Car Door Dent Protector Removable Soft Cushion Magnetic Car Door Guard Strip for Garage Parking 2 Meter - Black AT007

2nd Order here - an update from first review below - and a heads upAs would be evident from my review below, the weakest point if this product is the missing instructions. In my last review I went into detail describing how to use the included double-sticky-sided beige strips that were inexplicably included in the package - i.e. in addition to the black magnetic strips which were sticky on on one side, the side intended to fasten it to the back side of the rubber bumper strip. But I got it wrong.On my second order I finally figured it out. The Amazon ad photo shows only how the black magnetic strip (only) to the back of the rubber bumper strip. It dawned on me that this was all that was needed, and that apparently the double-sticky-sided beige strip was intended for garage wall applications where, instead of the magnetic strip, one needed to adhere the rubber bumper strip directly to the wall! Duh!Now the heads up. I just got my new 2018 BMW X3, measured the doors, cut the strips, only to find that the magnetic strips, while they held on the rear doors, they didn't hold on the front doors - like "What?" So then I figured that BMW had apparently gone for aluminum doors on the front, but inexplicably steel on the rear doors. So the only way I could protect the front doors was to put all the magnets on one end of the rubber bumper strip, so that I could anchor the magnetic end over the rear door, projecting out as far as possible the unmagnetized end of the bumper - i.e. far enough that the overhanging end would not be so long it would overweight and thus disengage the end that was anchored. Moral - if you get a new car, before you start cutting the strips, check where they will actually hold, and then start your cutting. I just placed my 2nd order Good luck with your first pass!Below submitted 2 years agoWhen I first bought this, I didn't check the reviews closely - just looked at the overall rating. When the product arrived I did check and figured "Uh Oh" when I saw the incredible 24% with 1 star reviews, the descriptions of which, all seemed valid. So one of two things happened. Either the company heard the complaints and fixed it, or more likely, the reviewers didn't figure out how to install the packaged components carefully, which seems possible as there were also many negative recent reviews. It also seems possible because there were no instructions provided in the packaging, which, as will become clearer below, is a problem.The complaints often alleged that there were no magnetic strips, and that only two-sided self-stick stips were provided. Not so with my packaging which included, in addition to the 6' protective strip, two black rubberized strips approximately 3' long x 3/4" which were clearly magnetic with self stick adhesive on one side only. So two 3' strips, one for each door. In addition two strips of beige,standard double-sided sticky strips, each 6' long x 1/2" were provided which raises the obvious question - how do these dimensions match? They don't. 2 x 1/2 does not equal 3/4. So since there was only one magnetic strip, what I decided to do was place that near the top of the back side of the protective strip, so the heavier outer protective strip would than hang from the top. On reflection I think I also might have run it down the middle just as well, but that's what I did.To install, I first placed the two 1/2" double sided self-stick strips, adjacent to each other, on the top back side of the protective strip, and removed the adhesive protective strips from both sides, thus leaving a ready to stick-on exposed beige strip 1" wide the full 6' length. Then I removed the protective backing from the self-stick side of the two magnetic strips and placed them end to end, flush with the upper edge of the exposed beige strip. Thus before any cutting, on the back side of the protective strip I wound up with a 6' x 3/4" black magnetic strip at the top, leaving 1/4" of the bottom beige strip exposed. Since this exposed part was still sticky and I didn't want that to catch dirt or possibly stick to the car, I then took the protective plastic layer I had previously peeled off and placed that back over back over top of this exposed sticky surface. I suppose I could have first attempted to cut this 1/2" plastic protective strip down to the 1/4" size I actually needed, but I didn't bother.Final tip. I found it not good to store these in a coiled position, as it wound up crinkling the protective strip I had put back in place, and I figured it might also eventually cause crinkling elsewhere, so I decided to cut the 6' strip in half (or to a length that will you to store the strips flat in your trunk)Obviously the manufacturer needs to (1) add instructions and (2) come up with some beige double sided sticky strips and magnetic one-sided sticky strips whose dimensions match.

Initially I thought it was an okay solution. The rubber is really soft but probably strong enough to protect from dings. It came with 3M sticky tape and magnet strips. I thought the narrow sticky tape would eventually stop sticking and it created too much areas behind the rubber for dirt & moisture to collect that couldn't be cleaned. So I used the magnets which at least allowed you to leave them on all the time except when washing the car. Well when I took the rubber protectors off to wash the car, and put them back on, a day later the protector for one of the doors fell off as I was driving. I think the magnets are only strong enough as long as you keep them meticulously clean, and I had only washed the car but did not clean the magnets. Now I go to wash the car, try to take the protector off one of the doors, and as you can see from the picture the "magnets" have melted and stuck to the car. Since I have already spent almost $40 on this cheap piece of garbage, I will continue to use them but only when I park somewhere where I need the ding protection.

If you have kids with two or more cars in a garage this is a quick easy way to protect the doors from getting hit from careless damage from other doors or objects knocking into the car. The design is pretty simple there is a foam piece or section that you cut to size and two strips of magnet tape that stick to the foam for placement on the car. The magnets are strong enough to stay on the car without damaging the paint. I have actually forgotten to take the foam off when I drove the car a couple of times at highway speeds and the foam stayed on the car. I only wish I bought this a few years ago before the original damage was done. I bought these to protect our new car more so than the car these are sitting on. If you are paranoid about parking in a parking lot these will work too, so long as someone doesn't steal them off your car.

This system uses a soft foam cushion that adheres to a removable magnetic strip. It is not designed to remain permanently on a vehicle, particularly when driving. I keep the foam/magnetic strips rolled up in the shipping bags in my vehicle and attach when parking at airports and other retail establishment where parking slots are less than ample. In societies where rudeness and disregard for the property of others have become the norm, this product offers a very practical solution.

Somewhat clunky foam strips but wouldn’t stick to Tesla door magnetically

I regret not buying this sooner. A designated parked car next to my car keeps hitting my door. So I bought this product and problem solved. When I park I put it on and when I leave I remove it. The magnet is not strong enough to drive with it but sticks enough to your car for easy removal without damaging my car. It works perfect for me. And it looks like is part of my car. Who would know is magnetic. Love it.

It was easy to mount, but looks ridiculous.

Great protection at little cost.