Boxster devastation - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Grizzly · 02-25-2007, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by alikhan78

I spent the last hour cleaning the garage. That glass flew everywhere. After getting the glass I tried to repair as much of the door I could by polisihing it. Looks much better but still needs a lot of work. Some of the scratches are paint deep and the inside of the door has actually had some of the paint taken off as it had the initial contact with the drywall. I also did an investigation and found out the drywall did not take out the glass, it was actually the garage rail (circled in one of my pics in red).

It doesn't look to me as if there's any body damage. Does the door line up O.K.? It looks like it does. If so, a body shop will be able to scuff and shoot that door for a few hundred dollars. It looks much better after the clean-up!

djomlas · 02-25-2007, 04:04 PM

ouch man, glad no one was hurt.
this happen most of the time at your own house

just at my own place i had a garage dool collapse and fall on my car, my mom reversing very fast into it, my cousin knocking out the mirror and half my door.
all in the same driveway

good luck w the repairs

CJ_Boxster · 02-25-2007, 04:10 PM

Thats why I NEVER EVER leave the car in gear while parked, I just makesure the ebrake is firmly pulled.

KevinH1990 · 02-25-2007, 04:49 PM

Here's a link to someone selling door glass:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=329757

You might be able to save a few dollars.

Good luck.

alikhan78 · 02-25-2007, 05:04 PM

Thanks Kevin, I'll get a body shop estimate, if its cheap Ill just let them take care of it. Otherwise I'll contact this guy, he's in Australia so I'm not sure how much shipping will be.

Grizzly, the door still lines up, fortunately the door only hit the drywall, could have been much worse.

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinH1990

Here's a link to someone selling door glass:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=329757

You might be able to save a few dollars.

Good luck.

C5150 · 02-25-2007, 07:42 PM

Wow - I can't imagine what I would have done (or said). You are a very good man.

Hope that the repairs come quickly for you!

Bavarian Motorist · 02-26-2007, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by C5150

Wow - I can't imagine what I would have done (or said). You are a very good man.

Hope that the repairs come quickly for you!

I agree.

I don't know what your mother-in-law was thinking...I just can't explain that in my head as I'm sure you can't either.

I never leave my car in gear when parked and I hate people that DO!

7th gear · 02-26-2007, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by C5150

Wow - I can't imagine what I would have done (or said). You are a very good man.

you are a good man! i salute you for not rippin' your mother n law's lips.

well, i can imagine what i'd have said/done. now whether i'd say/do it would depend on how much religion i had in me. realistically, i think i would need to just walk/drive away for a weekend to kool down. i don't want to come to this ->

i've never had a problem giving anybody a ride in the 986 but nobody drives. i worked too long & too hard for the 986.

please tell me your mother n law will cook & deliver your next holiday meals for 5 years??

porschedude · 02-25-2007, 07:53 PM

Alikhan, sorry to hear about your car damage. You can call Terry at Colors on Parade Body Shop in Austin to paint the door for $375 or so (tel: 923-2984). His color matching is superb for Porsche....he only works on nice cars like Ferrari, Bentley, Porsche, etc and he is the best in Austin. All other body shops will insist on painting the rear quarter panel too, which is garbage. I don't know cost of the glass but it should not be more than $100-200. But before deciding to paint, I would try using TriCut scratch remover...get that black bottle for $12 at Gladwin Paint in Austin (see phone book for number). Put that white polish on and rub hard...should take off most of the scratches based on the pic I see....I just helped a friend in the same situation...took out 99% scratches. Keep us posted.

Ghostrider 310 · 02-26-2007, 03:18 PM

Sorry to hear about this but I have to ask....What enjoyment was the mother in law going to get from backing a car out of a garage?

PS She should pony up 100% of the cash to fix it, then she will really learn about Porsche ownership since she has expresssed interest..

porsche986spyder · 02-26-2007, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by CJ_Boxster

Thats why I NEVER EVER leave the car in gear while parked, I just makesure the ebrake is firmly pulled.

I have to agree with him on this one. I ALWAYS leave the car in neutral with the e-brake up. NEVER in gear. The dealership that I've been to likes to leave it in 1st. I HATE when people do that. You start your car up and take your foot up off the clutch not realizing they left it in gear and WHAM! the car dies and scares the crap out of you. Unless you are parked on a hill of some kind there is NO reason to leave your car in gear.