Door guards--a must have?
04-17-2014, 08:36 PM
#22
Melting Slicks
Put those 1/2" chrome strip door guards on, they sell em at Walmart.
Didn't you already say you are a poor driver?
04-18-2014, 12:45 AM
#25
Wow, just wow. :/
lisa
lisa
04-18-2014, 12:51 AM
#26
Enjoy your car, life's too short to worry about the little stuff.
...or climb in and out the back!
04-18-2014, 06:47 AM
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I just readjust my mirrors in tight and downward. Using the mirrors and the backup camera I back my C-7 into its parking spot in the garage. Then I always have plenty of room to open my driver's door fully without worry. Simple for me, no door guards needed.
04-18-2014, 07:07 PM
#31
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thanks to all posters--this is OP. i m going to try the expel, sounds like a good idea. yea, i know, totally tacky, and an unenlightened post, but i need something, without going into details of my garage. NOTE: lifes full of trade offs.
i hope for the sake of vette owners everywhere, that as im breezing buy at 185 mph, nobody says--"yikes, really tacky door edges".
i hope for the sake of vette owners everywhere, that as im breezing buy at 185 mph, nobody says--"yikes, really tacky door edges".
The dealer put it on my wifes new Grand Cherokee, and to tell you the truth, I don't even see it unless I am washing the car, and it is a year old.
04-18-2014, 07:11 PM
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Race Director
04-18-2014, 07:11 PM
#33
The best solution is to cut lengths of the item pictured below to fit along the edge of your door from top to bottom. This provides excellent door edge protection.
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04-18-2014, 07:20 PM
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04-18-2014, 08:18 PM
#35
actually, i used to use this when i owned a boat. its great for putting around the metal bars that are used to support the bridge enclosures. it keeps the metal from destroying the plastic clear widows (i believe its spelled isinglass) when they stay in contact with metal. a somewhat little known secret for true boaters--which i was not.
04-18-2014, 08:27 PM
#36
To the OP..
1) you've admitted you're a poor driver and easily distracted
2) you've already wrecked your car
3) you can't get out of it without whacking the door.
Honestly, I'm not sure anyone here can help you......Just being real here. You need to make those changes in your behavior and driving style. Good luck.
1) you've admitted you're a poor driver and easily distracted
2) you've already wrecked your car
3) you can't get out of it without whacking the door.
Honestly, I'm not sure anyone here can help you......Just being real here. You need to make those changes in your behavior and driving style. Good luck.
04-19-2014, 12:54 PM
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