DIY - Vertical Door Install 2013 FRS

[Chee-Hu]

Those chrome rims doe

[dOMEmE]

not my style, but its well done and clean. To each his own. Your car your style. Good job.

[evan]

Originally Posted by brianhj

So being a "free thinker" means thinking like the minority? If you find out the majority think the same way you do about something you have to change your opinion to align with the minority? That doesn't sound very free to me. That sounds hipster.

You automatically assume that if someone expresses an opinion that isn't like yours or is like the majority's that they're a lemming?

I'm putting on my tight pants and thick rimmed glasses on right now. Yes, the majority are lemmings.

[chas3wba0]

Originally Posted by UF Key Master

Yes, I know that many of you are major bigots when it comes to vertical doors so please DON'T LOOK AT THIS POST. Move on and save yourself all of the aggravation because obviously this post is for those of us who like them and we really don't want to hear your opinion. This is a DIY, not a blog where I'm asking for your slanderous remarks or photos meant to ridicule. Enough said and thank you for not ruining this for others who don't have your opinion.

Lol, it's like half the responders to this thread didn't even read that part. "I'm entitled to my opinion, therefore I MUST express it!"

Back on topic: recognition is always due when someone takes the time to make a detailed DIY, regardless of what it's for. I too wanna see those doors open straight up, though

[GNinja]

Nice job. and i like the rims. your style looks clean. let me know when you figure out the more vertical mod

[Ammunition]

Thanks so much for this! I hope to get these on my car one day if I can ever get that sort of extra cash laying around that I can justify for a cosmetic mod.

I think vertical doors look blatantly tacked-on and bad on cars with shorter doors like a Prius, etc., but on a car like ours that has long doors it looks great! Not to mention I'm sure it would actually help some since the longer doors make it a huge pita to get out of the car without kicking, scraping, or scuffing something (and I'm a small person).

Great write up and awesome finished product!

[calmtigers]

Unlike other cars, this probably actually makes it easier to get out of the FRS...

Great job on the FRS, and while the rims aren't my style very very clean car

[RojerLockless]

Originally Posted by stugray

I want to see final pics too.

For the naysayers - There IS a practical aspect to this.
When it hails and I need to wedge the BRZ into the garage , I can only open the door enough to barely squeeze my fat ass out....

Did you not watch the video? You still have to open the door the whole way open before you can raise it.

I'd really like to do this maybe one day, but only if they would not open so wide so that i CAN get out of the car easier w/o opening the door so wide and just raising it up.

Maybe one day...

[BadBRZ]

Originally Posted by RojerLockless

...You still have to open the door the whole way open before you can raise it....

yeah this is what stopped me from getting them... one day to get out of the car and not kick the door panel with my big ass feet

[Pwolf]

Originally Posted by BadBRZ

yeah this is what stopped me from getting them... one day to get out of the car and not kick the door panel with my big ass feet

You know what they say about big feet? You kick the door when you try to get out of your car

[RojerLockless]

^^ IKR?

[i_4got]

Originally Posted by Pwolf

You know what they say about big feet?

They... they be sayin' "Damn you got some big feet."


[ame]http://youtu.be/ge920JptGEs?t=24s[/ame]

[Ammonia]

Originally Posted by RojerLockless

Did you not watch the video? You still have to open the door the whole way open before you can raise it.

I'd really like to do this maybe one day, but only if they would not open so wide so that i CAN get out of the car easier w/o opening the door so wide and just raising it up.

Maybe one day...

The whole way? Or just enough to clear the post? I'm curious. I find it hard to get out of the car without kicking the door or sill when I park in my garage... wife's Audi is wide and she parks 'generously'

#firstworldproblems


If I could open the doors normally still, I'd probably get this and only use the vertical part when I'm inside my garage lol

[Siem Reap]

Excellent write up! I was curious to see how the vertical doors would have looked on one of the twins. Did you have any concerns about the frameless windows hitting the side of the car? I remember when I had the kit on my 06 SI that sometimes people wouldn't push the door down the entire way prior to closing and the door would bang the frame of the car.

BTW, here's the SI with the doors. I miss having them, and might have to do this eventually. Cheers again to yours!