How to modify wall end to protect car from damage?

[Asian Boss]

Why not just drive with a bit more care?

I'm not lacking in care, I'm lacking in ability!

This was the other day. I thought I was one brick away. But in fact was closer. No damage on that occasion.

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[Asian Boss]

The pipe insulation should do the trick, open it out and stick it on the corner.

You'd be better off reversing in, obvs....but you'd have to climb out the other side.

That's my best plan so far.

Reversing on is easier.... but then the car is further away from the wall so I can't get my bike out.

[Asian Boss]

My Mum had a ridiculously narrow garage and was always worried about chipping the doors when opening them or scraping on a pillar. I screwed some 2x1 roofing batons to the wall at the required height.

Wood is not a bad idea. I might hear / feel contact before it did much damage. If it dented it, it might be a pop outable dent.

[Asian Boss]

Is there room for a mirror next to the garage door above the wall? Not sure if it would work but even if you can't see right down the side of the car it might make it more obvious if you are slightly off line

That is a very good idea which I hadn't thought of.

[636mick]

Is it really worth damaging the car when you can park normally and move it to get the bike out? Cheaper for sure. Just takes an extra minute or so.

[Asian Boss]

Is it really worth damaging the car when you can park normally and move it to get the bike out? Cheaper for sure. Just takes an extra minute or so.

That is a very good point. I kind of only bought the bike so I didn't do short journeys in the car. I worry short journeys in a fairly modern, fairly large diesel engine will clog it up. But maybe just moving it off the drive isn't so bad.

Maybe I should just do that. Or park my car on the street rather than on my drive.

I still can't believe I scratched it. What an idiot. If I carry on like I am now, it's only a matter of time before I do it again.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Could you put some kind of pokey outy things on the wall so you can tell you're getting close? Bit like those dangly chains which stop you driving into a multi story with bikes on the roof. Not that my Dad ever did that

Don't ask me what kind of sticky out things. I'm just spit balling here.

[Asian Boss]

...that going to cost you 350-500 to fix. plasterboard's V cheap

I was hoping for £300. Maybe I'm well out. I'll have to see what the paint place goons say.

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[rodbargee]

I had to have something very similar fixed it came down to confidence in the painter getting a good colour match and being able to loose it within the door panel, water based is hard to fade out so you don't notice the change and its always hard to get a whole door on its own to match if the doors done in its entirety. I was lucky cost me £450 it hadn't deformed the panel on mine. I can recommend someone but he's in the North East.

[Asian Boss]

I had to have something very similar fixed it came down to confidence in the painter getting a good colour match and being able to loose it within the door panel, water based is hard to fade out so you don't notice the change and its always hard to get a whole door on its own to match if the doors done in its entirety. I was lucky cost me £450 it hadn't deformed the panel on mine. I can recommend someone but he's in the North East.

Thank you. I'm a long way away and have had a recommendation for a local place and don't think it would make sense to travel so far to get it done.

Forewarned is forearmed on the cost. I will just put it into the spreadsheet of running costs for 3 years and that will make it pretty much disappear. I'm thinking 500 not 300 now so if it's less than that, it's a bonus.

[wheelnut]

Fix a length of 2x2 (or 3x2) on the floor along the length of the wall. That way you won’t be able to hit the wall without climbing the wood. Hopefully the wood won’t scuff the alloys.

[Rockburner]

Fix a length of 2x2 (or 3x2) on the floor along the length of the wall. That way you won’t be able to hit the wall without climbing the wood. Hopefully the wood won’t scuff the alloys.

Exactly what i was going to suggest.

[Count Steer]

Could you put some kind of pokey outy things on the wall so you can tell you're getting close? Bit like those dangly chains which stop you driving into a multi story with bikes on the roof. Not that my Dad ever did that

Don't ask me what kind of sticky out things. I'm just spit balling here.

OT but I saw someone do that at a car park in the Surrey Hills. Turned in through the metal frame barrier with a degree of brio.....'Yay! We're here!'

Ripped the mountain bikes off the roof, flipped them over and stuffed them into the rear window with enough force to break that too.

[Supermofo]

Personally there is no way I'd want my car that close to a wall. At work I have to park very close to a wall but that's about an 2-3 inches past the mirror with the mirror extended and that's close enough for me.

I think I'd either park normally and move the car to get the bike out or knock the wall down.

When someone dented my wing I had Chipsaway to sort it. Bloke changed £150 and made a pigs ear of it, he came back twice more and still far from a good job. Chipsaway then sent me to a indoor Chipsaway place for them to do it and they covered the cost which from the invoice was about £560 I think. The colour match changed over time and they had to re-do again in April of this year and I think it's finally done.

When someone reversed into my wing/door last year that went through the insurance. That was scratches/scrapes and a couple of dents to wing/door/sill. On the insurance that went through at £1440 but must say was a first class job and totally unnoticeable. The difference between a proper body shop taking their time and a mobile job was very noticeable, but there is a cost.

[Taipan]

...that going to cost you 350-500 to fix. plasterboard's V cheap

I was hoping for £300. Maybe I'm well out. I'll have to see what the paint place goons say.

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This is costing me £220 plus another £216 for the rear light!

[weeksy]

I'd take the wall down. Fit a thin chain type fence, that'll give you a bit more clearance..

Or, i'd park normally and move the car when needed.

[dosruedas]

Years ago, my father nailed some carpet to a garage wall stop scratching the car. Seemed to work.

[slowsider]

Years ago, my father nailed some carpet to a garage wall stop scratching the car. Seemed to work.

IME that's to stop the door opening onto brick, rather than driving tight against it.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Could you put some kind of pokey outy things on the wall so you can tell you're getting close? Bit like those dangly chains which stop you driving into a multi story with bikes on the roof. Not that my Dad ever did that

Don't ask me what kind of sticky out things. I'm just spit balling here.

OT but I saw someone do that at a car park in the Surrey Hills. Turned in through the metal frame barrier with a degree of brio.....'Yay! We're here!'

Ripped the mountain bikes off the roof, flipped them over and stuffed them into the rear window with enough force to break that too.

Replace "Surry Hills" with "Truro" and you've got exactly what my Dad did.

I got a new bike out of it though

Fix a length of 2x2 (or 3x2) on the floor along the length of the wall. That way you won’t be able to hit the wall without climbing the wood. Hopefully the wood won’t scuff the alloys.

This is basically what I was thinking, but much more fully formed as an idea.

[dern]

I'd just park it normally and move it a bit to get the bike out. If the drive is flat you can just push it, that what I do with my daughters car and I have the added security of anyone wanting to nick the bike needing to do the same. I didn't use to do this and ended up confronting two lads forcing the garage doors at 8pm.