smart car vertical lambo doors 451 fortwo

[sk8ndad]

I'm sorry, I must be missing something. What is the purpose of these doors. If its just looks, not my cup of tea.

[donnyonee]

yes, just looks.
not my cup either. but the set i saw were excellently made and worked perfect. imho.
if i had all the other mods and too much $ in my pocket, these would be ordered.

[BigWarpGuy]

If one has a lot money to use and do not mind spending it, it would be neat on a Fortwo. I have neither so it is a mute point for me.

[bill_mr74]

I think they would look great on my car. I think they should give me a set to install and show let me show them off at all the car shows I go to. "Hint Hint".




Hey! sometimes you just got to try.

[SunDiego]

The smart IMO could pull this off.

[Cruising n Coasting]

Originally Posted by Evilution

What bit don't you agree with?
If you have big parking spots, you can open the doors fully on their standard hinges.
The idea of lambo hinges is to save space when the doors are open, these open enough to get in and out of BEFORE you have to lift them. Therefore, for show only, no practical reason for fitting.

I'm glad you said it. I wanted to but did not want to be perceived as NEGATIVE and get banned from the site.

Quite frankly, the price is just too high, when you can buy a generic set locally for $500/pr. For the same $1500 I could have them installed on my SLK and they look really nice. Then it is worth the price on a $60k car. But for a $14k (avg) car - it is just a personal taste that to me is not worth it. If the seller wants to consider a GROUP BUY price of $800/set for the first 10-20 people then I am sure many Smarties would take interest.
Just my .02

[SunDiego]

Originally Posted by Cruising n Coasting

I'm glad you said it. I wanted to but did not want to be perceived as NEGATIVE and get banned from the site.

Quite frankly, the price is just too high, when you can buy a generic set locally for $500/pr. For the same $1500 I could have them installed on my SLK and they look really nice. Then it is worth the price on a $60k car. But for a $14k (avg) car - it is just a personal taste that to me is not worth it. If the seller wants to consider a GROUP BUY price of $800/set for the first 10-20 people then I am sure many Smarties would take interest.
Just my .02

I agree, $1500 seems really expensive and yes I'm aware "It's high quality, etc" for a car that is sub $20k.

[Evilution]

Originally Posted by donnyonee

i dont agree with thinking that their only for show when actually their quite useable for everyday.

Yes, they are usable every day but as I said before they open wide enough to get out before they lift up so lifting them is just for show.

[Evilution]

Originally Posted by Cruising n Coasting

Quite frankly, the price is just too high, when you can buy a generic set locally for $500/pr. For the same $1500 I could have them installed on my SLK and they look really nice.

I disagree, you pay for ease of installation, cheap generic weld on kits are a nightmare to fit, if you weld them on wrong, tuff. Plus to return to standard hinges is then one hell of a task.

Lambo hinges don't get cheaper for cheaper cars, you are paying for the same hinges just with a different mounting plate.

[imcquade]

Since these are BOLT on are there any pictures to show the hinges and how 'bolt' on they really are?

Cheers