ZLR Door Conversion Kit

[sbproducer]

There are Lambo door kits and ZLR door kits. The Lambo doors are a little clunky in how they operate. You have to open them to a predetermined spot and then lift. The ZLR conversion is much more natural. Can you guys email blast verticaldoors.com and ask for a ZLR conversion kit for the Emira. They have a Lambo conversion for the Evora so they are open to making these for Lotus cars. Here is a video of the ZLR doors.

 

[TFS]

This looks waaaaaayyy better than the other option

 

[NJemira85]

How much weight does this save!?

 

[docron]

Gotta be careful though. I installed vertical doors on my Fiat Abarth in 2014 and lost about 30% of full door opening. When Vertical Doors finally released a kit for the Alfa 4C, there was one guy who decided to install the kit despite my many warnings about drilling into the CF monocoque for the vertical door brackets and the potential significant loss of door opening. Unlike the lightness of the Abarth door, the 4C door was comparatively also very heavy.

That guy installed it anyway on his 4C and instantly regretted it and said he would definitely not recommend it. Even with the door being able to go vertical and because the 4C monocoque has such a wide door sill to overcome with ingress and egress, he basically had to crawl below the vertical door to get in or out. His door only opened about 20% of full opening because of the limitations of the front quarter panel and the vertical door bracket.

I would assume the Emira would have the same limitations with door weight, door hinge location, front quarter panel positioning, wide doorsills, lowered bolstered seats, etc. that would make the bracket and mechanism Vertical Doors uses for all its vehicle applications miserable for the driver and passenger. The ZLR kit looks promising but the Vette door is larger top to bottom than the Emira allowing for those struts to be further apart.


Just my $0.02 USD

 

[sbproducer]

How much weight does this save!?

Think it adds a couple pounds..

I really don't like the Emira's door handles. If I could only get this ZLR conversion kit to remotely open and close with my Lotus key fob so I don't ever have to use those handles again..

 

[cryptovince]

I've actually been thinking of using my Emira as a guinea pig for this for a while now. My only concern is that the dreaded paint bubbling issue will happen and I don't know if modded doors will complicate the warranty process.

Since there's growing interest in this type of thing, I could at least shoot them an email and see what they say.

 

[Whitey]

Just why would you do that to an Emira, don’t see any point in it at all. If you want the Lambo look, then buy one. Now if someone came up with a Targa, or sun roof option, then I could see some point in that. It’s not like the existing doors don’t work and I can only see disadvantages to vertical doors and actually less easy access.Seems a non UK fad to me.

 

[sbproducer]

Just why would you do that to an Emira, don’t see any point in it at all. If you want the Lambo look, then buy one. Now if someone came up with a Targa, or sun roof option, then I could see some point in that. It’s not like the existing doors don’t work and I can only see disadvantages to vertical doors and actually less easy access.Seems a non UK fad to me.

The Lambo doesn't come in manual.

And neither do McLarens..

And the opportunity costs for those cars are much higher.

And doors that open like wings are just .. cooler..

 

[sbproducer]

Here's an installer in Houston that looks like they do it right. Excuse for a road trip.

 

[NJemira85]

Gotta be careful though. I installed vertical doors on my Fiat Abarth in 2014 and lost about 30% of full door opening. When Vertical Doors finally released a kit for the Alfa 4C, there was one guy who decided to install the kit despite my many warnings about drilling into the CF monocoque for the vertical door brackets and the potential significant loss of door opening. Unlike the lightness of the Abarth door, the 4C door was comparatively also very heavy.

That guy installed it anyway on his 4C and instantly regretted it and said he would definitely not recommend it. Even with the door being able to go vertical and because the 4C monocoque has such a wide door sill to overcome with ingress and egress, he basically had to crawl below the vertical door to get in or out. His door only opened about 20% of full opening because of the limitations of the front quarter panel and the vertical door bracket.

I would assume the Emira would have the same limitations with door weight, door hinge location, front quarter panel positioning, wide doorsills, lowered bolstered seats, etc. that would make the bracket and mechanism Vertical Doors uses for all its vehicle applications miserable for the driver and passenger. The ZLR kit looks promising but the Vette door is larger top to bottom than the Emira allowing for those struts to be further apart.


Just my $0.02 USD

The Lambo doesn't come in manual.

And neither do McLarens..

And the opportunity costs for those cars are much higher.

And doors that open like wings are just .. cooler..

Gated Gallardo superleggera unicorn enters the chat

 

[kitkat]

 

[sbproducer]

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So.. uh... @kitkat

Assuming verticaldoors will actually offer these for Emira in the future, can you make a kit for these that would allow for remote open and close using the Lotus key fob?

Or, just make the entire kit from scratch in your garage for yourself, make a review video, and then sell it to us..

I'm half serious..

 

[Frimley111R]

I was in a McLaren 650S recently with these type of doors and they look way cooler than they actually are. The doors just don't go forward enough and so you bend backwards to get in an out. Koenigsegg doors work in a different way by moving out and then lifting but I'd imagine a lot needs to be done to a normal car to all that, if its even possible at all

 

[sbproducer]

I was in a McLaren 650S recently with these type of doors and they look way cooler than they actually are. The doors just don't go forward enough and so you bend backwards to get in an out. Koenigsegg doors work in a different way by moving out and then lifting but I'd imagine a lot needs to be done to a normal car to all that, if its even possible at all

You're probably right.

BUT.. the thought of using my Lotus key fob to remotely open the doors like wings gets me every time.. I'm sorry.

If it can be done the way I want it, I'm doing it.

 

[LotsOfTriumphsUsuallySexy]

This looks waaaaaayyy better than the other option

To each their own. I think it looks tacky and unbecoming of the Emira.

 

[Porter]

These are not the doors of a billionaire, Richard!

 

[Lotus F1]

I wish people would stop calling them Lamborghini doors, Lamborghini doesn't have a monopoly on vertical doors.

That's said the problem with the ones in this thread is they go out horizontally too much. Goodluck finding parking spots with anything near the doors like another car. I can see one having to deal with not being able to get in or out of thier car.

 

[seriously]

My son won’t let me pick him up from high school with the emira. Can you imagine if I rolled up with these bad boys!? He would probably pretend he doesn’t know me.

 

[kitkat]

My son won’t let me pick him up from high school with the emira. Can you imagine if I rolled up with these bad boys!? He would probably pretend he doesn’t know me.

Pretty sure they probably do that already

 

[seriously]

While this scene is ridiculous, he is actually 1000% spot on. Such is the case with most of that show as attested to by many of my friends who live there!