Never in my wildest dreams did I anticipate the need for car door protection on the city streets. What happened to the courtesy between one new Yorker to another. Why do taxi riders slam cab doors into adjacent vehicles when entering and exiting the taxi cab. Surely there must be some explanation for this reckless behavior. Funny that I should get a door ding in my door, the same day that I get a flyer on my windshield stating, “car door ding repair 15% off for new customers.” Is this some sort of conspiracy by dent repair companies to invigorate sales or just pure bad luck? This is not the first time a taxi door dinged my car door. I have car door dings and dents on both sides of my car, with a hint of taxi yellow paint the only clue that a taxi door was involved. I have since been more careful to park away from the entrance of buildings. I have also purchased a car door protector for added car door protection.
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Car Door Protection on the Streets of New York City…
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009Car door protection – is this all really necessary? Who has the time to attach a car door guard?
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009Car door protection is a matter of choice. Some people love it, while others think its overkill. Personally, I never liked car door guards, but given that most people would not loss sleep over dinging your car, you bet I use a car door protector. Case in point: My neighbor has a black Honda Accord that’s really tricked up with all kinds of goodies like pin stripes and exhaust. I always watched in disgust when I saw him attach his removable magnetic door guards, and line them up perfectly straight. I thought he was nuts, until one day I saw the next door neighbor pull their Chrysler minivan into the spot adjacent to the Honda. The minivan driver, swung her door smack into the Honda. Her bratty kids swung the passenger door into the Lexus parked nearby and they all walked away. Without the door guards there surely would have been a huge door ding and dent. After witnessing how other people can be so mean, I decided to buy a set of door shox for my Infiniti. Every night I go outside like clockwork and affix the door shox to my car door, making sure it lines-up perfectly with the door handle. I do not consider myself a fanatic, just someone who cares about my car. So, to answer my own question, “yes” a car door guard is really necessary and I will make time to attach them.
Importance of Car Door Protection
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009Parking nowadays is just as dangerous as driving. Whether you park in the shopping mall or the street, dings and dents to your car door is a big problem. Each year thousands of cars are damaged in parking garages and parking lots, resulting in millions of dollars in damages. This problem is so prevalent that businesses were started to specifically remove car door dings and dents. Body shops and ding repair shop businesses are booming, as more people are repairing their car doors from the unsightly car dings. To the rescue are a slew of car door protection products such as car door guards and car door protectors that can help save your car door. As cars become sleeker and more sculpted, many car manufacturers are foregoing the bulky car door guards altogether. Without car door protection, the car door is a sitting target and can be easily damaged when an adjacent door makes contact with the metal surface. Sometimes this contact results in a ding and even worse a deep scratch. A ding can usually be repaired at a body shop. However, a deep scratch or scrape will be more permanent, and difficult to cover up. Some car manufacturers offer OEM car door guards as an option or an aftermarket accessory. While these products help reduce the incidence of car door dings and dents they are usually mounted to low for maximum effectiveness or are to skinny to offer much protection.