Lambo scissor door safety

[Rocco1]

Is it true if you end up on your roof with a Lambo with scissor doors the only way of getting out is by pushing the door glass out? I think I read this in a magazine when the Countach came out.

[mrmr96]

HTH

[UH-Matt]

I've actually always kept one of these in my cars -



They cost about a tenner and very easy smash a window out with no effort at all (they also have a little safety blade built in for cutting a seat belt).

Someone once made the point that if you crashed and the electrics fried and the doors had auto locked, then opening the doors even on conventional ones could be an issue....

[ZOLLAR]

UH-Matt said:

I've actually always kept one of these in my cars -



They cost about a tenner and very easy smash a window out with no effort at all (they also have a little safety blade built in for cutting a seat belt).

Someone once made the point that if you crashed and the electrics fried and the doors had auto locked, then opening the doors even on conventional ones could be an issue....

Where could I purchase one of those?.

[UH-Matt]

£10 inc P&P on Ebay...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/resqme-window-breaker-police...

[ZOLLAR]

UH-Matt said:

£10 inc P&P on Ebay...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/resqme-window-breaker-police...

Thank you.

[cronk-flakes]

Any truth to the rumour about unscrewing the manual gear knob and using that?

[mrmr96]

cronk-flakes said:

Any truth to the rumour about unscrewing the manual gear knob and using that?

Ha! I can't imagine that being "Plan A" in event of such an emergency.

[topjay]

Yep, life hammer or whatever they are called lives in my car, screwfix sell them.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/life-hammer/45576

Edited by topjay on Friday 6th May 21:13

[traxx]

UH-Matt said:

£10 inc P&P on Ebay...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/resqme-window-breaker-police...

I need to find one in orange to match the car

[Redwing]

Always take the glass hammer and a fire extinguisher and put a quick release on the battery terminal! It's all part of the Countach ownership experience!

[ROOODBOY]

I've read in books that the Countach (and possibly later models too) have windscreens designed to be kicked out from inside..?

Didn't Balboni have to do this after putting a customer's car sunny side down in a field?

[UH-Matt]

traxx said:

I need to find one in orange to match the car

Mine is orange, they do sell them in orange just need to find somewhere who will give you a chosen colour (loads of places sell these, have a google).

[jdwcd]

you would have to be pretty stupid to put one on its roof. Learn the car and you will know its limits, Not that I would know

[andrew]

jdwcd said:

you would have to be pretty stupid to put one on its roof. Learn the car and you will know its limits, Not that I would know

presumably you'd crawl out through the ventilation system ?

[jdwcd]

andrew said:

presumably you'd crawl out through the ventilation system ?

T0553r

hows that lovely nicky

[RobFerrari]

mrmr96 said:

cronk-flakes said:

Any truth to the rumour about unscrewing the manual gear knob and using that?

Ha! I can't imagine that being "Plan A" in event of such an emergency.

Just the thought of this.

[andrew]

jdwcd said:

andrew said:

presumably you'd crawl out through the ventilation system ?

T0553r

hows that lovely nicky

she's mine thank you

[jdwcd]

andrew said:

she's mine thank you

not for long baldy, im looking at moving up here at mo so you better lock her up.

[andrew]

jdwcd said:

andrew said:

she's mine thank you

not for long baldy, im looking at moving up here at mo so you better lock her up.

where's "here" shorty ?