Will it fit ??

[DaveMorton_Eunos]

24 hours to go till I get my 93' Griff 500

Daft question time again. Has anyone found that they had a problem fitting their Griffith into there garage.

I measured mine earlier. Door gap is about 213cm so I reckon on it being tight according to TVR's measurements of 195cm with mirrors.

Anyone else got a small garage and care to comment.

I'm not too worried if its a bit of a pain to fit in as it will only be used occasionally. But I would be worried if it won't fit.

Help !!



Dave

[cleg]

No I found it a lot smaller than my other cars and went in no probs

I bet your exited

>> Edited by cleg on Thursday 23 May 16:05

[philshort]

The mirrors will fold in easily!

At least you don't have to worry about having room to open the doors once you're in!

[fatbutt]

My garage is the same dimensions as yours - I fold my mirrors in religiously. I also managed to scrape the side of the car while reversing out once and it wasn't a nice experience.

But, its better than leaving it out on the street all night!

[Botthom]

My garage is quite narrow as well; actually I nearly can't get inside the car! Therefore I push it out of the garage to get inside, and get out of the car before pushing it in.

[duncan m]

My garage is narrow too - have nailed carpet along the walls (just incase ) and drive in and out with the greatest of care!

Had a go at pushing it out once, but my drive is on a bit of a slope - the car ended up half way across the road before I knew it lucky it was 6:30 in the morning!

[Mark 4.3]

I now have 22 hours to collect my 4.3, major excitement eh?

I have also had the same concerns re. small garage. Using the standard Griff measurements, I have totally stripped out the junk, screwed secure racking to the back wall, put bikes, ladder etc on lockable brackets and generally ensured everything is stable. The final touch was screwing a strip of carpet to the drivers side wall and liberal use of foam pipe insulation (from B&Q) on a) the wooden racking at the back and b)the inside of the garage door, just in case I slam the door straight into the back end. To test, I drove in my 156- easy for width incl mirrors, but the whole boot stuck out - felt a bit of a tw*t in front of the neighbours, but it put my mind at rest for the shorter Griff. Final tip, place a cork on a length of string and hang from roof, so you drive in, windscreen hits cork and youre exactly 2" from hitting back wall.

[powelly]

My garage opening is 210cm, and yes it's tight, but:

1. I find reversing in a lot easier (plus I'm generally half asleep when driving out in the morning and forward exits are even simpler!!!).
2. I go very very slowly.
3. I hang a ping-pong ball on a piece of string level with the rear windown to reverse to.
4. And I stick a piece of foam at wing mirror level in the door entrance so if I do get it wrong it shouldn't scuff.
5. I never let my wife park it

Craig

[Nacnud]

I've got an old roll of carpet upright against the far wall and back in until I touch it. No danger of ever coming into contact with the wall. It's very easy to see when I'm as far as I can go and it won't damage the paint.

[philshort]

I've got pipe insulation on the wall where the passengers door opens, just in case. And my garage is 24' x 12'!

[pedestrian]

Will it fit?

At the moment, yes - plenty of air space between car and nearest walls if you know what I mean!

When I get the garage I was promised ages ago...

(though I did measure it up first - and it's made of wood so a few extra saw marks and it will..)

[Cotty]

quote:
Final tip, place a cork on a length of string and hang from roof, so you drive in, windscreen hits cork and youre exactly 2" from hitting back wall.

Good idea my dad did this with an old sponge for my mums Micra. Stops her driving through the other end and my dad can still get his Jag in (double length garage) used to look like Buterflies when me and my brother used to live at home.

[zippy500]

quote:
The mirrors will fold in easily!

At least you don't have to worry about having room to open the doors once you're in!

Good, tip. The only thing to watch is you turn them carefully as the whole assembly can turn if loose and your mirrors will point up to the stars.

[bcms]

its funny reading all of these comments - my dad has done the same as most people on here and taped some industrial strength bubble wrap to the wall to avoid smacking the door to bits. Its a small garage and its always amusing to watch my dad trying to squeeze his 6'4 frame in and out of the Griff!

[simpo one]

Go easy on the door mirrors - to much twisting about and they can come loose - at least one did on my S3 and I presume the Griff is the same. And as usual with TVRs, it's a simple problem which is a bugger to fix.

I've also scattered a bit of old vermiculite loft insulation under the central part to catch the odd drop of oil and minimise staining.

But the good news is - Griffs are smaller than they look!

[DaveMorton_Eunos]

Thanks all.

It fits easily. In fact it looks lost in there

I've stolen the idea of door frame/mirror protectors though. I'm using some foam pipe cut lengthways and slid over the door edges.

[bjwoods]

I used to have a narrow garage.

Simolese thing to do to help getting in/out without banging the doors. Is to wiind the windows down.

As they are frameless makes it much easier
Same on my wifes 406 coupe, very long doors, took a while to think about doing this.

B

[RichardSteel]

Mine's a 93 500, and my handbook is also 4.0/4.3. I asked the question about heater controls, in reply to which MikeG very kindly posted the correct instructions. My previous car was also a MX-5. A lot in common, eh? Hope you enjoy your car as much as I do mine.

All the best,
Richard

[beano1197]

So Dave??

Are you pleased (or have you not been out yet in the Great British Summer Weather?) with it apart from the strange sense that it seems smaller than it actually looks???

Have fun!!!