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Lambo doors for Cayman
Anyone has experience on the Lambo Door ? Which brand is better in terms of reliability, safety and retrofit requirement ? Will it void any manufacturer warranty ?
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I'm sorry but why? If you want Lambo doors my advice is to buy a Lombo
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lambo doors on a cayman ..... sorry but that sounds very very guido/cheesy ....
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What about T-Tops?
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I think the "Lambo Doors" are a pretty cool and exotic look for the Cayman.
Because it's a Porsche, I think you could get away with it. That was actually the first mod my wife every suggested that I get (the regular doors have to be opened very wide to get out so in a tigh spot it's kinda humbug).
Show us pics if you get it!
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I think its a cool idea, I was thinking of doing that myself. But I tried them in a friend's car, and they require real muscles to pull down!! Although they do look real good. Keep us updated.
P.S. A good brand is LSD
Welcome to LSD Doors - North America
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A limited slip differential (LSD) is a modified or derived type of differential gear arrangement that allows for some difference in rotational velocity of the output shafts, but does not allow the difference in speed to increase beyond a preset amount. In an automobile, such limited slip differentials are sometimes used in place of a standard differential, where they convey certain dynamic advantages, at the expense of greater complexity.
The main advantage of a limited slip differential is found by considering the case of a standard (or "open") differential where one wheel has no contact with the ground at all. In such a case, the contacting wheel will remain stationary, and the non-contacting wheel will rotate freely– the torque transmitted will be equal at both wheels, but will not exceed the threshold of torque needed to move the vehicle, thus the vehicle will remain stationary. In everyday use on typical roads, such a situation is very unlikely, and so a normal differential suffices. For more demanding use however, such as driving off-road, or for high performance vehicles, such a state of affairs is undesirable, and the LSD can be employed to deal with it. By limiting the velocity difference between a pair of driven wheels, useful torque can be transmitted as long as there is some friction available on at least one of the wheels.
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Originally Posted by Hayman
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Haaaaaahahahahahahaaaaaaaa....... Too funny....!
OK, to each his own I guess, but the thought of a Cayman with lambo doors brings a tear to my eye. I've seen a lot of those kits installed and in my opinion they are all junk. Close the door wrong and you'll damage the door and the car.
I must also point out that you would be messing with one of the car's safety features. Porsche has implemented a new feature in all of their newer cars called 'body-in-white':
In a nutshell, Body-In-White is a organized concept in chassis design that results in high levels of chassis rigidity and safety. But combining different materials including hardened and boron steel, they have weaved a web of structural support throughout the car to both stiffen it and to allow it to protect its occupants while absorbing a crash. Install lambo doors and you will definitely compromise the work that Porsche has done.
The way Porsche has designed the car, in the event of a severe crash, the braces in the doors will act as an active part of the body cage. During a severe crash, energy is transmitted through the door braces to fuse the door to the body shell, keeping the doors closed. Change those front hinges with hinges that swing upward and you can pretty much be guaranteed that in a severe crash the doors will open because the only thing fighting the torque of them swinging upward is a 1/2" thick pin inside the door latch.
Also keep in mind that there are airbags in the doors. Another reason you don't want them coming open during a crash.
Don't mean to be a party pooper, but sometimes it's easy to overlook things like this.
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My response is the same as Busman and Vik: Why? If you want Lambo doors, go buy a Lambo. If you want a 'vertical door kit', go buy a 30k car and buy the kit.
I picked up a girl once and she said the same thing to me: "Hey, you should get Lambo doors because my friend has them on his Mustand and they are soooo cool". My response: "Because .... IT'S .... A ..... PORSCHE!!!"
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Discussed here a long time ago. Check out this thread and you can see a picture of the finished product.
http://www.planet-9.com/cayman-cha...mbo-doors.html
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Originally Posted by Gator Bite
Haaaaaahahahahahahaaaaaaaa....... Too funny....!
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I thought someone would get a chuckle out of that! 
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But GB, LSD's dont change the doors, only the hinges get changed!
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A limited slip differential (LSD) is a modified or derived type of differential gear arrangement that allows for some difference in rotational velocity of the output shafts, but does not allow the difference in speed to increase beyond a preset amount. In an automobile, such limited slip differentials are sometimes used in place of a standard differential, where they convey certain dynamic advantages, at the expense of greater complexity.
The main advantage of a limited slip differential is found by considering the case of a standard (or "open") differential where one wheel has no contact with the ground at all. In such a case, the contacting wheel will remain stationary, and the non-contacting wheel will rotate freely– the torque transmitted will be equal at both wheels, but will not exceed the threshold of torque needed to move the vehicle, thus the vehicle will remain stationary. In everyday use on typical roads, such a situation is very unlikely, and so a normal differential suffices. For more demanding use however, such as driving off-road, or for high performance vehicles, such a state of affairs is undesirable, and the LSD can be employed to deal with it. By limiting the velocity difference between a pair of driven wheels, useful torque can be transmitted as long as there is some friction available on at least one of the wheels.
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Thank You! I totaly agree why mess with a design that took ? How long did it take to design the C body?
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Originally Posted by busman
I'm sorry but why? If you want Lambo doors my advice is to buy a Lombo
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My doors open like a Lamborghini Gallardo, so technically i have Lambo doors, woop woop!!!!! 
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If you want to do it. Do it. I do have to say, I have never seen an aftermarket "lambo" door that didn't seem really cheap. They never open the same amount on both sides. And they don't work the way that real lambo doors do. Because of bodywork clearance the ones I have seen, you have to open the door outward first and then tilt them upwards. If the car was not designed for them I don't think they really belong.
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Originally Posted by Nitro8472
But GB, LSD's dont change the doors, only the hinges get changed!
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Understood, but those hinges are a integral part of the connection point between the door and the chassis. Have you ever removed and held a car door? They are quite heavy. Lets say a door weights 70 lbs. In a crash, where the car decelerates at a rate of 3Gs, those doors are applying 210 lbs of pressure against a hinge that is designed to turn just a few pounds of force into an upward motion. It's an all together different situation than the orginal hinges. With the original hinges, even a 5G deceleration will transmit all of the doors weight (350 lbs in this example) straight into the chassis without any tendancy to open.
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If you want to do it. Do it. I do have to say, I have never seen an aftermarket "lambo" door that didn't seem really cheap. They never open the same amount on both sides. And they don't work the way that real lambo doors do. Because of bodywork clearance the ones I have seen, you have to open the door outward first and then tilt them upwards. If the car was not designed for them I don't think they really belong.
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Freaking hillarious. And a good point too.
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Originally Posted by cheerIO
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If you want to do it. Do it. I do have to say, I have never seen an aftermarket "lambo" door that didn't seem really cheap. They never open the same amount on both sides. And they don't work the way that real lambo doors do. Because of bodywork clearance the ones I have seen, you have to open the door outward first and then tilt them upwards. If the car was not designed for them I don't think they really belong.
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LMAO, ok, I give up
@GB, ur right, check ^^
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Surprisingly, lambo doors are a really popular mod for the Gallardo's. You can get the cheap kits, such as LSD; or spend big bucks for the high end Hamann kit:
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A limited slip differential (LSD) is a modified or derived type of differential gear arrangement that allows for some difference in rotational velocity of the output shafts, but does not allow the difference in speed to increase beyond a preset amount. In an automobile, such limited slip differentials are sometimes used in place of a standard differential, where they convey certain dynamic advantages, at the expense of greater complexity.
The main advantage of a limited slip differential is found by considering the case of a standard (or "open") differential where one wheel has no contact with the ground at all. In such a case, the contacting wheel will remain stationary, and the non-contacting wheel will rotate freely– the torque transmitted will be equal at both wheels, but will not exceed the threshold of torque needed to move the vehicle, thus the vehicle will remain stationary. In everyday use on typical roads, such a situation is very unlikely, and so a normal differential suffices. For more demanding use however, such as driving off-road, or for high performance vehicles, such a state of affairs is undesirable, and the LSD can be employed to deal with it. By limiting the velocity difference between a pair of driven wheels, useful torque can be transmitted as long as there is some friction available on at least one of the wheels.
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cayman is sexy as is, no need for lambo doors
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Originally Posted by Gator Bite
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Body in White ("BIW") is not a feature. It's a term of art in auto body design and production that merely refers to the basic car body before the addition of any trim or components. It is not a Porsche term, but is used industry wide.
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