Two More Doors.. - Page 2 - Toyota Yaris Forums

mikenacarato · 03-18-2009, 12:42 AM

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* · 03-18-2009, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by MadMax

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.

dvlnblkdrs · 03-18-2009, 12:57 AM

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..

*tomato* · 03-18-2009, 12:58 AM

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

*tk-421* · 03-18-2009, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by 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..

I see. Thanks for clearing that up!

dvlnblkdrs · 03-18-2009, 01:01 AM

yup, no prob..

Yar Is Word · 03-18-2009, 01:09 AM

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

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

MadMax · 03-18-2009, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by tk-421

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.

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) 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 · 03-18-2009, 12:11 PM

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 · 03-18-2009, 01:56 PM

this guy sounds way to familiar

eTiMaGo · 03-18-2009, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by elmo

this guy sounds way to familiar

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

carry on...

Sodium Duck · 03-18-2009, 02:24 PM

^ lol

nemelek · 03-18-2009, 05:29 PM

That's some conversion.

tetzyamis · 03-18-2009, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Twistoffate0817

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

Twistoffate0817 · 03-18-2009, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by tetzyamis

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

I know right. But i guess its ok.

MadMax · 03-19-2009, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by tetzyamis

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

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 · 03-19-2009, 03:36 PM

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

tetzyamis · 03-19-2009, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadMax

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.

03-18-2009, 12:57 AM	#21
dvlnblkdrs Shush! View User's Garage Drives: 2007 toyota yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: orange, ca Posts: 3,521	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.. __________________ "Kids sure like the devil these days"

03-18-2009, 01:01 AM	#24
dvlnblkdrs Shush! View User's Garage Drives: 2007 toyota yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: orange, ca Posts: 3,521	yup, no prob.. __________________ "Kids sure like the devil these days"

03-18-2009, 12:11 PM	#27
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	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... Attached Images __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

03-18-2009, 02:24 PM	#30
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03-18-2009, 05:29 PM	#31
nemelek DWEED Drives: 3DR 2008 Metorite Metalic Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,161	That's some conversion. __________________ Making a decision without following it with an action is still a fantasy.

03-18-2009, 12:42 AM	#19
mikenacarato SIPNDEW View User's Garage Drives: 15 STI Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brentwood, TN Posts: 2,281	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

03-18-2009, 12:58 AM	#22
tomato Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2DR LB 07, MT, Abs. Red Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 5,155	I would trade in, if you're really set on having these extra doors. Probably is easier, might even be cheaper.

03-18-2009, 01:09 AM	#25
Yar Is Word Drives: Yaris 5 door liftback Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 648	Maybe an auto broker could help you. Here are some in your area: http://local.yahoo.com/results?stx=a...Voorhees%2C+NJ Also the cash rebate for a new Yaris went up this month. That should lessen your out-of-pocket expense.

03-18-2009, 01:56 PM	#28
elmo WFO Drives: 2008 hb Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: E. Tennessee Posts: 190	this guy sounds way to familiar

03-19-2009, 03:36 PM	#35
CompanyXPaladin Drives: 08 Yaris 5-speed Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 212	I keep looking at this thread waiting for someone to post pics of a Ford-'Freestyle'-doored Yaris.

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