I and dreaming of changing my doors. At 6'2" it can be a bit of effort to extrack my 210 at 74 years of age. Any body that may have done this I would love to speak with. The internet shows my XK Coupe with the doors, pretty HOT looking. Check out the picture below.



Lambo doors on an XK Coupe.

 

X100, not X150.

 

6'5", 204 lbs and 45 with a jacked up back. To me it isn't the door so much as the getting over the sill but then I'll use the high sill to push off of to help get all the way up.

 

This is something you should try before doing.

Listen to the grunt on this guy trying to get in.


Lamborghini's that use vertical doors have the entire system designed to make it work correctly.

Conversions done to other cars do not have this advantage. Most conversions are really awkward in use.

 

I'm 81, 6'1", 164 pounds and have had a fusion (L4 and L5) as well as three laminectomies (L3,4, and 5) and have no difficulty entering and egressing XKs. Plant your butt in the seat and swing your legs in if nothing else works.

 

So 6'3" at 235 and over 70 but being I used to own an E-Type you learn to get in and out and never forget.

 

I've been doing this for years. It's the preferred way to enter and exit in order to (1) save the side bolsters from excessive wear and (2) make it easier on old bones.

 

The E-type is diminutive compared to our XK's, how long ago was it your driver?

 

64 years old, 6'-2", (eyes a blue) 210 lbs., and since I put the seat low and leaning back, I have a little trouble getting out but not getting in. Now getting into my Pantera which is under 40" tall takes some practice pretending you're a pretzel!

 

I bought a used 66 E-Type back in 1968 and kept it for 5 years. The dreaded rockers rotted out so I sold it . Was my DD in all weather. The door sill was pretty wide so I had to sit on the sill then slide backwards onto the seat. Then bring my legs in. Getting out was the reverse.

 

Geez, don't go out in a wind storm, you'll blow away!

 

Back to original question. I would love something like this as my garage is a little narrow and I have to be careful not to open my door into my wife's MB.

 

Bhahahahaha !!! sorry that's one of the funniest thing I've ever read on this forum.

 

Rather than jack your car up with a Lambo door mechanism, hang some pipe insulation foam covers from your garage ceiling using some string. Make it mid door level to match the door sweep to protect the car next to you in the garage. It works great an is simple to pull out of the way.

 

Steve_k_XK - Me too!!

 

OR, hang one of those inflatable mattresses used for camping. A lot more area is covered.

 

I have the same problem. 6'3" 185 lbs (this is starting to feel like a craigslist ad:-)

I get in as Ralph and Stuart suggest. It works getting in and out, even when I can't swing the door all the way.

 

Ralph, Stuart and Sean all have the way. I discovered this following knee surgery some years ago, and have been using it ever since. Oh yes, 68, 6'1" and 235lbs (yea I know, you skinny guys make me feel I've got to loose weight.)
Regards,

 

All I can say is it's lucky you don't have this thing to drive around in

 

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