neekap

I need to get a new storm door from the local home improvement store about 10-15 miles away and was curious if anyone's tried to cram one in their tC and drive home.

surfcity40

that's an odd question. how would i know? i've never even BEEN to Ohio. (maybe take a "scouting" trip to the home improvement store and buy a tape measure).

i kid, i kid.

i went outside and measured...the opening is 40" wide and you'll hit the front seats at about 5". you may have to drive home with the deck lid tied down but open (unless your house is a hobbit house).

ack154

iTrader: (7)

Ya, the only part you'd have to be worried about is the height.

neekap

I have this vision in my head of having to drive hunched over with the door resting on the top of my head.

Maybe I'll be adventerous and give it a try. There's no bridges I need to go under so if the hatch flies open I should be okay.

Then I can speed and the cops won't see my license plate

surfcity40

take off the passenger side headrest. lower the seat to be flush with the rear. tilt back the rear seats. load the door and push it to the dashboard on about a 35 degree angle on the passenger side away from you. close the deck (it's a screen door, they bend) . get home quick and bend it back into shape. voila!

or....just tie it to the roof and drive slow.

scionofPCFL

Random thoughts going through my mind after reading title thread:

"That's going to look odd"

"how much fabrication is that going to take, and how much would pay someone to do it?"

"shouldn't this be in the Aero and Exterior forum?"

surfcity40

deja vu

Yanki01

LMFAO!

paultg

Maybe you can close the tailgate if the top of the door is hanging out the sun roof.

surfcity40

nope, he'd have to fold the door. the sunroof is only 32".

TheQuietThings

it should fit

trialsindude

i fit a 30"x80" prehung BR door in the tC before, rear seats folded down and the door hanging out the trunk then tied the trunk lid down far as possible.

surfcity40

buddha where were you when we were trying to figure this out?

there you go neekap.

7thgear

i can't believe someone actually went out and measured their car. random act of kindness.... anyways.. you should probably lower all the seats down. bend the passenger and drivers seat backwards so your whole interior is flat. put the door in, sit on the door (use it as a seat) and drive home. only thing is, no backrest and seatbelt would be useless.

surfcity40

that would be my random act of kindness....but no more kind than you trying to figure how he would sit on the door with the whole interior flat and a useless seatbelt.
the thread is one of my favorites btw....
how to get a door home. (easter egg for "search" function in the future).

tyscion

just fyi, I was able to fit 3 6' folding tables from costco in my car with the seats down although they came up to the passenger side. All doors closed!

surfcity40

"Fit+stuff+in+the+tC....for people who actually use search, they'll get here.

socalscion

take a pic of it in the car, im bored enought to want to see how it fits

neekap

If I have room for the camera I will ;)

Thanks for all of the help, guys!!

TCUL8TR

i live in columbus ohio and sadly enough i've put a 36x80 storm door in my tc... hangs like 6 inches out hte back but you can tie it down with the string that the home improvement center should supply.