Two More Doors.. - Toyota Yaris Forums

Twistoffate0817 · 03-17-2009, 10:34 PM

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 · 03-17-2009, 10:36 PM

you are nuts for thinking this.

mikenacarato · 03-17-2009, 10:38 PM

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

Twistoffate0817 · 03-17-2009, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by mikenacarato

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.

Twistoffate0817 · 03-17-2009, 10:38 PM

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

*tk-421* · 03-17-2009, 10:45 PM

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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 · 03-17-2009, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by tk-421

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* · 03-17-2009, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Twistoffate0817

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.

Twistoffate0817 · 03-17-2009, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by tk-421

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

IllusionX · 03-17-2009, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by tk-421

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. :)

MadMax · 03-18-2009, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by tk-421

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

*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.

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

Arkhangel · 03-17-2009, 10:55 PM

probably would be cheaper to do this lol

Even though i just noticed its a 5 door lol

thewifesyaris · 03-17-2009, 11:02 PM

I think that is more for those with disabilities.

supmet · 03-17-2009, 11:06 PM

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

Arkhangel · 03-17-2009, 11:12 PM

And if you want to party harty lol

elmo · 03-18-2009, 01:56 PM

this guy sounds way to familiar

03-17-2009, 10:34 PM	#1
Twistoffate0817 My Little Blue Egg :) Drives: '09 3 door Yaris Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Voorhees, NJ Posts: 185	Two More Doors.. 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

03-17-2009, 10:36 PM	#2
GrayFox Drives: 2009 5 Door YRS Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 26	you are nuts for thinking this. __________________

03-17-2009, 10:45 PM	#6
tk-421 Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: 5D-07-LB Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dagobah Posts: 4,263	<EDIT> . 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. __________________ --[ FORUM RULES ]--[ SEARCHING TIPS ]--[ EYELIDS PICS ]--[ RBK SPOILER ]--[ BEST/WORST INVESTMENTS ]-- Last edited by tk-421; 03-18-2009 at 01:07 AM. Reason: I stand corrected on the wheelbase issue :P

03-17-2009, 10:55 PM	#14
Arkhangel View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 399	probably would be cheaper to do this lol Even though i just noticed its a 5 door lol __________________ The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense. --Tom Clancy

03-17-2009, 11:02 PM	#15
thewifesyaris Drives: 2007 and 2008 MM Yari LBs Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 418	I think that is more for those with disabilities. __________________ Two Yari on home!

03-17-2009, 10:38 PM	#3
mikenacarato SIPNDEW View User's Garage Drives: 15 STI Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brentwood, TN Posts: 2,281	nuts, if you wanted a 5 door so bad why didnt you just wait?

03-17-2009, 11:06 PM	#16
supmet Banned View User's Garage Drives: 2007 4 Door Yaris Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,357	I thought I was crazy for wanting to add a glove box to the sedan... Thank you sir.

03-17-2009, 11:12 PM	#17
Arkhangel View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 399	And if you want to party harty lol __________________ The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense. --Tom Clancy

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

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