Adjust garage door 'side metal bit' to avoid scraping car side

[TryAgain1]

On a swing up and over 1990s garage door there are these two 'side bits' metal strips either side hex screwed to the inside of the garage door frame. They form a type of seal with the garage door (when closed). The problem is these metal bits poke sideways inward by about 4cm so could scrape the car when it's parked inside.

The door when fully closed is in vertical orientation so these metal strips do not support door weight. Only in high winds would these metal bits block wind. So the metal strips only block wind and provide no structural support to the door at all.

See attached pic

Can I 1) Move the metal strips so that they poke out less, 2) Put metal glue + thin foam over the edges so they don't scrape cars/people, 3) Remove completely or 4) Screw the metal bits to the door edge and not the door frame (so would move out of the way when door is open); without reducing door integrity?

Thanks

 

[RrogerD]

My neighbour had this exact problem. He removed them and the up and over mechanism, replacing it with side-hung hinges on just the one side. I assume it needs a lesser deep stop all round. Plus, added security as no-one would expect this style of door to open sideways rather than upwards. It looks like normal from the outside.

 

[TryAgain1]

My neighbour had this exact problem. He removed them and the up and over mechanism, replacing it with side-hung hinges on just the one side. I assume it needs a lesser deep stop all round. Plus, added security as no-one would expect this style of door to open sideways rather than upwards. It looks like normal from the outside.

I'm cheap so not changing the up and over mechanism unless there's no other way. Could I remove the side metal bits without changing the door type?

 

[Diver Fred]

I think if the pieces are what I think they are then fixing them to the door will stop it either opening or closing as they will interfere with the door casing. The pieces of metal, in your case but others have timber or plastic strips are designed to be draft 'excluders' (reducers).
If you don't mind the draft increasing then remove them. Otherwise you could try replacing with flexible plastic.

 

[TryAgain1]

My neighbour had this exact problem. He removed them and the up and over mechanism, replacing it with side-hung hinges on just the one side. I assume it needs a lesser deep stop all round. Plus, added security as no-one would expect this style of door to open sideways rather than upwards. It looks like normal from the outside.

I removed the metal strip bits and replaced with upvc 3-4mm thick plastic strips with 1mm shims behind (adjusting the shims to fill the space). Mostly worked the resulting gap is only about 1-2mm x 0.5m (both sides) now.

 

[big-all]

just a thought

the top say 30" and the botom say 14" dependant on body shape will not be danger zones so trim inbetween these bits then fix say 9mm white plastic trim on the inside frame face to give a complete closed gap each side for draught water protection and visually to "look solid" with door closed