Bolt-On Lambo Door System for Volkswagen Golf

Vertical, or lambo, door kits are door hinges that allow your VW Golf doors to open up in a Lamborghini fashion, vertically. They are perhaps the most head-turning modification you can do to your car. The exquisite characteristic once only seen on world-class super cars is now available for Volkswagen golf.

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If you are looking to get your Golf or GTI noticed, there is no doubt whatsoever that having lambo doors on your VW will do that.

Are vertical doors the same as lambo doors:

-Lambo doors and vertical doors are two names for the exact same thing.

What is included with lambo door kits:

-Lambo doors come with all necessary hardware and hinges allowing you to bolt or weld on to your Volkswagen golf. Kits come with shocks that power your doors lambo-style. Different brands have different mechanisms for opening the door, but all utilize a shock made to uphold the weight of your door. So right when you grab the handle of your door and open (unlatch) it, the door automatically goes upward since there's upward pressure being applied by the shocks that are installed with the kit.

How do you install lambo doors:

-There are two types of lambo door kits: bolt-on and weld-on. The bolt-on kits are Volkswagen golf-specific and the manufacturer has already done all the engineering work to make sure the kit directly matches your factory bolt pattern, and that the shocks that come with the hinges are the right strength to open your doors vertically. Bolt-on kits are much better to have installed in case you want to take the lambo doors off and return to conventional doors at a later date.  Weld-on kits, which are universal, have not been made to specifically fit your vehicle. Instead, they are just a universal lambo hinge kit is built with the mechanism that opens your doors vertically, but that has to be welded on since it won't match your factory door hinge bolt pattern. Bolt-onlambo  kits cost more than weld-on lambo kits, but they probably require less than half the installation labor of a weld-on kit if not more.

Are all vertical and lambo doors kits going to go up 90-degrees on my car:

-No. To make your Volkswagen golf doors go 90 degrees, you almost certainly have to modify the fender in order to make room for the door to be there. Generally, you'll only accomplish a 90-degree or more angle if you buy a weld-on universal kit, since they're made to be customizable to begin with. Bolt-on lambo kits have kind of a claim to fame of not requiring any modifications and being strictly bolt-on, and therefore often limit the height of the door angle to only go as high as it can without requiring modification of the fender for more clearance. Bolt-on lambo door kits normally ends up being at about 75-degrees.

History of Lambo & custom door styles -from Wikipedia:

The lambo or vertical style of door was first introduced in the Alfa Romeo Carabo concept car, designed by Marcello Gandini. The early reasons for this design were twofold. One reason was for styling, the other was make the driver's life easier when reversing. Since the car had very poor rear visibility, instead of using the rear view mirror, the driver could open the door and actually drive the car while leaning out. Gandini used the same doors in the Lamborghini Countach whose wide chassis mandated this unusual door configuration. The design was carried forward to the Countach's successor, the Lamborghini Diablo. The only current Lamborghinis in production which use this design are the Lamborghini Murcielago and Lamborghini Reventon. Lamborghini has now become synonymous with scissor doors.

Advantages

• This design combines some of the advantages of a conventional door and the traditional gullwing door. As the door open upwards rather than outward it is useful in wide cars because it stays within the car's wheelbase. Lambo doors are especially useful in tight parking spaces.
• The hinge is placed in a similar location to a conventional door, so a convertible version of the car is possible with the same lambo doors style.

Usage

Lambo type of doors are usually used in high-end supercars, especially Lamborghinis, however; it has gained popularity as an aftermarket conversion for less exotic automobiles.  Our lambo doors kit for Volkswagen golf will make your customized Volkswagen truly stand out from the crowd.  Another advantage to having lambo doors is to prevent door scraping when utilizing lowering springs or dropped coilovers on your Volkswagen.

People will always look at a Volkswagen golfs' appearance before they look at its performance and that is why most people choose to enhance the car's appearance by any means. Recently, more and more people are choosing to install Lambo doors to their Volkswagen golf.

So what are lambo doors:

Lambo doors are, as their name implies, car doors that open in a Lamborghini style - vertically. Car doors that open vertical have always been regarded as something very luxurious and were reserved to very expensive cars. When choosing Lambo doors, people have to buy Lambo doors kits, as they came in sets of two.

The Volkswagen golf Lambo door kit also includes special hinges and bolts, as the way the Lambo doors attach to the Volkswagen golf chassis differs significantly from the way normal doors open. There are Lambo doors that can be opened in various degrees, ranging from 70 to 120 degrees. Installing a pair of Lambo doors to your Volkswagen golf will enhance greatly the way your car looks and it surely make it stand out from the crowd, even if the volkswagon golf is normal in appearance.