# eBay of the day v. disappearing door

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ebay-of-the-day-v-disappearing-door/32107
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [July 9, 2007, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ebay-of-the-day-v-disappearing-door/32107 "2007-07-09T10:22:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author: ![Griff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@Griff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Griff)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2007, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ebay-of-the-day-v-disappearing-door/32107/1 "2007-07-09T10:22:05Z")

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pretty neat and unique thing. but damn if that shit ever broke …

[http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1993-Lincoln-Mark-VIII-Prototype-Concept-Car-Rolling-Dr\_W0QQitemZ160135007203QQihZ006QQcategoryZ6472QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem](http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1993-Lincoln-Mark-VIII-Prototype-Concept-Car-Rolling-Dr_W0QQitemZ160135007203QQihZ006QQcategoryZ6472QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

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### Author: ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2007, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ebay-of-the-day-v-disappearing-door/32107/2 "2007-07-09T10:25:48Z")

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10 grand?

fuck that. The other side doesn’t even work.

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### Author: ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2007, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ebay-of-the-day-v-disappearing-door/32107/3 "2007-07-09T10:26:49Z")

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BALLLINNNNNN

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### Author: ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2007, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ebay-of-the-day-v-disappearing-door/32107/4 "2007-07-09T10:32:08Z")

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So this was a factory concept?

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### Author: ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2007, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ebay-of-the-day-v-disappearing-door/32107/5 "2007-07-09T10:32:10Z")

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thats awesome… I loved my mark viii. Never even heard of this car before.

deffinitly a one of a kind

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### Author: ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2007, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ebay-of-the-day-v-disappearing-door/32107/6 "2007-07-09T10:32:25Z")

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i like it better than the LAMBO door craze… thats for certain

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### Author: ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2007, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ebay-of-the-day-v-disappearing-door/32107/7 "2007-07-09T10:35:25Z")

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thats awesome

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### Author: ![Bull49](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bull49/32/7381_2.png) [@Bull49](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bull49)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2007, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ebay-of-the-day-v-disappearing-door/32107/8 "2007-07-09T10:47:04Z")

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that is pretty sweet, but, yeah, you would be in trouble if it broke. “the driver side needs some tinkering.” that does not sound like fun at all.

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### Author: ![bracketracer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bracketracer/32/15592_2.png) [@bracketracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bracketracer)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2007, 10:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ebay-of-the-day-v-disappearing-door/32107/9 "2007-07-09T10:49:07Z")

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Um…the BMW Z1 had this many years ago. However, it wasn’t power.

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### Author: ![Griff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@Griff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Griff)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2007, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ebay-of-the-day-v-disappearing-door/32107/10 "2007-07-09T11:23:11Z")

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i didnt think the Z1 went down as much as this does.

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### Author: ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2007, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ebay-of-the-day-v-disappearing-door/32107/11 "2007-07-09T11:26:06Z")

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has to be fun in the rain…

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### Author: ![zwarbyt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zwarbyt/32/7623_2.png) [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2007, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ebay-of-the-day-v-disappearing-door/32107/12 "2007-07-09T11:28:01Z")

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this is how doors SHOULD be… especially in vans

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### Author: ![King](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/king/32/7329_2.png) [@King](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/King)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2007, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ebay-of-the-day-v-disappearing-door/32107/13 "2007-07-09T11:36:16Z")

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itd be better if you could buy real transformers on ebay.

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### Author: ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2007, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ebay-of-the-day-v-disappearing-door/32107/14 "2007-07-09T11:52:41Z")

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y cant every car have these then no more door dings

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### Author: ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2007, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ebay-of-the-day-v-disappearing-door/32107/15 "2007-07-09T12:43:40Z")

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Probably pretty safe hunh :mamoru:

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### Author: ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2007, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ebay-of-the-day-v-disappearing-door/32107/16 "2007-07-09T12:56:41Z")

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Man I wouldn’t want to leave the dome light on overnight. :mamoru:

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### Author: ![Pass\_McGass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pass_mcgass/32/7616_2.png) [@Pass\_McGass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pass_McGass)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2007, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ebay-of-the-day-v-disappearing-door/32107/17 "2007-07-09T13:03:50Z")

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not gonna lie, that’s pretty cool.

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### Author: ![intense98rt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/77aa72/32.png) [@intense98rt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/intense98rt)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2007, 2:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ebay-of-the-day-v-disappearing-door/32107/18 "2007-07-09T14:46:09Z")

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looks pretty safe… What happens if you get a car accident and you need someone to pull you out of the car. What happens if your not in the car all the way and the door goes up? Does it stop and go back the other way like a garage door does

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### Author: ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2007, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ebay-of-the-day-v-disappearing-door/32107/19 "2007-07-09T14:51:50Z")

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I couldn’t live without an armrest.

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### Author: ![Schema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@Schema](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Schema)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2007, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ebay-of-the-day-v-disappearing-door/32107/20 "2007-07-09T15:39:29Z")

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[quote=“intense98rt,post:18,topic:32107"”]

looks pretty safe… What happens if you get a car accident and you need someone to pull you out of the car. What happens if your not in the car all the way and the door goes up? Does it stop and go back the other way like a garage door does

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1. If you’re in a accident in a normal car where there’s damage to the door, chances are you’re not getting out that way either. Suicide, lambo, gullwing, etc. Get a crinkle in the frame and you’re crawling out the window anyway.

2. I’m sure it would take nothing to integrate a motion sensor/pressure sensor

I think it’s bad ass, probably the most impressive door mechanics I’ve seen. Seems loud, but it’s just prototype.

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