[JoeyO]

Sorry if this has been discussed, but does anyone have any advice for wall guards for a garage wall? My sole purpose would be to prevent my SUV’s door edge from getting scratched, if it ever swung open extra wide by accident. My garage space is tight.

I’m ordering a brand new X3 and am thinking of all precautions to protect my new baby. The below photo is what I was considering, but then I was thinking of simply attaching a panel of polyisocyanurate insulation to the sides of my garage wall. The polyiso board is fairly inexpensive and would cover more surface area, and is super light.

[Emily172013]

I bought a very similar, self adhesive, product. It works great, been sticking to my brick wall for 5yrs now.

[Chihuahua]

you could use foam acoustic tiles too, they stick to drywall with double-sided tape and are 12"x12". You could attach a couple where you need on the garage wall. I got mine from Amazon, they're cheap.

[JoeyO]

Originally Posted by Chihuahua

you could use foam acoustic tiles too, they stick to drywall with double-sided tape and are 12"x12". You could attach a couple where you need on the garage wall. I got mine from Amazon, they're cheap.

I didn’t think of that. Good idea. Cost ends up being about the same. I like the roll design, instead of dealing with individual panels.

[John in VA]

Attach a pool noodle to the wall?

[ayilar]

Originally Posted by JoeyO

Sorry if this has been discussed, but does anyone have any advice for wall guards for a garage wall? My sole purpose would be to prevent my SUV’s door edge from getting scratched, if it ever swung open extra wide by accident. My garage space is tight.

Here's what I use. Bought 3 years ago at the link below, solved the exact same issue for me without taking much space, has held up perfectly.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HKTCNLY

[MagicJohnson]

I was thinking about getting something like this today. How timely!

[USMC G2]

Greetings,

Here’s a solution and can be used outside of the garage. I made these devices many years ago and sold quite a few at Coffee and Cars, etc.

Take a pool noodle. Use your soldering iron and burn three shallow out depressions down the side (equal spacing). Hot glue three neodymium magnets to the depressions. Wrap the pool noodle and magnets with masking tape.

Now comes the fun part…get some flannel cotton material (choice of colors is up to you)…I used white, gray, black, blue and red flannel cotton purchased from the LA garment district. Borrow your wives sewing machine and sew a sleeve. Take careful measurements. Slide the pool noodle inside the sleeve and tuck the extra material into the hole in both ends.

Draw a straight line on the garage wall (I like using a laser leveling device) and screw in three carefully measured screws to your garage wall, (use a wall anchor for the screws)…again, take careful measurements. Then attach your new ultimate door guard protection system to the wall.

See pic below…it’s the device next to the driver’s door. I sold a few (well, maybe a whole bunch) these door guard protection system at car shows for $19 each or two for $30. Made up a five different colors and batches of 30 or so…used to sell out every time. You can use this device when going to the store…slap it on and remove it when you get back into your car. It also prevents door dings from other cars. And no, no one will steal it.

Hope this helps…be sure to give the sewing machine back to your wife.

Semper Fi

[JoeyO]

Originally Posted by USMC G2

Greetings,

Here’s a solution and can be used outside of the garage. I made these devices many years ago and sold quite a few at Coffee and Cars, etc………..

Wow, I admire your innovation and determination. As an engineer, I can appreciate that. I suppose if I didn’t want it removable, I could simply affix the noddle with permanent screws to the wall, instead of magnets. I’m afraid I need mine to cover a vertical width of approx 24”. I want something very long and very wide. That’s because it must cover all various scenarios: front doors and rear doors have different vertical impact points. Also, the impact points are different whether I park my car in frontwards or backwards. Thanks for input.

[JoeyO]

Ayilar, that is a pretty cool product, but I see it’s no longer being sold on Amazon. It does have one flaw unfortunately. Knowing my luck, my door would probably hit the metal portion, because many rear doors are pointy in shape. If I were to design it, I would omit that metal strip, and insert flat nylon washers behind the screw heads. Then to cover the metal screw heads, put plastic caps over them or squirt a dab of flex seal or expandable foam on top of the screw head.

[BroDoze]

Just ordered these:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PVH5712...sin_title&th=1

Meant to do it a long time ago. Hopefully it doesn’t take half my paint, texture and drywall off if I ever need to move it.

[Altamate]

These are great. But did you also consider adding PPF to the car door edge? That way you have some protection in tight parking spots anywhere.

[silvermanor]

Use a pool noodle if you have to. It's an SUV who cares.

[ayilar]

Originally Posted by JoeyO

Ayilar, that is a pretty cool product (…). It does have one flaw unfortunately. Knowing my luck, my door would probably hit the metal portion, because many rear doors are pointy in shape.

That was a worry but I tested them before installation. The foam is strong enough that this is not an issue at all. And the SUV that’s been testing mine multiple times a day for 3 years has pointy/kinked rear door edges. Zero issue.

This said, if they’re no longer readily available online then the point is moot. Maybe the manufacturer sells a similar product. Good luck!

[chowser51]

i screwed in pool noodles 12 years ago in my garage. they're still working.

[Mech Spec]

Picked these up on amazon after seeing this thread. I have block construction so I needed adhesive pads. These seem great and the adhesive is very strong.

Nice to have so I can tuck my car in tighter on the side, more room for kids to walk in the middle = less risk to my car.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PVH5712...sin_title&th=1

[starlights]

If you want an inexpensive solution that blends in, you could look for foam or Polystyrene Chair Rail Moulding from hardware big box stores

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Nomastyl...g-TL/206665540

[JoeyO]

Originally Posted by silvermanor

Use a pool noodle if you have to. It's an SUV who cares.

Apparently you care. You care enough to type and post a response back to me. You care. You truly care. You truly truly care.

[silvermanor]

Originally Posted by JoeyO

Apparently you care. You care enough to type and post a response back to me. You care. You truly care. You truly truly care.

I do I do care so much. So have you settled on how you're going to protect the precious door edges on your American made minivan?

[Mech Spec]

I gotta say since I installed my wall guard it has vastly improved my life.

I always had to be super careful opening my door in the garage and was very meticulous about it. Now I dont have to do that at all! Im only hitting the pad like 5-10% of the time, but its the care free aspect that really saves me.

[JoeyO]

Originally Posted by silvermanor

I do I do care so much. So have you settled on how you're going to protect the precious door edges on your American made minivan?

Yes, but I’m not going to tell you. Take a seat, my friend, and tell us all where, when, and how an X3 hurt you. The first part to self recovery is talking about it. We’re all friends here. This is a no judgement zone.