My father is very elderly, and I’ve noticed he has a hard time getting in and out of my parents’ car. I was researching mobility tools online and came across “car canes.” They are inserted into the loop striker of car doors to give a person leverage to get in and out of cars (see image). My question is if using such a device could damage the striker? I think it will help my father, but I don’t want to give him something that would damage their car. He is quite skinny/light-weight BTW. Thanks!
I’ve seen the foot hold version of this tested with no damage.
I found one of those in the spare tire compartment of a vehicle I bought and tried it out. I had to google the name to find out what it even was. Felt pretty solid.
I’m modern cars they are engineered as part of the occupant protection system, I’d hang off none in a pinch.
Depends on the car an person standing on it. I have put a crease into the metal that it places the pressure on.
I use one every single weekday to access my pipe rack on top of my leer cap. Three years at least, no damage at all