With suicide door kits, you can quickly convert any model of car into the functional and stylish design used on rear-hinged car doors. Before choosing this type of kit, you should fully understand the advantages and disadvantages.

Advantages

Because suicide doors open away from the center they are easier to slide into and out of for the vehicles occupants. Drivers of small coupes are turning to suicide for just this reason, using these kits in order to expand room when opening up their rear doors. This has helped suicide doors gain attention from physically disabled individuals looking to remain independent and continue driving themselves.

Price wise suicide door kits are reasonably priced, they are also conveniently located online, making it easy to compare kits and find one that works best with your model of car and your experience with custom installing car doors. Another great feature of suicide kits is their heavy-duty construction. Doors are capable of swinging back at a 90-degree angle and use all-steel construction making them resistant to rust and keeping the hinges working properly each time the door is opened. High-quality kits even come with warranties, offering you some protection in case pieces are missing in your kit or it does not perform as it should.

Disadvantages

The installing of suicide doors, even with a kit is an involved practice. Whoever is using the suicide door kits needs to be experienced in welding and metalworking, as the mount plates will have to be welded to the cars structure. Pivot pins also need to be perfectly aligned or the door may be hard to open or require excessive force to open fully. It can also be more difficult to exit from the front car seat and back car seat at the same time, when regularly hinged car doors are in the front and suicide doors are in the back. A passenger could also get hit by the door, if they are exiting while the vehicle is still moving.