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Does anybody know how much the mirrors add to the width of a 987 Boxster?

I am looking to move house and the latest one I have seen has a 1980mm (6'6") garage door. As the car is 1801mm I think it is going to be very tight. Your experiences of garaging would be appreciated.

Paul
 
I have just checked the 05/06 brochure (book) and it only quotes the body width (1801mm). I can't see any of the diagrams that you mention. Does anybody else have them?

Paul
 
The width of the 987 is widest at top of the rear wheel arch. This looks to be the 1.8M measurement. The mirrors seem to stand proud of the rear wheel arches by about 2" each, so there's 4"/10cm to add on.

My garage door width is 7" and i'd rather not have to put it in one which is tighter than that. Therefore I would conclude that your car will fit (mirrors intact) but you will probably be driving in at a noticably steady pace.

If I can find a couple of suitable weights I'll go and measure it properly mirror to mirror.
 
Thanks Tony. I have been using 7ft door as a guide but this house meets most other criteria !! I would still be interested in the actual measurement if you are able to get it.

Paul
 
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Does anybody know how much the mirrors add to the width of a 987 Boxster?

I am looking to move house and the latest one I have seen has a 1980mm (6'6") garage door. As the car is 1801mm I think it is going to be very tight.
Paul
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From my Boxster bible it states width as being 1801mm and including wing mirrors 1937mm [&o]
 
Thanks. I think its going to be too tight getting it through a 1980mm door. Will have to go back to 7ft openings.

Paul
 
Well i've looked at pdf files of the US and Canada manuals and nothign new in there. Also the Autocar and Whatcar road tests don't give it.

As a guide the earlier Ford Focus is 1999mm across its mirror tips - quite unbelieveable until you see how big the mirrors are - exactly the same as a Mercedes C class.

You can of course fold the mirrors in, but its a pain, and you lose any reference point when approaching the door jam.
 
O.K, decided to go and give the neighbours something to talk about so found a couple of pointy things and made a bit of a Heath Robinson affair.

As you can see in the photo.

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I created a little gadget that fits to the trim of the garage door and if you car gets too cose to either edge of the garage opening, an alarm sounds. Thus stopping you before you do any damage.

Set the sensors at wing mirror height, on one or both sides, you should never touch. Guages you on the way out aswell... In the middle of creating a third to manage to distance into the garage - however having teething troubles!

Plus remeber that you need to get out of the car... Brick garages cause damage to trims/painted door edges. STICK some carpet to the walls, this will stop the doors from getting damaged.

I think i have a very little garage... Damn new houses!

Ant
 
In terms of judging the front bumper i screwed a piece of 2"x2" timber into the floor at the correct place - easy enough to feel when the tyre touches it.

Or hang a tennis ball form the ceiling and move until it touches the winscreen.
 
Currently utilising half a house brick, but i'm affraid thats not techy enough for me. Something MUST require batteries to keep me interested...
 
Well I just wound the windows down and measured across and got 1940mm! I have a 7ft garage door opening (equates to 2130mm) and I really wouldn't want any narrower.
 
With carefully positioned laser guided measuring devices and a very stable environment and ground so that nothing was disturbed by outside influences i.e. wind, rain, slipping string, pointers that measure 4mm each and probably othe such stuff, then Porsche could be correct in the measurement of 1937mm.

1945mm is not bad for such a crude device. Maybe I can refine it at make it more accurate tomorrow.[;)]
 
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