Two More Doors..

[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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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