Car Door Edge Guard/Protection Recommendations

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  bobbified on 17/02/2022 - 20:53

  +4

  Just a personal opinion only: If it's a van or ute or something, the strips might be okay, but I think it'd look quite tacky on a normal passenger car. I'm always conscious when opening my door and often wrap my fingers around the edge if I'm close to something.

  If you're getting it in an attempt to prevent other people hitting your car with their door, then the strip is too thin to protect anything because there's plenty of places for them to hit along the whole door panels.

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    John Kimble on 17/02/2022 - 21:06

    +1

    Mostly to protect other cars from us. Yeah, I do that too, but sometimes it's hard with the kids.

    My car is black, so I was hoping to get ones that don't stand out too much…but if they look tacky, then perhaps it's something I have to live with, it's a Honda CRV, not like it's a premium car…

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      bobbified on 17/02/2022 - 21:44

      +2

      Mostly to protect other cars from us

      Very thoughtful, I must say. Most people wouldn't give a shit at all.

      Is there something like a clear film (like a slightly thicker variety) that goes around the edges to soften the edge a little, but looks a little more inconspicuous? The adhesives on a decent brand film, like 3M, should come off pretty easily later.

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        John Kimble on 18/02/2022 - 00:11

        I found these…

        https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Acrylic-Car-Door-Edge-Guard-Stri…

        https://www.repco.com.au/en/car-care-panel/car-care/exterior…

        https://www.paintgard.com.au/products/3m-scotchgard-paint-pr…

        https://www.carcareproducts.com.au/xpel-door-edge-guard-kit.…

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          bobbified on 18/02/2022 - 10:06

          +1

          @John Kimble: I did a quick search and they're the only one's I've come up with as well. I reckon they're good enough to protect yours and someone else's car doors from very light taps and say, scrapes, on concrete walls/poles in the carparks.

          I remember the smaller soft rubber protectors used to be quite popular when I was younger. It protected both owner's door edge and other cars' doors. They stuck on and covered only the most outer-reaching part of the door edge because that's the bit that would most likely hit anything. They were nice and relatively small. It didn't need to go the whole way around the edge of the door like the one you linked originally. (If it's sticky residue that you're worried about, get only those that use 3M double sided tape).

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  Hybroid on 17/02/2022 - 21:44

  +1

  You can get smaller slim ones like these in various colours and shapes (non-adhesive clip ons):

  https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002984422883.html

  You may find them in local dollar shop if don't want to wait till kids graduate for them to arrive from China.

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  Euphemistic on 18/02/2022 - 17:09

  Saw some nice Mickey Mouse shaped ones this afternoon. So small they would be useless hitting something completely vertical. Not enough guarantee if opening onto a curved surface like an adjacent car door.