VDI Tech Tips
Tech Tips
Lambo Door Installation Tech Tips
1. Do not take Door off during installation. Please follow the detailed instruction manual step by step.
2. Make sure the mounting surface is flat as possible. If necessary, grind the surface so the vertical door kit can sit and mount flat.
3. Make sure both allen screw adjustment on each system are adjusted accordingly.
4. The kit is a bolt on kit, but you MOST TRIM OR ROLL THE INNER FENDER just enough to allow the swing arm to move freely.
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Adjust the Door Striker and Lock it in place
Make sure to adjust the striker poperly and to lock it in place after the installation, if the locking nut is not locked in place the bolt will come loose and the door will fall out of adjustment.
The striker should look like the image below "IMAGE 1" and the sound of the door should be very close to the original sound it make with the factory door hinges.
IMAGE 1
If the door is to HIGH
you will have to lower the door by turning the adjustment screw counter-clockwise until the stricker is align just like the "IMAGE 1".
IMAGE 2
If the door is to LOW
you will have to raise the door by turning the adjustment screw clockwise until the stricker is align just like the "IMAGE 1".
IMAGE 3
Lock the door in place
After adjusting the door striker, make sure to lock the locking nut into place to avoid the adjustment screw from becoming loose.
IMAGE 4
Shock Info
How to Install a Vertical Doors, Inc., shock
Please Note: You cannot compress the shocks by hand. The shock has 450Lbs - 800Lbs of pressure per square inch. They will not compress until installed on the hinge.
Marking the factory door location
Note: This is one of the most important parts of the installation.
During the Vertical Doors, Inc. installation you will need to remove the factory door hinges.
Before removing the factory hinges you MUST mark the factory location of the door on the vertical and horizontal planes.
Also mark and measure the distance between the apron and the edge of the door by the top and bottom hinge.
After making sure you have all the necessary marks in case the door moves during installation, you can remove the factory door hinges.
Vertical Doors, Inc. Hinge Adjustments
How to adjust the horizontal movement of the Door Conversion Hinge
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Please research the installer before contracting them to do the installation on your vehicle. You can check reviews or give us a call at 951.245.8669 and ask us if we have a reliable installer near you.
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All Tech Tips and images on this site and/or in the Printed instructions are for reference only. Your vehicle may be different and they may not apply to your vehicle. Vertical Doors Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damages caused by improper installation.