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Protecting Jeep in Parking lot

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#1 ·
Anybody have any ideas on how I can protect the sides of my jeep from other people opening their vehicle doors into it. I always park my jeep away from other vehicles and at the end of a parking lot but as always the biggest POS vehicles will inevitably park 2" from the side of my vehicle.
 
#3 ·
you could always get one of those magnetic stick bars that go on the side that you just take off when you leave lol. i think theyre like 40 bucks or something
 
#24 ·
+1!

one incident i had was i saw a lexus park next to the "sheep jeep" and they thought they were this and that, then they swung their door right into my rock rail :lmao: seriously it's so funny watching someone think they're this that and the 3rd and to see their face when they do something dumb.
 
#37 ·
I thought this also.

(No dings in mine,,,,yet)

BUT, I did notice, the back doors on a lot of the SUV's (Like my wife's rogue)



The back doors bend over the wheel well, and leaves a nice corner that goes over the Sliders/rails. That space lets that nice sharp corner reach the Jeep!:atomic:

Same on the Edge, Explorer, Forrester, and what ever little 4dr SUV there is.
 
#16 ·
Re-think how you're parking.... park next to the nicest, most expensive cars out there.
Or, better yet, just park next to other Jeeps!
 
#54 ·
Re-think how you're parking.... park next to the nicest, most expensive cars out there. Or, better yet, just park next to other Jeeps!
I was at a public park years ago one day stretching to go for a jog when this lady pulled into the space next to me in a big fancy BMW. When she opened her door, she slammed it into the side of my car. Now I was parked correctly in the parking space. I looked at her like she had lost her mind and she just ignored me and went for a walk out in the park. I got back into my car and I opened my door very hard into her BMW 4 or 5 times. With my Jeep, I usually park towards the end of the parking lot to keep the idiots away from it.
 
#17 ·
Hard to protect yourself from all of the jerks out there. Just a few weeks ago I was parked at the grocery store between 2 vehicles with my brand new 2015 JKUR. I stayed in the jeep while a couple family members went in.

After around 15 minutes the idiot driver of the car to my right just flings his rear door wide open with no care in the world and just hits my right rear fender.

I got out of my car to his side and then just stood there pointing at my fender that he hit as he loaded his car up with groceries. Never an apology or anything.

Fortunately I didn't like the look of the painted fenders and kept the stock black ones and you couldn't even tell that the fender was hit but I've wondered how well the painted fenders would have fared when getting hit by a door. I also feel cheated that the lack of any damage prevented me from making a bigger scene for this selfish individuals behavior.

I am also planning on some rail enhancements to address some of these issues as well.
 
#18 ·
Hard to protect yourself from all of the jerks out there. Just a few weeks ago I was parked at the grocery store between 2 vehicles with my brand new 2015 JKUR. I stayed in the jeep while a couple family members went in. After around 15 minutes the idiot driver of the car to my right just flings his rear door wide open with no care in the world and just hits my right rear fender. I got out of my car to his side and then just stood there pointing at my fender that he hit as he loaded his car up with groceries. Never an apology or anything. Fortunately I didn't like the look of the painted fenders and kept the stock black ones and you couldn't even tell that the fender was hit but I've wondered how well the painted fenders would have fared when getting hit by a door. I also feel cheated that the lack of any damage prevented me from making a bigger scene for this selfish individuals behavior. I am also planning on some rail enhancements to address some of these issues as well.
Man I would have been pissed if that were my jeep too. There's definitely no shortage of inconsiderate Aholes
 
#20 ·
You should have hooked up a snatch strap and pulled his bumper off.

I have thought of this in the past and aside parking at the far side of the moon which I do all the time. Also thought of getting some those boat things that protect the sides and figure a way to hang them on the side of my vehicles.
 
#29 ·
I try to park my jeep next to a curb spot as far over as I can next to the curb so that there is more than enough room for the vehicle in the spot next to me to open their door.

Here is an amazing example of THE perfect curb spot. (curbs on BOTH sides).



If I cant find a One-sided curb spot to part all the way next to the curb.... I park way out in the back of the parking lot. I dont stay long anywhere I park anyways. Maybe a half hour tops.
 
#62 ·
#32 ·
Seriously?

I used to worry about this with other new cars I had in the past but since I got my 2014 JKU, I sort of mellowed out on the dings issue. I mean really, this is a rig I'm going to be thrashing around on mountain road and trails and grind through thick brush and I'm going to get worked up about a parking lot ding? I've found that the plastic fenders and the rock rails will protect about 75% of the potential for exposure and the rest I just try to watch where I park. But I don't stress over it.
I've been so busy getting ready for a Moab road trip, I don't even remember the last time I washed my rig.

It's sort of like a shotgun I have. Could hardly wait to get the first ding on it because I knew it was going to be my constant field gun and didn't want to be overly protective and have that stress during my hunt. Many years and many dings later, that is still my favorite field gun. Think of it as having "patina".
 
#36 ·
Park in the back, next to a curb, park right against the curb. That way someone has to actually park in your spot with you to ding you. I worry about this with my others cars but the Jeep I bought is 20 years old so it's kinda nice to not have to worry.
 
#38 ·
Not a parking story, per Se...years ago we had a custom bumper with a tow rig ( two brackets that poke out ) for RV towing. Anyway, some minivan mom thought we were sneaking in on her spot and backed up to block us. She backed up far enough to tap our bumper and got her parking space, she was smugly content. We were just smiling and waving as we saw the two puncture holes in her bumper.

:bop:
 
#53 ·
In college a friend of mine with a hatchback pulled into a spot where somebody had double parked their fancy sports car. It was the only spot left in the lot and several other cars had passed it by. He was about 2 inches from each vehicle and climbed out the hatchback to get out of his car. No damage to any of the vehicles but the sports car driver would have had to climb in the passenger side and over the center console to leave. :)
 
#42 ·
You can always use what I call the Dallas method. Years ago when I lived in Dallas, a friend had a small business and one of his young employees had a Mercedes SL. He always parked away from everyone else and no one ever parked next to him. My friend noticed why one day when he went to lunch. There were broken bottles in the spaces on either side of the SL. That evening he went out a few minutes behind the young man and noticed him open his trunk, take out a box and pick up all the pieces of glass. Then next morning when he got to the office the SL was in it's normal spot and the glass pieces spread out in the two spaces again.

No ding parking kit - 1 pair leather gloves, 1 sturdy box, assorted pieces of broken bottles.
 
#47 ·
I thought I was safe from door dings because of my side steps, black fenders, 3" lift and 35's, but nope. A few while ago some huge lifted chevy parked next to me and swung open the door which cleared over my rear fenders! I couldn't believe it, and I was furious initially. That quickly changed when the guy was extremely apologetic before I could yell and he handed me $400 to get it fixed and went about his day. The dent is still there... I bought a new exhaust system instead... :D
I still cant believe the door was tall enough to hit such a high spot.
 
#48 ·
I thought I was safe from door dings because of my side steps, black fenders, 3" lift and 35's, but nope. A few while ago some huge lifted chevy parked next to me and swung open the door which cleared over my rear fenders! I couldn't believe it, and I was furious initially. That quickly changed when the guy was extremely apologetic before I could yell and he handed me $400 to get it fixed and went about his day. The dent is still there... I bought a new exhaust system instead... :D I still cant believe the door was tall enough to hit such a high spot.
HAHHAHAHAH!! I love this story. Financial goals.
 
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