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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 03:10 PM
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Disappearing car door, I want this on my next car!

http://www.disappearing-car-door.com/#html

Seems like a really cool idea IF production feasible.
Old Dec 14, 2007 | 03:23 PM
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Holy **** that's cool. But I wonder about side impact protection?
Old Dec 14, 2007 | 04:09 PM
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ha something the 4th Gen could really use.
Old Dec 14, 2007 | 04:14 PM
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Holy **** that's cool. But I wonder about side impact protection?
Agreed. There's no way that would pass Saftey Standards (as cool as it may be).
Old Dec 14, 2007 | 04:14 PM
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I want to see what the interior door panels looki like
Old Dec 14, 2007 | 04:38 PM
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ha something the 4th Gen could really use.
The passenger side would take forever to roll up the window.
Old Dec 14, 2007 | 06:57 PM
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The passenger side would take forever to roll up the window.
True, on hindsite; maybe we better leave them off the 4th Gens. It would probably suffer the same twisted mysterious fate of the Window Motors and freeze halfway down. A Window sucks stuck halfway down let alone a door.
Old Dec 14, 2007 | 07:19 PM
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The references to the 4th gen window motors are dead on.

"The more you over-make the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain"

-Mr Scotty

just more expensive stuff to break.
Old Dec 14, 2007 | 08:04 PM
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I like them!

Old Dec 14, 2007 | 09:16 PM
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One day that will probably be the norm, I'm sure they could figure out how to do it and keep the side-impact up. One day, after they figure out how to make cars weigh less again!
Old Dec 14, 2007 | 09:22 PM
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They look awesome, but talk about possible pinch point problems. Ouch!!! They would need to make sure they have that part worked out first.

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Old Dec 15, 2007 | 12:01 AM
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If you got in an accident and the vehicle lost power, how would you get out?
Old Dec 15, 2007 | 12:08 AM
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If you got in an accident and the vehicle lost power, how would you get out?
Kick the ever loving crap outta the door/window?
Old Dec 16, 2007 | 09:43 PM
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Definately different. I wouldn't mind seeing it on some concept cars.
Old Dec 17, 2007 | 09:25 AM
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Something's not right.
The concept car that, that door was in just was on ebay recently.



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