Spoiler vs Garage Door

[psu77]

I have the answer for you if you wanted to know what would happen if you left the hatch open and accidently opened the garage door.

Well, the garage door reinforcement bar caught on the spoiler and the garage door immediately disengaged which resulted in no damage to the spoiler.

I won't be trying this again and your results may vary.

[NovaStu]

Originally Posted by psu77

I have the answer for you if you wanted to know what would happen if you left the hatch open and accidently opened the garage door.

Well, the garage door reinforcement bar caught on the spoiler and the garage door immediately disengaged which resulted in no damage to the spoiler.

Fortunately, I didn't do what you did. I had my garage door opened and gently and slowly opened the hatch. When it was all the way open, it just barely kissed the garage door mechanism. That was enough to leave a small ding in the plastic. Not anything serious enough for me to want to shed tears over, but a small ding, nevertheless.

I think the plastic should have been just a little bit harder. Others have remarked about how easy it is to ding it.

Stu

[94Aspy]

I had something else happen that seems like it fits in this thread:

I opened the hatch in the garage with the garage door open. I must have a low garage door because the spoiler caught a bolt that was protruding on the inside of the garage door (other side of the handle) and made a scratch.

So to those reading this... be careful how high the hatch opens inside of your garage!

[Boo]

Same issue with the Gen II spoiler/hatch. And the Gen III opens even higher.

[32kcolors]

Many of you must have low garages. Both the Prius and the RX350 hatches can open fully clear in my garage.

[Snowbell]

Hi all-

I remembered reading about a similar issue in an earlier thread. Perhaps it will be of interest to some. Unfortunately, I have no garage, though.... but for those that do -

Warning--Rear Hatch Opens Very High

[Bobsprius]

Suggestion for the Garage Door dilemma....I too have a overhead door and it does not allow adequate clearance. So what I did was on the backside of the garage door I installed Foam Material, (Like you use in cushions or similar) and used adhesive to attach it to the door. I cut it obviously for the door folds and now at least should I need to open the hatch it lines up perfectly and will tap the 2 inch foam piece. You don't see it obviously from the front of the door only protects the PRIUS' hatch and spoiler quite well. About $5.00 for the foam, adhesive and time... well worth it.

[JkRbbt]

Had a bit of a different door/spoiler incident. Brand new P-V! Only miles on it were the ones to get it home, so you can imagine, I'm not too oriented yet. First thing I did was program the garage door opener so I could get in and out of the garage. I used the #3 button because I figured it was CENTRALLY located on the mirror and would be the easiest to use. Then I pulled in the garage and was sitting there adjusting the seat and mirrors! You guesses it! While adjusting the rear view mirror, I accidentally hit the garage door button and the door came down on the spoiler! I heard a crack and the door reversed direction. I didn't even want to get out of the car! When I did, I found NO DAMAGE and immediately proceeded to program the OUTER button! Sheesh, what a near-heart attack!

[tjp74]

There are two typical heights for the garage door. Standard hight is 7 foot and luxury homes or some larger homes often has 8 foot door.

8 foot door will clear the open hatch fine but it's very close so I can see people having issues with 7 foot door.

[JeffA]

This might also fit in this thread...
I was at a Lake Tahoe Hotel with a parking garage beneath the hotel. Low ceiling situation, I opened the hatch on my 2010 and let it rise on its own, not paying attention, and the hatch hit the ceiling. No damage, but I didn't expect it to go that high. I am much more attentive to hatch clearances now!