Tired of side dents !
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Anyone can help to prevent dents on both sides. Where to get and do shop provide services as well too ? Help ...
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Forget about the exterior of your car, it belongs to the public, the only part of the car that belongs to you is the interior.
No matter how you prevent or be careful, there sure will be some inconsiderate drivers who just open their doors without care for the car beside. -
women and children
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But currently there are door protectors available right? A strip of protruding plastic running through the sides of the doors.
I have em on my car, they can be removed, and sometimes i return to the parking lot to see em scratched, but hey, it beats denting/scratching the door right? -
Get one of these, scratches yes, dents confirm no.
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but... does it come with alarm?
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Oh of course, just loud enough to wake up half of toa payoh estate.Originally posted by revvieeee:but... does it come with alarm? -
so conspicuous, who wan steal?Originally posted by revvieeee:but... does it come with alarm? -
paste stickers to cover the dent lar
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The cause of your dents, is you.
If you park inconsiderately, people will leave you a reminder. If you park thoughtlessly, without thinking that other's might dent you when they open their door, you will be dented.
Depending on how careful you choose your parking space, determines how many dents and dimples you collect. I collected none so far.
If you insists on parking thoughtlessly, the best solution will be to install hundreds of pointed half inch studs all over the sides of your vehicle. This way, people will park far away from you. -
no choice lah sometime you park nicely and carefully also will tiok one, i notice the culprits are normally not the drivers actually but the passengers especially old(>40?) women and children.Originally posted by ShutterBug:The cause of your dents, is you.
If you park inconsiderately, people will leave you a reminder. If you park thoughtlessly, without thinking that other's might dent you when they open their door, you will be dented.
Depending on how careful you choose your parking space, determines how many dents and dimples you collect. I collected none so far.
If you insists on parking thoughtlessly, the best solution will be to install hundreds of pointed half inch studs all over the sides of your vehicle. This way, people will park far away from you.
no way to prevent lah unless you go and install somethign where got impact only your car emitts electricity or shoot soemthing bah but i bet thats illegal so too bad -
Heard of paintless dent removal. You can wait till many many dents then go then will be cheaper...
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for me, e whole car dosent belong to me, it belongs to citibank, untill i pay up my loan, and when i finish paying up my loan, its time to scrap my car..heheOriginally posted by MCY:Forget about the exterior of your car, it belongs to the public, the only part of the car that belongs to you is the interior.
No matter how you prevent or be careful, there sure will be some inconsiderate drivers who just open their doors without care for the car beside. -
I was just going to mention this!Originally posted by Selinna:Heard of paintless dent removal. You can wait till many many dents then go then will be cheaper... 
PDR can usually completely remove a minor door ding or crease. If the clearcoat wasn't damaged by the impact, the repair can oftentimes be perfect.
An accomplished PDR technician can usually "massage out" a ding in less than five minutes.
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sometimes park damn nicely also car can tio scratch, its those bloody little thrill-seekers that get a kick out of "scratching things then making a getaway".Originally posted by ShutterBug:The cause of your dents, is you.
If you park inconsiderately, people will leave you a reminder. If you park thoughtlessly, without thinking that other's might dent you when they open their door, you will be dented.
Depending on how careful you choose your parking space, determines how many dents and dimples you collect. I collected none so far.
If you insists on parking thoughtlessly, the best solution will be to install hundreds of pointed half inch studs all over the sides of your vehicle. This way, people will park far away from you.
worst places i've encountered are at HDB carparks, especially when you park some ulu area. best is park next to another car. -
the lot too small lar, good to park smaller car. slightly bigger/wider a bit oso got problem. i think those architect tat designed the cp either they dun drive or they dun stay in hdb estate or condo.
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you sure a bionix cannot be dented?? which Bn were you from?? sure you havent see how a dent can be created when bashing thru the jungle knocking down trees??Originally posted by ditzy:Get one of these, scratches yes, dents confirm no. -
lol now its the driver who is inconsiderate and thoughtless..Originally posted by ShutterBug:The cause of your dents, is you.
If you park inconsiderately, people will leave you a reminder. If you park thoughtlessly, without thinking that other's might dent you when they open their door, you will be dented.
Depending on how careful you choose your parking space, determines how many dents and dimples you collect. I collected none so far.
If you insists on parking thoughtlessly, the best solution will be to install hundreds of pointed half inch studs all over the sides of your vehicle. This way, people will park far away from you.
when a jewellery shop gets robbed..its the shop who is thoughtless to be located at a place many ppl will walk past and see those expensive gems in it..and its the shop's fault to be inconsiderate to tempt the robbers to break into the shop
one qn..do u park at the handicap lot?? its the only lot wide enough for those cars beside you to open their doors fully without hitting urs..other den dat..which stretch of carpark lots you can find..dat when u park nicely in the centre..other cars haf no chance of swinging their doors into yours?? i wanna park there too -
parallel parking lor....
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u wun get dents but ur side mirror will be gone..Originally posted by IcedLemon:parallel parking lor.... -
wun meh?? ppl drop passenger off beside ur car..if sway enuff same thing..dent..Originally posted by IcedLemon:parallel parking lor....
swayness noe no limits.. -
Take Coner Lots, and park 1 inch away from curb, making about 3 feet of clearance between you and the next car.
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There is such a thing as Defensive Parking.
Some set standard of measures, is better than none, when parking to avoid dents. When you park so close to neighboring vehicles, be prepared to be dented.
Take corner lots, park as close as you can to the curbside, and make at least 3f or more space between yourself, and the neighboring vehicle.
If the safe lot, or corner lot is far from where you're going, such as entrance to a shopping center, sacrifice the convenience of parking next to entrance. Parking in between cars always increases the risks of dents. The next car that parks next to yours, may be driven by an idiot who can't park to save his life. Or worse; ladies who park just so they can get out confortably from the driver's side, but leave a hair's breadth on the other side.
I'm not saying this to insult the intellect of the opposit gender, but I am saying so from experiences and observations. -
no matter how hard u try to find a corner lot, park until ur tires touching the kerb, there'll always be some dumb pr!ck who would come and park rite next to u out of his own lot. u see, the prob isn't juz where u choose to park, but who u are parking with as well.Originally posted by ShutterBug:There is such a thing as Defensive Parking.
Some set standard of measures, is better than none, when parking to avoid dents. When you park so close to neighboring vehicles, be prepared to be dented.
Take corner lots, park as close as you can to the curbside, and make at least 3f or more space between yourself, and the neighboring vehicle.
If the safe lot, or corner lot is far from where you're going, such as entrance to a shopping center, sacrifice the convenience of parking next to entrance. Parking in between cars always increases the risks of dents. The next car that parks next to yours, may be driven by an idiot who can't park to save his life. Or worse; ladies who park just so they can get out confortably from the driver's side, but leave a hair's breadth on the other side.
I'm not saying this to insult the intellect of the opposit gender, but I am saying so from experiences and observations.
as long as u are not parking in a private lot partitioned by pillars/kerbs, there's always the possibility of some inconsiderate fool denting ur car no matter where u park. trust me, i've been a long time advocate of parking corner lots, even to the extent of waiting for one when there are plenty of "center" lots going around and i still have to visit my dent remover once every 6 months. -
Tailslide! How you been? Nice to see you again!
Well, yes. Fools and inconsiderate idiots are aplenty, but thankfully, it hasn't yet reached saturation levels akin to that of the haze in KL.
Parking mindful of dents, is pretty much a game of chance and luck. It alll depends on the neighborhood, the kind of location, what sorts are likely to come park next to you, and other factors come into play. But much personal plays a big part in incuring as little dents and dimples are possible.
I have seen cars with their sides looking much like the worktop of some metal machining workshop; scratched, dented, dimpled, scraped, bumped, and abrased. But I note that old rust-bucket cars are less likely to incur dents.
So, the shinier and newer your vehicle appears, watch out. And it is true that dents are sometimes left by children who open their doors mindlessly - swinging it wide open innocently.
But still, I believe in precautionary measures and porcedures. So far, I need not visit any dent removing specialist.