Butterfly Doors

[tysamigo]

I love the look of the Butterfly Doors on the VX-1 pictured on this post from a few years ago...

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...ighlight=4200r


I wanted to know if anyone has ever seen this vehicle up close and knows how Isuzu did this? How is the structure different? Could this be done to a VX?

Has anyone ever looked into doing this? I've searched the group with no luck on finding any conversations...

It's probably a tree not worth barking up, but I'd like to toy with the idea. It's been done before, maybe it can be done again...

Your thoughts???

BTW, I have to say I would love to drive the 4200 concept car even today. In fact, I really like the interior. I think the interior fits the VX much better

[tysamigo]

oops, I guess it's called the XU-1.

I saw this on ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1990s-Sales-...item53ed6299b0

and if you zoom in one of the pics you can see the awesome Suicide/Butterfly Doors ....

[johnnyapollo]

You can purchase an after-market kit to make these type of doors happen - someone in Japan has done so (images on the Japanese VX site). It will take some adjustments to the sheet metal to get to work, I think.

-- John

[Scott Larson]

I've seen our Russian VX brothers have done this too, it was posted on a picture gallery from some time ago. Sorry I can't find the link right now...

[vt_maverick]

Here's a play-by-play of a scissor door installation:

http://vehi.world.coocan.jp/gullwing/gullwing.htm

This is seriously bad ***, I would love to do this to my VX.

[Y33TREKker]

This is seriously bad ***, I would love to do this to my VX.

Same here. I just don't think my VX attracts enough attention when I'm filling up at the gas station yet.

[tysamigo]

Those are Lambo doors. They go up on their side. I don't really want the lambo doors. I'm talking about the Butterfly doors

[vt_maverick]

I know that's why I called them scissor doors not butterfly doors. Frankly I don't know why anyone would want butterfly doors from a practicality perspective. You can kiss EVER parking next to other cars goodbye which is why you rarely see them on new cars anymore.

[VXorado]

You can kiss EVER parking next to other cars goodbye which is why you rarely see them on new cars anymore.

That's when you install enough lift to simply slide out of the VX when the door opens upward. Problem solved.

[pbkid]

Im sorry, but i think the attraction of the VX is that it looks futuristic.. why would you want to put on something that makes it look like its from the 80's???

[LittleBeast]

Sorry guys I have always thought this kind of mod is incredibly tacky.

[pbkid]

Im with you Ryan. I dont get the point of thousands of $$$ to try to imitate 80's vehicles? even Lamborghini doesnt do this on their vehicles anymore.

[vt_maverick]

Time to update your stereotypes guys. This is the 2012/2013 Lambo Aventador:

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McLaren MP4-12C:

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Mercedes SLS AMG: