Garage Protection

Jamie84 · Post by **Jamie84** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 5:34 pm

hey guys .. i am currently emptying out my garage as a new home for my exige when it comes ...totally gutted the place . my garage is quite narrow though and i am thinking about some foam pading or summit which i could fix to the walls to stop myself hitting the doors when i get out the car. Anyone got any ideas as to what i could use or were i can get some ?

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 5:35 pm

Carpet

Get some offcuts.

tut · Post by **tut** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 5:39 pm

Do what I do, just climb over the doors and leave them shut.

tut

Jamie84 · Post by **Jamie84** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 5:40 pm

climb over in exige ?...carpet sounds like not a bad shout

gorrie · Post by **gorrie** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 5:45 pm

another vote for carpet... thats what I used in my old garage.

j2 lot · Post by **j2 lot** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:34 pm

Polystyrene sheets / blocks from packaging. Keith

Dicey · Post by **Dicey** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 8:34 pm

Here's some choices for ya:

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/p ... _aids.html

But, as above, I use carpet, and a wooden block to avoid driving into the bench...

Mike.

douglasgdmw · Post by **douglasgdmw** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 8:40 pm

Carpet is cheaper but I was concerned it would be a bit too think so decided to look for something thinner but with just as much protection. So hows this for using a product like it was not intended:

We went to Dobbies and found the perfect product. It is for greenhouses and is a matting that is used by Greenhousers to water their plants - put a bucket of water on the floor and this fabric soaks up the water in a slow manner to keep the plants moist. It is very flet like in texture.

Think this is the stuff that they sell in rolls:
http://www.dobbies.co.uk/acatalog/hozel ... s-18x18cm-

Must admit that the gardener was a little bit surprised that we were using it to line the garage but it does the trick. With some no-more nails it is the product of choice. Every Scottish Elise'r should use it to line their garage. You heard it here first.

Cheers
DMW

Jamie84 · Post by **Jamie84** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 8:46 pm

thanks guys got all the info i need !.. just need bloody exige now to measure out were to put the stuff !

craigs135s · Post by **craigs135s** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 8:52 pm

j33AMA just saw you post on seloc about the auto trader. Have you bought the top marks mag??? Or look at the site? Prob get quite alot of exiges on there.

Cheers
C

Victor Meldrew · Post by **Victor Meldrew** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 8:55 pm

an old dish cloth and some spraymount... works fine for me....

Jamie84 · Post by **Jamie84** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:24 pm

graig , yeah m8 been checking autotrader and pistonheads everyday !..what bout top marques do the cars in that appear on the autotrader site too ?

guy i know said he seen a crackin black exige with black and orange leather seats and orange bodyparts in one of the magazines down south

Skyenet · Post by **Skyenet** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:37 pm

j33ama wrote:thanks guys got all the info i need !.. just need bloody exige now to measure out were to put the stuff !

Brings back memories of waiting 3 months for my S2. I even carpeted my garage awaiting its arrival (was cheaper than painting the floor

. ) and of course the offcuts were used to line the walls to avoid scratching the doors.

I must have thumbed the Elise brochure to it nearly fell apart, even had pictures of the gull wing roof that was supposed to be produced. My garage is quite small so the Elise was going to be a snug fit. I had measured everything including just where the mirrors would line up so made shelves to use up all available space.

Being into gadgets I had even set up an electronic warning device so that I wouldn't drive in too far. A lump of wood is actually a far better option.

Have to admit that there is a bit more free space with the R1200GS taking up the space my Elise used to.

Enjoy the Exige when it comes

PhilA · Post by **PhilA** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 12:44 am

i hung a rope from the roof.
i knew i had gone back far enuff when i touched it.
did that coz there were pillars half way down the walls and didnt want to be opening the door on them - helps when tired too

100% percision on stopping location

never hit the door off the wall - but did but "no more nails" with full intention of sticking carpet to the wall.

enjoy the wait and the car!!

douglasgdmw · Post by **douglasgdmw** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 8:08 am

Remember if you are hanging a rope then make sure there is something weighted on the end.

I can imagine on a windy day the rope would be out and all of a sudden you could end up reversing into the back wall. That is why I have used big felt pens marks on the walls so that I know how far back I can go.

Cheers
George