your doors! Charge £1 per go and you'll soon recover your costs.
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Just a thought (NOT for me I hasten to add!!) - Could you fit a 'gullwing' mechanism on just the driver's door?
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:laugh:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgallery.viperclub.org%2Fdata%2F500%2Flambo-doors1.JPG&hash=61b3ff82c66d3be80422f100b8bc0acecdb259c0)
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Lol but remember - I'm not doing this for style - more functionality.
Other than moving house, do guys have any better options on how to get in and out of a car that just about fits in the garage?
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Lol but remember - I'm not doing this for style - more functionality.
....Yeah, yeah, yeah, we believe you - But thousands wouldn't :grin:
That Lambo Doors post is a classic, Mr Blue :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
:happy2: 8) :happy2:
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Lol but remember - I'm not doing this for style - more functionality.
Other than moving house, do guys have any better options on how to get in and out of a car that just about fits in the garage?
well, dont move, move somewhere else, or get a new garage :laugh: , sorry not being very helpfull am i, i blame the people that build garages these days , just not big enough !!!!
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Hahaha! I find this really funny that someone is actually wanting to do a lambo door conversion for the practicality that it brings!
Great reason to do it Stealth - I say go for it!!! :happy2:
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House was built years ago, from a time when a rich man could park his jag in the garage.
My dad's 190E merc fits.
My old Ford fiesta fits.
My new golf fits but I can't open the door!
The plan is to move out of the area but it's a bit difficult at the mo.
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Hahaha! I find this really funny that someone is actually wanting to do a lambo door conversion for the practicality that it brings!
Honestly, I'd never do a lambo door conversion if I had lots of cars and lots of cash.
Like I said, it all depends on whether the conversion would actually be of any use. It'd be a bit crap if the conversion meant the open door still needed as much room!
RR, what do you mean by "gullwing"? You mean like the doors on a delorean?
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House was built years ago, from a time when a rich man could park his jag in the garage.
My dad's 190E merc fits.
My old Ford fiesta fits.
My new golf fits but I can't open the door!
The plan is to move out of the area but it's a bit difficult at the mo.
tough one, i say dont put it in the garage then, would that leave it exposed to other issues ?
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tough one, i say dont put it in the garage then, would that leave it exposed to other issues ?
Like the car getting vandalised or stolen, yes.
During the day wouldn't be the problem - it's during the night that I'm worried about.
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tough one, i say dont put it in the garage then, would that leave it exposed to other issues ?
Like the car getting vandalised or stolen, yes.
During the day wouldn't be the problem - it's during the night that I'm worried about.
hmm, not good
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Do it out of functionality, and remember they work as traditional door too, not just lambo style. (meaning you dont have to look like a couple dick when you park at Tesco).
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Do it out of functionality, and remember they work as traditional door too, not just lambo style.
That helps since I wouldn't want anyone to know it had a lambo feature! :grin: Will need to this close up in real life.
Might pop up to awesome some time.
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Do it out of functionality, and remember they work as traditional door too, not just lambo style. (meaning you dont have to look like a couple dick when you park at Tesco).
didn't know that
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Do it out of functionality, and remember they work as traditional door too, not just lambo style. (meaning you dont have to look like a couple dick when you park at Tesco).
didn't know that
Only about half way though.
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alot of the lambo door kits available require you to open your door conventionally until the door frame clears the chassis and then lift, so even once fitted you might not be able to open your door to lift them anyway so check the kit you're interested in on a car before you commit mate.
i'm not a fan personally but i can see your predicament, seen this?
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That's fabulous, VC - When was that product made and therefore is it likely to be adopted?
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Thats a great video and a great idea, but for some reason i dont believe it, it looks fake... :confused: :confused:
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I'd imagine it would have safety issues anyway, can't see it doing too well in a side impact.
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Id love to see more Ford GT40 style door conversions around! :grin: :grin: :grin:
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Ye but ye but it would weigh more than an R32 to have that floor plan :grin:
And i wouldn't fancy being t boned by a fiat 500 it would go straight through and out the other side. :chicken:
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my mate had lsds on his a3 and they went out 1 click and the rest goes up
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Lambo doors...pfffff steady! We all know you'll never do it!
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Lambo doors...pfffff steady! We all know you'll never do it!
Why not?
I have essentially three options:
1. Live away from home for three years, so add up rent + bills
2. Buy another car which has to be sufficiently reliable (ie no old bangers) for me to be able to get/to from work bases (again think about cost + running costs +tax/mot/etc)
3. Lambo doors (looking to be the cheapest option)
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Hav to considered hiring a garage neraby your home - one which allows you to comfortably park and get in/out of your Golf?
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why not find out what the conversion would cost 'all in' then take that figure and punch it into autotrader with the car make set to 'any' and see what surfaces? would give you a second option if anything, maybe a solid mk2 gti? :evilgrin:
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Hav to considered hiring a garage neraby your home - one which allows you to comfortably park and get in/out of your Golf?
None nearby that I could use and I'm not walking miles to get to one either.
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Lambo doors...pfffff steady! We all know you'll never do it!
Why not?
You won't do it coz you're all chat and no action, like the puddle lights thread and countless others, nowt will come of it.
Option 4. Learn to park your car without crashing into things!
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Lambo doors...pfffff steady! We all know you'll never do it!
Why not?
You won't do it coz you're all chat and no action, like the puddle lights thread and countless others, nowt will come of it.
Option 4. Learn to park your car without crashing into things!
I agree with you MR P
Stealth get your self on a driving course and stop embarrassing the forum. :signLOL:
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Lambo doors...pfffff steady! We all know you'll never do it!
Why not?
You won't do it coz you're all chat and no action, like the puddle lights thread and countless others, nowt will come of it.
Option 4. Learn to park your car without crashing into things!
I'm sorry, but I've got to laugh at this comment, you couldn't have hit the nail more on the head! :signLOL:
:grouphug: :innocent:
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You won't do it coz you're all chat and no action, like the puddle lights thread and countless others, nowt will come of it.
Option 4. Learn to park your car without crashing into things!
ROFL. The car is on PCP so (officially) can't touch it until it's paid off, which I'm aiming to do before August, and at which point I can change to a mod-friendly insurance company (in june).
Only posted up the puddle light thread because it's something I'm interested in doing but unlike you I do not have the time to investigate properly at the moment, with important assessments this week.
As for parking, I admit at the beginning when I went from a little mk4 fiesta to a huge-ass mk5 golf, found it difficult getting used to the change in size. But am completely used to it and have been for the last what 6 months? Out of 8 month ownership?
Besides I've already got some Monzas lined up and the deposit's paid so :angry015: you.
EDIT: This thread is based on the premise that my next job will be based close to home. If I get a job elsewhere, I'll have to reassess the situation.
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Can you not just Dukes of Hazard style climb out of the window and then put it back up with the remote fob when you lock it?
You'd need a step or something, but it wouldn't be that hard.
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Stealthwolf
Lambo doors are aweful to use and not as practical as you may think, my brother has just bought a dodge charger and they indeed had these LSD doors, he hated them and having tried them can understand why, he has since imported new standard hinges and changed the LSD's over, so if you still wish to proceed i can obtain a cost and all the relevant details for you!
p.s my advice - "Don't Bother" - You will regret it and change them back
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Can you not just Dukes of Hazard style climb out of the window and then put it back up with the remote fob when you lock it?
You'd need a step or something, but it wouldn't be that hard.
If there was room for a step, there's room for me to open the door and get out.
Lambo doors are aweful to use and not as practical as you may think
i can obtain a cost and all the relevant details for you!
Please do get a quote. It would be interesting to get a comparison and see whether it was cheaper to buy another car.
I would really need to see one in the flesh on a mk5 and take some measurements and try it out (+consider costs) before I'd commit.