some may know from the other site, i was looking to lambo the aveo.. well the time has come i found the hinges i wanted and bought them.. now its gotta ship and equip.. there isnt too many lambo'd 'veos out there so i hope this goes well
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some may know from the other site, i was looking to lambo the aveo.. well the time has come i found the hinges i wanted and bought them.. now its gotta ship and equip.. there isnt too many lambo'd 'veos out there so i hope this goes well
best of luck indeed :D
would like to see pics after everything is all set up
sounds extremly badass!! hows that goin for ya
we are going to need pics!
hows it going?? :?: :?:
its not going at all yet honestly, i have the hinges at the house right now, but i also ordered a set of Flip Flop trunk hinges and those will be here by tuesday latest,Quote:
Originally Posted by oscare003
looks like there isnt much room in these fenders so i really hope i dont run into problems with these hinges..
hey tidus do u have em on?
Post pcs when u get them on. This is a definite one I reaaaaallly do want to do. If it works our. Mind telling me what u paid n where u got them from....
hey i put lambo hinges on mine BE CAREFUL!!!
i took mine off about a week later anoyed the hek out of me..!
the dented my front a pillar and my doors FLING UP like they dnt exsist..
not tryna put any1 off looks cool and everything.. BUTTT!!
alot of work to do as well... i wud say get bolt on if availabl then u dnt hav 2 worry about workin out the angl u need to install the brakt ect ect.
ive left a pic or 2.. if they dnt show go 2 my car domain page theres 1 up there from what i remember.
btw my bonnet and evrything are off as im doing other mods and the cars in a state..!
^^ so what did u do with the hinges?? also do u have pics of where it would dent ur fenders?
ive still got the hinges, im planning to make a fabricated plate and then weld it on possibly and then have the hinges higer up abit.
if that dont work then off they go to ebay LOL
il take a pic and load it up within the next few days. ive put a bit of filler on the dent tho, as it was kinda anoying me lol... understandbly... so u cant see the entire dent as it was.. but you wil get a rough idea from the area and amount of filer visable..
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opps sorry read it as a-pillar for some reason. i didnt put my fenders back on with the hinges on so im not even sure it would fit. but the thing is as im planning on making my own wide arch and beefed out fenders it wouldnt of been a problem if the hinges would come out too far as the fender would be made so wide the inner bit could b made to look like a vent like the versus kit for the aveo you usually see in the lime green. bit chunkyer
hey i know i said i was going to do this way ages back. but heres a pic of the dent well after a bit of filler was put over it... just to show u a rough idea of how bad it was.
ive found a solution for the rubbing.. researched a bit in to how the well known LSD doors work..
what they do they have a large spring inside which cleverly pushes the hinge OUTWARDS when its been opened...
soo easy solution..
lol
i just purchased a few clutch plate springs off ebay gona just use them... weld 1 end to the car and the other to the hinge..
but may sell hinges... looking for a motorised J hinge set...
DONT BUY THE CRAPPY OTHER TYPES.. there aload of rubbish.. stick to J hinges in my opinion they are the best henc their price.. and because we dont have that much space in the fender area the other types wont really be much use as there wont be space for the shocks to move around in and out they would rub against the fender.. meaning LOAADSS OF FABRICATION work if even possible...
HEY GUIYS I GOT A VIDEO UP OF MY7 LAMBO DOORS ON UTUBE NOW.. bit of a crapy vid its from ages ago when i first done it.. :) lil tour of da car as well.. looks bit diff now on da sides cos of da wide archs..
heres a link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ty2j-QgFOo
I like your seats... Funny to see the wheel on the right side though...
lol.. hehe.
yee this vid was done ages ago so car looks funny 2 me even having anything in there LOOLL
thanks i was in luv with the seats til they got dirty :( ima buy the same seats fingers crossd for the back as well.. n put the old ones in the bak n new ones in the front :P mwahaha
Dohoho! That's awesome! I always loved Lambo doors! I never thought of putting them on the 'Munk!
How much do the hinges cost? I'd love to have that done, though I know I couldn't do it myself. Maybe if I get my welder's certificate (thinking about changing my art degree to 3D with an emphasis in welding or pottery.) I could do it. It's something good to keep in mind. :D
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Originally Posted by Autobotchipmunk
hehe well its really not that hard after you deal with the first hinge..
if you know how to measure... and draw a dot.. your good to go lol.
this was the first ever one i done.. granted i have a million different holes on my hinges LOOOL buttt it works now so im happy... :D
i just bolted mine to the stock brackets holes.
i havent even welded anything in my life.. although i need to start loll as ima need alot of welding done soon :(
ye welding goes along way with cars man. rusty body work.. weld a plate on... new exhaust .. weld... evrything needs welding ... nearly.. lol
you could start a little business... just sit outside your front yard with your welder and welding mask... $30 to weld an exhaust on, $20 to weld a sheet of metal lol..
millionaire in no time :D
just remember me when your counting your money... ;)
HAHA! That's actually why I kind of want to go into welding. It's good money, and welders are always needed. Only problem I'd have is it's a bit of a male-oriented industry, so it's sometimes harder for women to get employed there. Still, when I did it, I loved it. Spent 12 hours in the welding lab for class - all the way to 3AM - just to finish a project, and I didn't really even notice it. Sure, I was tired, but it was fun, so I was happy. :D
I'd love to get into welding for cars, too. That would help me learn the mechanics for repairing and modifying my own cars. My grandfather was a grease monkey, my mom learned a bit of it from him, and it's always made me sad that I didn't.
I'll have to look into the doors! :D That does sound a lot easier! How did you handle the wiring systems? The only thing I'd have wrong with modding my Aveo is it's my work transportation, and I wouldn't want to fudge it up when I really really needed it. I think I'm just going to keep driving it until it starts to die, and then use it as a guinea pig. :P
wiring is easy...
you just cut the stock wires half way along between the door and the car. then install some extra wire :D easy fix. just a bit fidly as there isnt alot of space.. i still havent done this because i want my hinges motorised or il cry.. im a bit fussy with mods either its the way i want it or els its completly out the window... :( fuss pot as my sisters call me lol..
ahhh you should reallly do ittt im roouting for ya ... go girll!! loll well in my family theress.. umm... not really any1 aprt from a cousin who i dont really talk to in to cars.. and he just restores old classic cars... probably thinks im an idiot..
ahh see im lucky.. wel not really im on.. well was on a 2 year driving ban for being a bit silly a few times.. so i had the fun of doing wht i want.. and wudnt really matter as i cant drive the car anyway.. gear box is gone as well :( hence i wana do the engine swap. :D
you could go with the easier mods for now... like lil leds HID upgrades and lil bolt on mods..or even mods that theres how-to's on so you know wht 2 have ready at hand and then crak on during a weekend... that way itl b ready for the week when you back at work.. and its bolt on so u cant realllly fudge it up loll.. unless you go mental and start hammering everything.. whiiich i hope u wnt do 2 ur poor aveo
has any1 got any exp with motorizd lambo doors??
i wana motoriz mine.. but thing is my shocks are so powerful my door lfys up.. so im wondering will the motorised kit need to be of a specific .. power or something in order to handle a certain amount of lift from the gas shocks.. mine are like 700lbs
IF YOU HAVE AN AVEO DONT GET 700LBS.. your doors will go up so quick u wnt evn realiz...
my doors almost slaped me in the face the first time i tried to open them with the shocks attached and putting your doors down... lets put it this way.. your gona brk a swet evry time you do it STANDING UP.. dnt evn fink about doing it in ur seat lool!
mine was a kit of exoticcardoors.com good quality stuff i guess BUUUTTT shocks are way to powerful.. bit pricey too.. thought id get a good quality set rather than ebay it..
i wana swap em for an LSD set if they ever make them for our car... :(
rent a carpet cleaning machine and wash them. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by M33EVL
i found a easier and cheaper solution.
old face towl soap and warm water... cleaned one of my seats like new... :D
are they cloth or fake leather?Quote:
Originally Posted by M33EVL
fake leather, leatherette...
im confused about them tho...
some say they are easier to maintain and less hastle than real leather... and dont crack ect ect...
yet somewere els i read the opposite..
however i havnt had a SINGGLLLEEE problem apart from them gettin dirty...
and they have been in use since early 2008 when i brought them...
and they have been xposed to hooottt days been sitting in my drive for months in the car without the doors being opened cos my gear box went...
no problemoo's
That's why there are reviews that its better than leather. And any material would get dirty if it's white.
i wasnt sure about that.. a few said to me its useless and a few said its better.. i was stuck in the middle :S and thought i just got lucky with my seats to be honest..Quote:
Originally Posted by serega12
but if i did want to look after them as such like maintain them... are there any chemicals for it? or anything good for the material?
hey m33vl~
i have installed lambo doors! i kno what u mean when the door almost hits u in the face.!! haha
but as far as moterized doors. i think u have 2 buy the shocks less powerful.
and the actuators are gonna push up the door!
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Originally Posted by oscare003
ahhh damn i was hoping the motorized mechanisim would control it somehow and keep it calm rather than some rapid wild movement... :( siighhh!!!!! i gota pay like another 200 dollars for new shocks.. HOWW DUMB!! :(
I say take care of engine / transmission swap first (or at least transmission so your car is running) and then plan it out and take care of the rest. Car does you no good if it's sitting in the garage with a busted transmission and motorized lambo doors.
why not take out the shocks (700# is more than most doors weigh anyhow) and replace them with speed controlled actuators?
Or why not just leave the doors the way they are... :lol:
hunter, I think the civic with lambo doors has :vtec: ;)
http://i33.tinypic.com/2uptj7p.jpg
so true..... I WANT THESE DOORS!Quote:
Originally Posted by serega12
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...i/IMG_9992.jpg
that car would withstand some crashes too... :D
If I wanted to do custom doors on an Aveo, suicide and lambo doors would be far from my mind. I'd go for butterfly doors :D
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/b...ce20d8de_o.jpg
The frame of the door around the glass is way too weak to support that...
and there's the fun part in getting it to work. Alot of people said that lambo doors couldn't be done to a 1995-1999 Chevy Monte Carlo either because the doors were too heavy, the hinges would normally break, the door would fall and crush the frame totaling the car. But fitting beefier hinges fixed the problem (granted they have to be industrial grade, but still). I'm sure with enough supporting beams welded in the pillar, the Aveo could support such a small and lightweight door.besides. The Aveo could use a bit more structural integrityQuote:
Originally Posted by serega12
Have at it... :) Post pics when you're done... 8) j/k ... I wouldn't bother with that, that would only add a whole lot more weight just to open your door some other way... :-k IMO that's not worth it, but to each their own...Quote:
Originally Posted by Z34guy
Not worth it to me either. I was making a point. If you want to put on "unique" doors. Be UNIQUE and customize it in a way no one else can copy.Quote:
Originally Posted by serega12
you could install this style but it wont exactly be buterfly more like gulwing... thats the closest thing
you could install 2 gass struts, 1 either side of the door and the hinge right at the top..
im planning on doing this to my back doors..
You should put that time and money you're gonna spend on them towards the engine swap... that's the most important part of your tricked out car... 8)Quote:
Originally Posted by M33EVL