When tuning a car, many car owners do not stop at installing alloy wheels, various body kits and adding spoilers. To add individuality to the vehicle, some car owners decide to equip the car with doors that open vertically instead of conventional doors. Such cars, whose doors open upward, always evoke admiring glances.
To install the lambo structure, it is necessary to alter the door mounting points. You can solve this problem on your own.
What types of lambo doors are there?
For the first time, the vertical principle of opening car doors was presented by Italian automakers more than half a century ago in one of the concept cars. The Lambo design was named after the Lamborghini company, whose engineers first developed a special door hinge. One part of the hinge is fixed in the corresponding part of the body with the help of fastening bolts, and the other holds the raised doors open.
Cars with doors that open upward have gained popularity among fans of “cool” tuning who want to make their car look like a sports car. Automatic Lambo doors are mounted on special hinges that secure the doors in the open state, regardless of their angular position.
Cars with doors that open upwards have gained popularity.
This design has several names - guillotine doors, scissor doors or lambo doors, and includes the following components:
- door panels. You can use standard doors or buy factory ones complete with hinges. It is easy to strengthen the corresponding part of the door, screw a purchased or homemade hinge to it and, as a result of using “original” doors, save money;
- hinges with attached gas-filled shock absorbers. Thanks to the action of shock absorbers, the operation of the hinge mechanism is softened, the amount of force applied to the door handle is reduced, and the door opens smoothly.
Existing lambo devices are divided into the following types:
- mechanisms in standard design. They provide a door leaf rotation angle of up to 130 degrees. The main advantage of the design is the possibility of comfortable entry into the car. The main disadvantage is the problematic use in domestic cars;
- VLS type doors. This is a classic solution for tuning cars. The opening process is carried out in two stages. Initially, the canvas opens as in conventional machines, and then rotates in a vertical plane. This design frees up the car frame and door pillar;
- hybrid design. A distinctive feature is the ability to rotate in a horizontal plane, as well as rotate the sashes vertically. The advantage of the design is versatility and ease of opening, the disadvantage is increased cost.
Fastening of special hinges is carried out both using electric welding and by bolting. The design of the hinges allows you to install Lambo doors on almost any car model.
Existing Lambo devices are divided into several varieties
Lambo door kits – article number, price, manufacturers
Contacting a car dealer will lead you to be horrified - the price with installation is almost twice as much as a regular set of tuning hinges. Technically, these parts can be made independently, but due to the complexity of the design, it is worth abandoning this idea. If you want to save money, buy used parts.
- The most popular is AutoTK. The article number of the kit with gas stops for doors weighing more than 45 kg is 1000001764. Cost is 10,377 rubles. If the weight is less than 45 kg, the price will drop to 9,744 rubles. Without gas stops - 7,333 rubles.
- Universal kit Hofer LH-1. Cost – about 15,000 rubles.
Many people praise the kit from AutoTK: if you do it yourself, you can make a mistake of just a couple of millimeters, and then constantly listen to the creak when closing and opening the door. So far there have been no complaints about the quality of this company's products.
The principle of operation of Lambo doors
Doors that open upwards function quite simply:
- first, a horizontally directed force is applied to the door handle;
- then the leaf rotates 25-30 degrees, as in ordinary doors;
- after this, the canvas begins to rotate upward by 90 degrees or more;
- at the final stage of the opening cycle, the door takes a vertical position.
The secret to how a swing door works lies in the well-designed hinge design.
Malfunctions - what can break
First of all, it is necessary to dispel the myth that they break almost immediately: after three weeks they really need to be adjusted. The hinges will “sag” a little under pressure, so their position needs to be adjusted.
Another point is related to the untidiness of passengers. Not only do they manage to break the handles of standard doors, the urge to pull the handle towards yourself with all your might does not fade away with tuned parts: if they are pulled too hard, forcing them to move in a horizontal plane, the mechanism becomes loose.
There are several common problems that owners of tuned Priors face:
- If the machine sits idle for a long time, the hinges sag a lot.
- An open door will swing, thereby wearing out the mechanism more. There's nothing to be done about it.
- In winter, they should not be opened too suddenly. This also applies to sudden ascents. Frosty weather is shock absorbers' worst enemy.
Pros and cons of an opening door
When planning to install Lambo doors on a VAZ 2114 or another car model, you need to familiarize yourself with the advantages and disadvantages of such doors.
Main advantages:
- ensuring the original appearance of the car;
- the ability to drive with the door open;
- Convenience of parking when there is not enough space;
- possibility of self-installation.
Along with the advantages, there are disadvantages:
- the need to increase the height of the garage to open the doors;
- additional costs for re-equipping the machine.
It is also important to be careful when operating the swing door and open it carefully so as not to deform the hinges.
Lambo devices have many advantages
Story
Lambo hinges, which allow the car doors to be opened upwards rather than to the side, were installed back in 1968 according to a design by Marcelo Gandini on a car of the world famous Alfa Romeo brand (Carabo or Carabo model). At that time, it was a big problem for the driver of modern cars to back up, since the rear view of sports cars was extremely limited: it was necessary to move the door back and slightly tilt the body to the side, which brought great inconvenience. Later they began to install such convenient Lambo hinges on production cars. For example, Lamborghini (Countach model) was one of the first to receive such an honor (to receive the doors of the new system).
Purchased and self-made hinges
In order to tune a car, you will need to make Lambo hinges yourself or buy ready-made ones. It is advisable to first find out how much Lambo hinges cost in order to estimate the possible cost.
Making Lambo hinges for fastening doors
If you have the skills to perform plumbing work, you can try to make Lambo hinges with your own hands. To do this, you will need to find a drawing of a hinge suitable for a specific car model and purchase the necessary materials. You will need sheet metal and a gas shock absorber with the required rod length and load capacity.
How to install?
How to install Lambo on your car with your own hands? Let's tell you using the Lada Priora as an example. It should be noted right away that the work itself is not easy. Everything needs to be calculated in advance as carefully as possible (and here the rule is: measure seven times, it works as well as possible) so that possible distortions do not occur, and the door closes “like a native one.”
Similar nuances must be taken into account: for example, hinges should be selected from high-strength alloys, and not just metal. They will give the structure reliability, and they will not oxidize in air.
The second step
The front fenders of our experimental vehicle are being dismantled. It is recommended to carry out all work in a heated box or garage, especially in the cold season. Removing the wings is a necessity to give access to the struts.
Next - install the fasteners
. This procedure must be done based on the following wishes. The closed door fits without distortions or cracks. When opening, the door should not come into contact with the body and interior trim. The body of the machine must retain its rigidity (for these purposes, we strengthen it with a piece of channel bar, welding it into the cutout). You will also need to strengthen the door itself (preferably) so that the fastening bolts do not break out.
How to make car doors open upwards - do-it-yourself installation
It is important to understand in detail how to make a Lambo door so that the hinge mechanism works smoothly and the doors fit snugly into the opening.
In order to install Lambo doors with your own hands, you will need to perform the following work:
You can install Lambo doors yourself
- draw up an action plan;
- make a swivel joint;
- dismantle the car fender;
- disconnect the wiring going to the door;
- remove the door leaves;
- try on the rotary joint at the installation location;
- strengthen the door pillar and the opening in the hinge fastening area;
- weld or bolt the hinges;
- attach the left and right doors to the hinges.
Let us dwell on the features of the main stages.
Drawing for universal Lambo hinges and other preparatory work
On specialized websites it is easy to find a ready-made sketch or diagram of a loop. You need to familiarize yourself with the drawing, transfer it to the metal, cut out the blank and fit it to the shape of the opening.
The material for assembling the mechanism is easy to purchase, and the tools for performing the work are always available in the arsenal of home craftsmen.
Installing and adjusting hinges on cars with doors that open upwards
Self-made or purchased hinges should be applied to the place of fixation and make sure that their size and shape match. If necessary, the mechanism should be adjusted. The loop can be secured using electric welding or ordinary bolts. It is worth giving preference to the second option, as it makes the adjustment easier.
Installation of car doors and door openers
Installing Lambo doors to a pre-attached hinge requires care. After screwing the door leaf, it is necessary to check how the hinge mechanism works, check the connection of the door to the seal and make sure that it can be opened easily. With an increased weight of the structure, additional reinforcement of the body will be required.
By performing work according to the specified algorithm, you can convert any car. For example, if you want to give a new image to an old V8, you can install Lambo doors on a VAZ 2108 with your own hands or turn to professionals for help. Experts will always help with practical advice and tell you how to avoid mistakes. You'll always be the center of attention as you step out of your car with the lift-up doors!
Why should you contact us to install lambo doors?
- The most important thing is that we ourselves develop and produce Lambo doors. This means that we know how to install them correctly.
- Design support. If necessary, a set of lambo hinges can be modified to suit your car.
- Professionalism. The large number of installed kits allowed us to gain invaluable experience, thanks to which the mechanisms operate much more reliably.
- Constant improvement and refinement of the Lambo Star Pro door mechanism makes it more versatile and durable. Our designers, if necessary, immediately make changes. We cooperate with many tuning centers, which also help make the mechanism better and more reliable.
Very few Moscow tuning centers offer such conditions for installing door lamps. By contacting us, you receive high-quality installed hinges and full support.
