lozi

I pulled up at home a minute ago and put the handbrake on, turned the lights off and all of a sudden BANG my car was embeded in the garage door

my drive is on a slope and my handbrake is borderline, i suppose its over borderline now then

anybody have any idea how much a new garage door is going to cost, i live with my parents so i will have to replace it

i think its made by garadoor or something as well and i seem to think they are pricey

i am massivley fucked off!

Jamz

garage doors cost an absolute fortune for what they are

mechanic28

iTrader: (5)

opps!any damage to the car?can u not bang that back out?

BigErn

stand behind said dent and boot it back to straight, as long as it still operates as normal then why replace it? Our door is banana shaped cos I reverse my car against it as the car is longer than the drive so I put it up against the door to stop people tripping over the front end

lozi

great news

im not sure how much damage is on the car as its dark but i did notice a mark above the fog light

we will have a go at bending it back tomorrow but im not sure my dad will see that as acceptable

Karl 3dr

iTrader: (9)

Shit!
I always make a point of leaving mine in gear because i've heard the handbrakes can creep off due to the brakes cooling down and the discs contracting?
As said above, as far as i know, garage doors aint cheap!

lozi

bugger, thats all i need when im trying to get my saph sorted to go to the ring on a tight budget

rst in breaking

iTrader: (2)

cant you look for a second hand one maybe if they're that expensive? im guessing its 7ftx7ft? if so should be common?

st3v3

Not cheap mate,i know you might not want to see this and it might be cheaper to go through the house insurance but take a look here > http://www.garagedoorco.co.uk/doors....&mechanismID=4

rst in breaking

iTrader: (2)

just looked on ebay, second hand could be good option? easy to fit:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/As-New-Conditi...QQcmdZViewItem

lozi

the problem is its a double garage so i will have to find a matching door which i dont thin is going to be easy, i have looked on a few sites and cant see anything even similar

sebspring

iTrader: (3)

can't you go the other side of it and try to push the bastid back the other way?

Dre.1983

At least you didnt back through it reversing out your garage. Sounds like a comedy sketch but my uncle got a phone call one day. Went round and a bloke he did a bit of work for backed his car through the door luckily it was a grp door so nicely snapped were he hit it.

xr4x4rs

iTrader: (5)

most sierras have this problem, i woke one morning to find mine inmy wall on my house, the dauy after i had the front end painted lol

what ive read is you need to apply the footbrake first then the handbrake

RWD_cossie_wil

iTrader: (9)

Leave the car in gear every time, prevent this happening, cossie hand brakes are shit, but then again I suppose this is shutting the garage door after the cossie has bolted

lozi

that makes me fell lucky mine hit a garage door not a wall, especialy with a freshly painted car!

turbo_3dr_tommy

cliam off the house insurance and pay the excess