Heating your garage over the winter to keep the supra warm

Right, I'm sure alot of you do this, now I don't have a huge amount of space in my garage so at the moment im using a halogen heater, I intend to replace this with an oil filled one shortly but in the meantime will it do the job? and if so is there any risk of it damaging my paint? it sits around half a meter away from the car in the corner of the garage turning left to right at 800W

Any help would be appreciated, it's getting cold!!

As long as it keeps turning left to right it'll be fine, make sure the motor doesn't burn out though or you might damage the paint.

People seriously do this? It's bad enough you put your car away for the winter in the first place. Mental.

Unless the garage gets very damp I don't think heating it is that beneficial........greater the temperature the greater the rate of corrosion and I doubt the heater will give you californian like low humidity?

People seriously do this? It's bad enough you put your car away for the winter in the first place. Mental.

To be fair I agree that heating the garage is a step too far but I wouldn't dream of leaving my car parked up outside (my brake discs would go rusty )

Plumming in a radiator to the garage is where its at

Mine is sat in an integral garage, the heating pipework goes through there so it's nice and cosy for the Supra, I'm tempted to take it a cup of hot chocolate at night too

just buy an indoor carcoon and be done, no need for heating and it will keep it dust free and the battery will be on a trickle charge

Ill be kicked out off the club if you seen we're my supra is parked all year long haha under lovely trees in a wind tunnel up the side off my house nothing a quick clean and polish doesnt sort out

Ps no car cover

I never knew people do this ????

The only thing I can think you would want to take of and keep warm ish is the battery

As said above, as long as you don't have a damp garage it will be fine

I dont have heating in my garage but sometimes I leave the garage radio playing as a treat sometimes...

just buy an indoor carcoon and be done, no need for heating and it will keep it dust free and the battery will be on a trickle charge

Are you on the same deal as Jazz1?

500mm sounds close, does the paint get hot?

Heated garage is a nice thing to have, i only heat mine if im working out there, aside from maybe the battery the cold wont do the car any harm, i use a CTEK smart charger if i think i might not drive it for a couple of weeks.

It's not a kid it's a car the garage will be plenty imo.

500mm sounds close, does the paint get hot?

 

Heated garage is a nice thing to have, i only heat mine if im working out there, aside from maybe the battery the cold wont do the car any harm, i use a CTEK smart charger if i think i might not drive it for a couple of weeks.

Thanks for the replies all, perhaps I'm going a bit OTT with a heater.

Jamie, which CTEK charger did you go for?

Are you on the same deal as Jazz1?

was that the Roland Rat incident H?

No mines just garaged (with cover) - Carcoons are bloomin good though. Had one in a garage before when I had the Sapphire Cosworth.

Thanks for the replies all, perhaps I'm going a bit OTT with a heater.

 

Jamie, which CTEK charger did you go for?

5.0

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The XS3600 charger is good too.

I remember last winter reading a thread where a guy on here not only had heating in his garage, but he'd leave the garage light on all year round for his car

The XS3600 charger is good too.

Just read some fantastic reviews of these, it seems a lot of show car owners keep their cars on charge 24x7 with one of these, purchase pending! Thanks Havard.

People seriously do this? It's bad enough you put your car away for the winter in the first place. Mental.

Agreed.....

Qst about these trickle chargers... You can connect it to your car without taken or disconnecting the battery and it won't cause any damage ... Do you have to undo the vents on the top of the battery ??

I going to investing one of these

Why not take the battery out or just disconnect the earth lead?

I understand supras are baby's to us but does it really need to be wrapped in cotton wool ?

Do any off these supras that get pampered ever get driven in anger or do they cruise about the good months off the year?

I can understand a car cover , carcoon and a garage but what's the story with keeping it warm?

Sorry for all the questions and hope I don't rock the boat to much but good god it's a car

Qst about these trickle chargers... You can connect it to your car without taken or disconnecting the battery and it won't cause any damage ... Do you have to undo the vents on the top of the battery ??

 

I going to investing one of these

No and No, just hook it up and forget about it as it also is a battery conditioner too. I have the XS3600 too and it has a setting for cold weather.