B-Line

Greetings,

I assume that other Pcar owners have a similiar problem. My garage is thin. With sport seats on a 911, I have to open my car door two "clicks" to get out. (I have found that non-sport seats need only one "click")... That means I need a pretty wide slot to park the car.
It it can be frustrating trying to hold the door to keep it from bumping against the garage wall while trying to exit the vehicle.

So I was wondering if anybody has installed any sort of pad or cushioning on their garage walls so they can open the door of the 911 without concern of "bumping the wall" ???

Thanks,
B

Deanski

Here ya go:

Garage Ding Guards

Deanski

kauai_diver

I used some extra child guard/bumpers we had. Also put child corner bumper guards on my hot water heater stand after getting a nasty ding on my other car.

rfedele

nice thick carpeting

D.D.

I use a carpet remnant nailed to the wall. You can also use old floormats, or purchase a rubber mat from you local DIY store. Be sure to put on on BOTH sides of the garage. There will be that time when the other door will need to be opened, and will scratch!

gota911

I installed a similar product (white one) on the left wall of our 2-car garage. My wife parks on the left side of the garage and her CLK doors are long and relatively heavy. The guard has helped tremendously. It was easy to know where to position the guard on the the wall because of all of the dents in the the painted sheetrock!

Rave

I use a Wimbledon foam seat cushion which also serves as a guide to ensure that the car is in far enough to shut the garage door behind and give max space at the front. Garages are quite small here in the UK.

ELUSIVE

I used a nice thick piece of carpet as well.
Works great!

MJones

A moving pad?

Rich.

Heres a little Tip: If you are ordering a car. Ask your salesman to make sure they save the foam padding that is used to protect the car during transport.
Have him or her put it in the trunk for you so when you get home, all you need is some 3M double sided tape and your done.

THPorsche

I also have that installed but I am thinking about getting those gel/ foam one from Griot's Garage

http://www.griotsgarage.com/search.j...ext=door+guard

Edgy01

You don't have to buy a thing. Recycle. Go down to your nearby firestation and ask the firemen for a couple of lengths of their bad firehose,--it's generally cotton. Sew up one end of a length of that with some thread and then stuff styrofoam peanuts in the other end, stuffing it like a sausage. Sew up the end and attach it to the wall with a few drywall screws. Nicest door protection and you're recycling at the same time.

Bob Rouleau

Sheesh,n I must be cheap but my solution was to get a couple of 6 foot lengths of foam rubber pipe insulation 1.5 inch outside diameter grey foam which is split down the middle to allow it to be installed over pipes. I screwed it to the wall and both the wall and the car doors are safe. Cost about 5 bucks.

Best,

Edgy01

I'm cheaper. (One amazing thing I have learned on the Rennlist,--how CHEAP most Porsche owners are!) :-)

Rich.

Any car enthusiat has a cheap side to themselves.