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Co1



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Discreet door edge protection
My driveway is pretty tight, and I can’t open my drivers door the full way and now and again I have been known to “kiss” the wall. So far very little paint damage, but it’s inevitably going to happen. Any thoughts on discreet edge protection? Not the big black rubber things on ‘80s hot hatches, something a bit less obvious.

Any thoughts?

Col
Post #1002587 1st Aug 2023 7:16pm
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MickD



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Have you considered putting a bumper on the wall instead?


Post #1002600 1st Aug 2023 7:44pm
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zilch



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as per MickD suggestion..

at our previous home in the UK the garage was very slim, we put 1 inch thick foam on plywood
boards and screwed them to the wall where the doors open up.. stopped the door getting dinked yet another pommie bar steward down under

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Post #1002628 2nd Aug 2023 1:52am
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Co1



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MickD wrote:
Have you considered putting a bumper on the wall instead?




I have. The question would be discreet wall bumpers!! I would prefer this though so that I can leave the car unmolested. Was thinking about a strip of Perspex?
Post #1002637 2nd Aug 2023 5:02am
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Norfolk-n-chance



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Better to be something non transparent, after a while it’ll just turn green under the Perspex….

Presumably you always park in roughly the same spot? How about a strip of timber horizontally at the right height? “a committee is a group of people who individually can do nothing, but as a group decide nothing can be done.”
Post #1002644 2nd Aug 2023 6:57am
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Zed



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I attached a strip of foam I had lying about using self adhesive Velcro but you can buy specific garage wall protectors from Amazon etc for £10-20. WARNING.
This post may contain sarcasm.
Post #1002733 2nd Aug 2023 2:15pm
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Moo



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I've got some very thin and discrete door protection strips I used on my Spider. I'll see if I can find out where I got them from. Eiger Grey MY23 D250 SE with bits. Known as Noddy.
Post #1002734 2nd Aug 2023 2:34pm
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Dinnu



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How about some clear edging, similar to below. Cheap enough to replace when it gets dull.

https://m.nl.aliexpress.com/item/100500402...910228fca5 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
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Post #1002743 2nd Aug 2023 3:59pm
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Co1



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Moo wrote:
I've got some very thin and discrete door protection strips I used on my Spider. I'll see if I can find out where I got them from.


That would great thanks.
Post #1002747 2nd Aug 2023 4:36pm
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Co1



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Norfolk-n-chance wrote:
Better to be something non transparent, after a while it’ll just turn green under the Perspex….

Presumably you always park in roughly the same spot? How about a strip of timber horizontally at the right height?


Yep, always the same place. I did think that if I can’t make it discreet then a nice strip of oiled oak would be second best.
Post #1002748 2nd Aug 2023 4:37pm
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Co1



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Dinnu wrote:
How about some clear edging, similar to below. Cheap enough to replace when it gets dull.

https://m.nl.aliexpress.com/item/100500402...910228fca5


Cheers Dinnu, that looks like a viable option.
Post #1002749 2nd Aug 2023 4:37pm
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Moo



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I used the black version of that. - My Spider was black. Worked really well.

This is it:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175840096557?ha...BM3Mfu6rZi Eiger Grey MY23 D250 SE with bits. Known as Noddy.
Post #1002753 2nd Aug 2023 5:01pm
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