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Which are the best door protectors to buy?

sb44
sb44 Posts: 5,203 Forumite
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Our drive is quite narrow so I know for a fact the doors are going to hit the fence sometimes when our daughter is getting out of the car.

I remember years ago buying door protectors but you don't tend to see many about these days.

I assume Halfords still sell them but is there a particular type that is better than any other?

I know there are protectors on the middle of our car doors but it is to protect the upper part which would catch on the fence.
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  • hewhoisnotintheknow
    hewhoisnotintheknow Posts: 3,162 Forumite
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    how about putting something on the fence?

    In our garage we put old carpet on the walls
  • Conor_3
    Conor_3 Posts: 6,944 Forumite
    Second vote for the old carpet trick. Rubber mats if its outdoors.
  • Tucker
    Tucker Posts: 1,098 Forumite
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    Mine hits the wall of the house, so I am not sure a rubber mat or carpet stuck to the wall will look to good! :o
  • Hintza
    Hintza Posts: 19,420 Forumite
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    How about pipe insulator at the correct level. Shouldn't look too intrusive.
  • sb44
    sb44 Posts: 5,203 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Sorry, but can't or rather I am not putting stuff on the fence.

    It will look terrible and I can't really put it on there anyway as it is vertical lap fencing.

    It's def got to be something on the car door.
  • hewhoisnotintheknow
    hewhoisnotintheknow Posts: 3,162 Forumite
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    it just needs to be something 2 inches long as long as you have the skill to stop the car in the same spot

    i put a tiny dolop of concrete on the drive (the size of a cigarete) you then know you are in the right spot to turn the car off

    Off course you could teach your daughter to open doors properly and if she is not old enough to understand this put the child locks on

    also would it make any odds if she got out the other side
  • hewhoisnotintheknow
    hewhoisnotintheknow Posts: 3,162 Forumite
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    also when you change car you just whack the concrete with a hammer and it comes away
  • Hintza
    Hintza Posts: 19,420 Forumite
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    Do you use Google?
  • sb44
    sb44 Posts: 5,203 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Hintza wrote: »
    Do you use Google?

    Who?

    :rolleyes:

    Of course I do and I have seen quite a few but the question was 'Which are the best to buy?', not can I buy some and where from.

    ;)
  • harveybobbles
    harveybobbles Posts: 8,973 Forumite
    don't buy any door protectoers as they mark the car cos the dort gets caught behind and you end up having to respray the sodding thing!

    Hateful, hateful, hateful things!!
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