SIDEGUARD Car Wing Mirror Protector / History
The concept of SIDEGUARD goes back to the sixties (1960's)!
There used to be a device, called an Auxiliary Parking Light, that could be used when you parked your car at the roadside at night.
Sidelights, if left on overnight could flatten a car's battery in those days, so people would often use these instead.
It comprised of a small 12v light, with a red lens to the rear and a clear lens to the front. It had a metal clip that you would slide on to the top edge of your driver's window, you would then wind the window up, trapping it in position.
The power cord was then plugged into the cigarette lighter socket (remember, this is the sixties we are talking about now) and the light came on.
The idea was to make the offside of your parked car stand out more at night.
This device seemed to disappear as cars became more modern, but the strange thing is, a lot of people still don't feel they can leave their sidelights on overnight, so tend to leave their cars unlit.
SIDEGUARD is based on this concept, but using powerful wide angle reflectors, on a bright neon yellow flexible wing instead of a powered light. And, unlike its predecessor, it's secured in the hinge gap of the front door instead.
It's also designed and manufactured in the UK, by T Reed Ltd (that's us)!
As it doesn't use any of the car's electricity, people now have something they can safely start to use again, offering a considerable safety benefit over not displaying any lights at all.
SIDEGUARD, protecting the offside of your parked car, day and night. Especially designed to protect the car wing / door mirror area.
Even if the door mirror is retracted, try hitting it with a bus and see what happens!
SAFETY NOTICE: Only for use on a parked vehicle, please remove before driving away.
SIDEGUARD Car Door Mirror Protection.
Avoid Broken Wing Mirrors When Parking on the Street