How to Install Lambo Doors on a Chevrolet Camaro

Why use this page? Use this guide to choose the correct Vertical Doors, Inc. Camaro kit, review installation information, watch real-world installation videos, and find the official instructions and VDI support.

Models covered: This page covers the 2010-2015 Chevrolet Camaro and the 2016-2024 Chevrolet Camaro. The two generations use different kits and different official PDF instructions.

Choose the correct Camaro kit

Each official VDI Camaro manual is 12 pages. Read the PDF for the correct generation from beginning to end before removing any vehicle component. The photographs and diagrams identify the generation-specific fasteners, brackets, wiring path, adjustment points, and clearance work.

Chevrolet Camaro customer installation videos

These videos were created by the credited customers and installers. They are shared as real-world visual companions to the official VDI PDF for the correct Camaro generation.

Featured Camaro installation video

stuffwithStephen: 2010 Camaro installation

The video How to install Lambo Doors! How hard is it? documents a customer installation on a 2010 Camaro and was created and published by stuffwithStephen.

Watch the stuffwithStephen installation on YouTube

Customer videos may reflect the creator's vehicle, tools, sequence, and production date. Use the video that matches the Camaro generation only as a visual companion to the official VDI instructions supplied with the correct kit.

Components listed in the Camaro manuals

Compare the supplied components with the list in the PDF that came with the kit before beginning.

Tools and materials listed in the manuals

• Air ratchet, grinder, and cutter
• 7 mm, 8 mm, 10 mm, 11 mm, and 13 mm sockets with an extension
• Panel-removal fork and Phillips screwdriver
• Protected spacers for preserving the factory door gap
• 3/16-inch Allen wrench
• 1/4-inch Torx bit
• 9/16-inch wrench
• Red threadlocker
• Painter's tape and materials for protecting painted edges
• Grease for the shoulder-bolt surface, shock-end contact surface, hinge contact points, and zerk fittings identified in the manual
• Friction tape or cloth wire-loom tape for the 2016-2024 wiring procedure

The manuals state that other tools may be needed for the exact vehicle and recommend an experienced installer.

Before installing a Camaro vertical door kit

• Confirm the Camaro model year and part number before opening the installation hardware.
• Read the complete 12-page PDF for the correct generation and watch the matching customer video once from beginning to end.
• Work on a level, well-lit surface and protect the bumper, fender, door, glass, trim, and interior.
• Follow the correct Chevrolet service procedure when disconnecting the battery and removing factory panels or connectors.
• Have a qualified helper available to support the door during hinge and shock work.
• Photograph and measure the original upper and lower door gaps, door-to-apron distance, and latch-to-striker relationship.
• Organize removed fasteners by panel and location.

Chevrolet Camaro installation overview

This crawlable overview summarizes the common sequence in both VDI Camaro manuals. Use the correct PDF photographs and diagrams for the exact fasteners, brackets, wiring route, and adjustment points.

1. Disconnect the battery

Complete the correct battery-disconnection procedure before releasing door wiring, removing electrical components, or working around the hinge area.

2. Protect the vehicle and remove the front fender

Protect painted edges with painter's tape. Remove the wheel-well fasteners and the bumper, side-skirt, upper-fender, and rear-fender attachment points identified in the correct manual. The 2016-2024 manual includes passenger-side access behind the windshield-washer reservoir and recommends removing the complete side skirt to avoid damage.

3. Access the door check and wiring

Remove the interior components identified in the correct manual so the factory door check and wiring retainers can be reached. Release the required harness clips or retainers to establish enough protected wire movement for the door to raise without tension.

4. Mark and secure the factory door position

Before loosening the factory hinges, mark the door on both the vertical and horizontal planes. Measure the distance between the apron and the door edge at the upper and lower hinge locations. Secure the door in its recorded position with protected supports, spacers, painter's tape, and a qualified helper.

5. Remove the required bracket and factory hinges

Remove the generation-specific apron or fender bracket shown in the correct PDF so the VDI hinge can sit flush against the vehicle. Keep the door fully supported while removing the factory hinge hardware.

6. Install the correct VDI hinge assembly

Install the left- or right-side VDI hinge at the factory mounting points with the hardware assigned to that location in the correct manual. Confirm that the mounting surface is flat and the hinge is seated correctly before beginning door adjustment.

7. Restore the horizontal door alignment

Use adjustment nut #1 and Allen set screw #2 shown in the manuals. Bring the set screw into contact with the stop, then open and close the door while adjusting until the latch meets the striker and the recorded factory gaps are restored. Leave nut #1 loose until after the shock is installed because the alignment must be checked again.

8. Prepare the shoulder bolt and shock

9. Install the gas shock with the door supported

Have a helper raise and fully support the door. Seat the shock's spherical rod mount in the spherical bearing, install the shoulder bolt at the swing arm, and secure the lower shock end with the retaining pin as illustrated. Never rely on a loose or partially installed shock to support the door.

10. Set the vertical opening and lubricate the hinge

Adjust opening screw #3 until the swing arm can move vertically without binding. Fine-tune set screw #2 so the door returns to the striker correctly. Grease the nub and swing-arm contact points and every zerk fitting identified in the PDF.

11. Complete wiring and fender-clearance work

Complete the exact wiring-protection and inner-fender-clearance procedure for the correct Camaro generation. Trim only the non-visible inner fender material required for unrestricted hinge movement, smooth the finished surface, and protect the wiring from tension, pinching, abrasion, sharp edges, and moving hinge components.

12. Verify operation, reassemble, and repeat

Do not reinstall the fender until door alignment, set-screw security, shock installation, lubrication, wiring movement, and hinge clearance are correct. Cycle the door outward, upward, downward, and closed several times. Reinstall the vehicle components, confirm the wires cannot be pinched, and repeat the complete process on the opposite side.

Camaro generation-specific steps

A bolt-on VDI hinge uses the Camaro's factory hinge mounting pattern. It does not mean that the complete installation is free of clearance work: both official Camaro manuals require generation-specific bracket removal and inner-fender trimming.

Final operation and safety checks

• The installed kit, PDF, and part number match the Camaro model year.
• Each door opens outward to the VDI stop before it is raised.
• The latch meets the striker without slamming, lifting, dropping, or forcing the door.
• The closed-door position and panel gaps match the recorded factory alignment.
• The hinge, shock, wiring, door, fender, and trim remain clear through the complete movement.
• No wire is stretched, pinched, exposed to a sharp edge, or routed through a moving joint.
• All specified hardware, adjustment nuts, set screws, retaining pins, clips, and brackets are secure.
• The required shoulder-bolt surface, shock-end contact surface, hinge contact points, and zerk fittings are lubricated.
• Every electrical function disconnected during installation works normally.
• Both doors have been cycled repeatedly and checked independently before the vehicle is driven.

Chevrolet Camaro installation FAQ

Which VDI kit fits a 2010-2015 Chevrolet Camaro?

Use part number VDCCHEVYCAM10 and the 2010-2015 Camaro PDF instructions.

Which VDI kit fits a 2016-2024 Chevrolet Camaro?

Use part number VDCCHEVYCAM16 and the 2016 sixth-generation Camaro PDF instructions.

Can the two Camaro kits be interchanged?

No. VDCCHEVYCAM10 and VDCCHEVYCAM16 are different vehicle-specific hinge kits for different Camaro generations.

Does the VDI kit replace the factory Camaro doors?

No. The conversion retains the factory front doors and replaces the factory hinge assemblies with the correct VDI hinge assemblies.

Why must the factory door position be marked?

The marks and measurements provide a reference if the door moves after the factory hinges are loosened. They help the installer restore the original gaps and striker relationship before setting vertical travel.

Does a bolt-on Camaro kit require trimming?

Yes. The VDI hinges mount to the factory hinge pattern, but both Camaro manuals require trimming the non-visible inner fender lip for moving-hinge clearance. Each manual also identifies a generation-specific bracket that must be removed.

Can the customer videos replace the VDI PDF?

No. The videos are valuable visual resources, but the correct VDI PDF controls the generation-specific hardware, vehicle access, wiring protection, adjustment points, and clearance work.

Need help with a genuine VDI Camaro kit?

Have the Camaro model year, VDI part number, clear photos, and a short video of the question ready before contacting technical support.

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Official Chevrolet Camaro PDF instructions

Download the manual that matches the Camaro model year and VDI part number. Read the complete manual before starting. Customer videos are helpful visual examples, but they do not replace the official VDI instructions.

• Download the 2016-2024 Camaro instructions for VDCCHEVYCAM16 (PDF)
• Download the 2010-2015 Camaro instructions for VDCCHEVYCAM10 (PDF)