New Honda Accord too wide, cannot get into garage safely.

On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:39:43 -0800, " Frank"
<noreplay RemoveThis @nothome.net> wrote:

>
>Sorry, that should be Civic Si, not Accord. Son's new car, not mine.

The garage is so narrow you can't get a Civic in it??? Either the
garage is a joke or this upsizing thing has really gotten out of hand.



>
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Frank wrote:
> Too tight to drive into single wide garage door, about 1/2" clear on each
> side and mirrors don't fold back. I guess with practice you could get in and
> out of the garage but for now it has to be parked on the street. If Honda
> make the car wider, the mirrors should fold back. Dang!
>
> We also have an old Acura Integra that fits into the same garage nicely,
> with or without folding the mirrors. Wife has a Camry without folding
> mirrors that fits into this garage as well. My small Nissan truck fits as
> well with the mirrors folded.
>
> Are there folding mirror conversion kits for the Accord?

What you need to do is put in small rubber doors in the side of the
garage door (like sideways doggie doors), so that if you hit the sides,
it goes right through without damage!

Or get a new house.

Jeff
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" Frank" <noreplay.RemoveThis@nothome.net> wrote in
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> Too tight to drive into single wide garage door, about 1/2" clear on
> each side and mirrors don't fold back. I guess with practice you could
> get in and out of the garage but for now it has to be parked on the
> street. If Honda make the car wider, the mirrors should fold back.
> Dang!
>
> We also have an old Acura Integra that fits into the same garage
> nicely, with or without folding the mirrors. Wife has a Camry without
> folding mirrors that fits into this garage as well. My small Nissan
> truck fits as well with the mirrors folded.
>
> Are there folding mirror conversion kits for the Accord?
>
>



This must be a newer house. Older houses were built for full-size American
cars, which were wider than your Accord.

Some markets legally require folding mirrors. You may be able to locate a
set at a European Honda dealer (England, maybe?). Be prepared for serious
sticker shock!


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Tegger wrote:
> " Frank" <noreplay.TakeThisOut@nothome.net> wrote in
> news:l56dnYBt64lP517anZ2dnUVZ_v6rnZ2d@comcast.com:
>
>> Too tight to drive into single wide garage door, about 1/2" clear on
>> each side and mirrors don't fold back. I guess with practice you could
>> get in and out of the garage but for now it has to be parked on the
>> street. If Honda make the car wider, the mirrors should fold back.
>> Dang!
>>
>> We also have an old Acura Integra that fits into the same garage
>> nicely, with or without folding the mirrors. Wife has a Camry without
>> folding mirrors that fits into this garage as well. My small Nissan
>> truck fits as well with the mirrors folded.
>>
>> Are there folding mirror conversion kits for the Accord?
>>
>>
>
>
>
> This must be a newer house. Older houses were built for full-size American
> cars, which were wider than your Accord.
>
> Some markets legally require folding mirrors. You may be able to locate a
> set at a European Honda dealer (England, maybe?). Be prepared for serious
> sticker shock!

But the doors might be designed differently or there may be other
differences that would make it so that the parts are not interchangeable.

The cars are built in different palnts, perhap to different specs.

Jeff
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> This must be a newer house. Older houses were built for full-size American
> cars, which were wider than your Accord.
>

Its an old house, built around 1910 - Model T, horse and carriage width, I
suppose.
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" Frank" <noreplay.TakeThisOut@nothome.net> wrote in message
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> Too tight to drive into single wide garage door, about 1/2" clear on each
> side and mirrors don't fold back. I guess with practice you could get in
> and out of the garage but for now it has to be parked on the street. If
> Honda make the car wider, the mirrors should fold back. Dang!
>
> We also have an old Acura Integra that fits into the same garage nicely,
> with or without folding the mirrors. Wife has a Camry without folding
> mirrors that fits into this garage as well. My small Nissan truck fits as
> well with the mirrors folded.
>
> Are there folding mirror conversion kits for the Accord?

Renovate the garage. Replace the existing doorway with a larger doorway.
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"Brian Smith" <Halifax.TakeThisOut@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in message
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> " Frank" <noreplay.TakeThisOut@nothome.net> wrote in message
> news:l56dnYBt64lP517anZ2dnUVZ_v6rnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> Too tight to drive into single wide garage door, about 1/2" clear on each
>> side and mirrors don't fold back. I guess with practice you could get in
>> and out of the garage but for now it has to be parked on the street. If
>> Honda make the car wider, the mirrors should fold back. Dang!
>>
>> We also have an old Acura Integra that fits into the same garage nicely,
>> with or without folding the mirrors. Wife has a Camry without folding
>> mirrors that fits into this garage as well. My small Nissan truck fits as
>> well with the mirrors folded.
>>
>> Are there folding mirror conversion kits for the Accord?
>
> Renovate the garage. Replace the existing doorway with a larger
> doorway.
>

I'm thinking about it. On one side of the door is a structural wall holding
up three floors above, on the other side of the door is a partial wall with
multiple gas meters mounted on it. Moving either of the walls to allow
additional clearance will be an expense. Further, the entry way, the same
width as the door, has full size brick fascia - it could cut that with a
wet saw which will give an additional 1" clearance on each side. But the
door opening is the problem. Maybe cheaper to get a smaller car or one with
foldable mirrors.
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Jeff <kidsdoc2000.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> Tegger wrote:
>> " Frank" <noreplay.RemoveThis@nothome.net> wrote in
>> news:l56dnYBt64lP517anZ2dnUVZ_v6rnZ2d@comcast.com:
>>
>>> Too tight to drive into single wide garage door, about 1/2" clear on
>>> each side and mirrors don't fold back. I guess with practice you
>>> could get in and out of the garage but for now it has to be parked
>>> on the street. If Honda make the car wider, the mirrors should fold
>>> back. Dang!
>>>
>>> We also have an old Acura Integra that fits into the same garage
>>> nicely, with or without folding the mirrors. Wife has a Camry
>>> without folding mirrors that fits into this garage as well. My small
>>> Nissan truck fits as well with the mirrors folded.
>>>
>>> Are there folding mirror conversion kits for the Accord?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> This must be a newer house. Older houses were built for full-size
>> American cars, which were wider than your Accord.
>>
>> Some markets legally require folding mirrors. You may be able to
>> locate a set at a European Honda dealer (England, maybe?). Be
>> prepared for serious sticker shock!
>
> But the doors might be designed differently or there may be other
> differences that would make it so that the parts are not
> interchangeable.
>
> The cars are built in different palnts, perhap to different specs.
>



That's perfectly true. Replacement could be a minefield. Eupropean Accords
are smaller than ours. The Acura TSX is based on the European Accord, but
even then...


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Frank wrote:
> "Brian Smith" <Halifax.RemoveThis@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in message
> news:ZiQwj.58555$C61.23044@edtnps89...
>
>>" Frank" <noreplay.RemoveThis@nothome.net> wrote in message
>>news:l56dnYBt64lP517anZ2dnUVZ_v6rnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>
>>>Too tight to drive into single wide garage door, about 1/2" clear on each
>>>side and mirrors don't fold back. I guess with practice you could get in
>>>and out of the garage but for now it has to be parked on the street. If
>>>Honda make the car wider, the mirrors should fold back. Dang!
>>>
>>>We also have an old Acura Integra that fits into the same garage nicely,
>>>with or without folding the mirrors. Wife has a Camry without folding
>>>mirrors that fits into this garage as well. My small Nissan truck fits as
>>>well with the mirrors folded.
>>>
>>>Are there folding mirror conversion kits for the Accord?
>>
>> Renovate the garage. Replace the existing doorway with a larger
>>doorway.
>>
>
>
> I'm thinking about it. On one side of the door is a structural wall holding
> up three floors above, on the other side of the door is a partial wall with
> multiple gas meters mounted on it. Moving either of the walls to allow
> additional clearance will be an expense. Further, the entry way, the same
> width as the door, has full size brick fascia - it could cut that with a
> wet saw which will give an additional 1" clearance on each side. But the
> door opening is the problem. Maybe cheaper to get a smaller car or one with
> foldable mirrors.
>
>


You said that it was the kid's car... Let him figgerout whattadoo..

JT
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Frank wrote:
>> This must be a newer house. Older houses were built for full-size American
>> cars, which were wider than your Accord.
>>
>
> Its an old house, built around 1910 - Model T, horse and carriage width, I
> suppose.

The model T was introduced in 1908. In 1910, there were only 12,000
produced. My guess the garage was not originally intended to house a car
or truck.

Either way, increasing the width of the garage door may increase the
value of the house.

Jeff
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On 2008-02-26, Gordon McGrew <RgEmMcOgVrEew RemoveThis @mindspring.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:39:43 -0800, " Frank"
><noreplay RemoveThis @nothome.net> wrote:
>
>>
>>Sorry, that should be Civic Si, not Accord. Son's new car, not mine.
>
> The garage is so narrow you can't get a Civic in it??? Either the
> garage is a joke or this upsizing thing has really gotten out of hand.

The new civics are certainly larger than the older ones, but not so
much that they shouldn't fit into a garage.


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" Frank" <noreplay RemoveThis @nothome.net> wrote in message
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| Sorry, that should be Civic Si, not Accord. Son's new car, not mine.
|

Do they have different mirrors on the Si than on the other Civics such as
the LX? In the photos on the Honda site they look like the same mirrors. My
2008 LX has folding mirrors...

John
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"John Grossbohlin" <nospam.RemoveThis@nospam.earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> " Frank" <noreplay.RemoveThis@nothome.net> wrote in message
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> |
> | Sorry, that should be Civic Si, not Accord. Son's new car, not mine.
> |
>
> Do they have different mirrors on the Si than on the other Civics such as
> the LX? In the photos on the Honda site they look like the same mirrors.
> My
> 2008 LX has folding mirrors...
>
> John
>
>

Don't think so, the Si has the soup up engine and sports suspension and
tires.
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