Two More Doors..

[Twistoffate0817]

Hello i own the 3 door hatch. (2009 model)

I was just wondering if its physically possible to get two extra doors added. Do you think toyota could do this? Would it be pricey if it was able to be done?

Going into the purchase of my yaris, all they had was the 3 door option for the hatch at the time, and i was told they wouldnt have any 5 door hatchs for at least 6 months. So i opted for the 3 door.

Is this all possible or am i just nuts for thinking this? :P

[GrayFox]

you are nuts for thinking this.

[mikenacarato]

nuts, if you wanted a 5 door so bad why didnt you just wait?

[Twistoffate0817]

ahaha, i knew i was going to be told that :P

[Twistoffate0817]

nuts, if you wanted a 5 door so bad why didnt you just wait?

It was either a now or never kind of thing for me. I needed a car that week and the yaris was the only one i liked out of everything i looked at.

[tk-421]

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. Also, the 2 doors are way larger in the 3-door version. I think it would be impossible to do this mod even if you had the cash.

Just trade your 3-door for a 5-door and call it a day.

[Twistoffate0817]

The 3-door LB is actually a bit smaller than the 5-door. I think it would be impossible to do this mod even if you had the cash.

Just trade your 3-door for a 5-door and call it a day.

Do you think i could do that without spending a ton of more money?

[tk-421]

Do you think i could do that without spending a ton of more money?
Well, you'd be spending way less by trading it in for sure. Not to mention that your warranty would be intact.

[IllusionX]

The 3-door LB is actually a bit smaller than the 5-door. Also, the 2 doors are way larger in the 3-door version. I think it would be impossible to do this mod even if you had the cash.

Just trade your 3-door for a 5-door and call it a day.

it is possible... get 4 new doors, 2 new B-pillars, 2 new rear quarter panels.

Hmm.. might as well just buy a 2nd yaris though. :)

[Twistoffate0817]

Well, you'd be spending way less by trading it in for sure. Not to mention that your warranty would be intact.

i have a 2009, only have 1600 miles on it. so yeah

[Arkhangel]

probably would be cheaper to do this lol

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/64/202995039_9fed34dcf6.jpg?v=0

Even though i just noticed its a 5 door lol

[thewifesyaris]

I think that is more for those with disabilities.

[supmet]

I thought I was crazy for wanting to add a glove box to the sedan... Thank you sir.

[Arkhangel]

And if you want to party harty lol

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/72/202812299_cd96ded6bd.jpg?v=0

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/70/202812300_bdaf6ec73c.jpg?v=0

[tetzyamis]

I have a feeling the dealer was BSing that 5-door is not coming for another 6 months :p
There probably was another dealer near that already has 5-door.

[Arkhangel]

Well here in PR the 5 door didnt come out till 2009, so...

[Twistoffate0817]

I have a feeling the dealer was BSing that 5-door is not coming for another 6 months :p
There probably was another dealer near that already has 5-door.

of course they were, because a week later i look at their online inventory and they got in like 4 of them! I was so upset but i got over it.

[MadMax]

The 3-door LB is actually a bit smaller than the 5-door. Also, the 2 doors are way larger in the 3-door version. I think it would be impossible to do this mod even if you had the cash.

Just trade your 3-door for a 5-door and call it a day.

Errrr....wrong! The wheelbases on the 3- and 5-door LBs are the same (96.9"). It's the Yaris Sedan that rides on a longer version of the platform, with a 100.4" wheelbase. The sedan has an overall length of 169.3" compared to 150.6" for both of the Liftback models, and the Sedan is 2.5 inches lower than the Liftbacks as well.

I sat in an 09 5-door a few days ago and it is exactly the same dimensions inside as my 3-door 08 LB. And, as much as I thought I would like the 5-door better, I don't. The shorter doors make it harder to get in and out of the car, and the back seat can't take a 6' tall passenger (I am 6'2" and was rubbing the ceiling).

But I do like the split-folder rear seat and still want to get one for my 08. Otherwise, there isn't any difference between the two cars (3- and 5-door) other than the number of doors and their size...so the mod would be possible but I think it would be way too costly. Trading for a 5-door is a much better option...

Cheers! M2

[mikenacarato]

i was told at the dealer that the 3dr and 5dr are the same length, everything is the same on them minus the having more doors part

[tk-421]

Errrr....wrong!
Sorry if that's the case, but I've heard that sideskirts made for the 3-door will not fit the 5-door without modifications. :respekt:

[dvlnblkdrs]

tk, they say that they wont fit due to the fact of the door hinges needing room, so the ends are a bit diff.. its possible, may need different qtr panels as the 5 doors seem to have shorter ones.. but yea, i agree that 3door is superior in room although essentially same car.. just set up a bit nicer imo.. :biggrin:

[tomato]

I would trade in, if you're really set on having these extra doors. Probably is easier, might even be cheaper.

[tk-421]

tk, they say that they wont fit due to the fact of the door hinges needing room, so the ends are a bit diff.. its possible, may need different qtr panels as the 5 doors seem to have shorter ones.. but yea, i agree that 3door is superior in room although essentially same car.. just set up a bit nicer imo.. :biggrin:
I see. Thanks for clearing that up! :drinking:

[dvlnblkdrs]

yup, no prob.. :thumbsup:

[Yar Is Word]

Maybe an auto broker could help you.
Here are some in your area:
http://local.yahoo.com/results?stx=auto+brokers&csz=Voorhees%2C+NJ

Also the cash rebate for a new Yaris went up this month. That should lessen your out-of-pocket expense.

[MadMax]

Sorry if that's the case, but I've heard that sideskirts made for the 3-door will not fit the 5-door without modifications. :respekt:

No sweat, I originally thought the same but it must be some kind of illusion as the 5-doors looked longer to me.

To the OP, I would recommend going to a dealer and checking out a 5-door before you decide on anything. Like I said, I thought that was what I wanted but I got an 08 3-door LB instead. I have since sat in a 5-door (the one with the $699 spoiler that I posted pics of in this thread (http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9715&page=2)) and to be honest, I am now happier that I got the 3-door!

The shorter doors didn't "do it" for me, and they didn't make it that much easier to get in the back. I only haul my kids back there if anybody, so the longer door works better.

By the way, I wouldn't spend a ton of money modding a car with a capability that I could buy. Maybe doors that slid up instead of opened outward, but once adding two more doors to a 3-door was done (if it could even be done), it would be no different than a 5-door you couldn've bought; so what's the point?

Cheers! M2

[eTiMaGo]

what is maaaaaybe possible is making some rear-opening small doors like on the mazda RX-8...

but unless you have a very good engineer to do this, structural integrity will go out the window...

[elmo]

this guy sounds way to familiar

[eTiMaGo]

this guy sounds way to familiar

but he's not, as far as I can tell :wink:

carry on...

[Sodium Duck]

^ lol

[nemelek]

That's some conversion.

[tetzyamis]

of course they were, because a week later i look at their online inventory and they got in like 4 of them! I was so upset but i got over it.

Darn.
I wish there is some kind of penalty for lying to the customers.
They should get fired :iono:

[Twistoffate0817]

Darn.
I wish there is some kind of penalty for lying to the customers.
They should get fired :iono:

I know right. But i guess its ok.

[MadMax]

Darn.
I wish there is some kind of penalty for lying to the customers.
They should get fired :iono:

WTF? Anyone who goes into a dealership without doing a little homework first deserves what they get! A simple search or even a visit to Toyota's web site would have revealed that the 5-doors were being released in 2009.

With the Internet there really is no excuse for being ignorant on any major purchases. Heck, when I was out shopping for my Yaris, I knew more about car than all of the salesmen we talked to.

There is an old military saying that goes: "If you go in blind, don't be surprised when you are blindsided!"

Cheers! M2

[CompanyXPaladin]

I keep looking at this thread waiting for someone to post pics of a Ford-'Freestyle'-doored Yaris. :laugh:

[tetzyamis]

WTF? Anyone who goes into a dealership without doing a little homework first deserves what they get! A simple search or even a visit to Toyota's web site would have revealed that the 5-doors were being released in 2009.

With the Internet there really is no excuse for being ignorant on any major purchases. Heck, when I was out shopping for my Yaris, I knew more about car than all of the salesmen we talked to.

There is an old military saying that goes: "If you go in blind, don't be surprised when you are blindsided!"

Cheers! M2

That's true.
But whatever it is, it's still not right to lie to the customers.

[Forrest]

Go back and trade it in for a four door. Thinking of cutting your car to pieces to add the other doors will cost you a fortune.

[Treyz]

You're nuts ...

The car will totally need to be reinforced for it to work ...

Too expensive ...

Cheaper getting a 5 door hatch instead ...

[KCALB SIRAY]

I say give it a go, you'll help the economy :rolleyes: