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, 2009With some creativity and a few bucks you can create your very own car door protector.
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009I got sick and tired of spending money on car door protection, and decided to rig my very own car door protector. In this bad economy you need to do whatever you can do to save some money. With a little patience you can make your own car door guard for half what you would pay otherwise. Step (1) Go to your local target and purchase some pool noodle floats and string. (2) If you want to protect the entire side of your vehicle, place the pool noodle along the side and cut it to fit the doors. (3) Run the string through one end of the noodle. To keep the string from sliding back into the noodle run the string through a small hole (you make the hole) in the top of the noodle and make a large knot to keep it from sliding back. (4) Create a loop on one end that can slide over your side mirror housing. Tie the back end of the string to the rear door handle. Its simple and there you have it, car door protection for under $20.
Car door protection in the Parking Garage?
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009Parking in New York City is like parking in a war zone. There are road hazards, bad drivers and rude people. I used to be one of those people who always parked in the street to save money. After getting my car dinged by taxi cab doors once, twice, three times….I decided to try a parking lot. How bad could a parking garage be? After all You pay money to park, so you expect that they will care for your car. Needless to say, after two weeks of parking at the garage I noticed my first door ding, the size of a quarter. I brought this to the attendant’s attention only to be told that I drove in with the door ding. I was really pissed by the attendant’s arrogance. I had a word with the parking garage manger the next day and he told me they would pay for the dent removal, but future incidents would be my problem. He explained that car dings were unavoidable since the cars are constantly being moved about and he did not know when the ding occurred or who was driving the car. The manager told me about door shox and recommended the product. He actually showed me a vehicle that was parked there with the product attached. I was A bit skeptical at first, but I purchased a set of valet door shox to try. Nicely engineered product!