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Wynstar Doors or Ultimate Doors?

Thanks, what is your set up like? I would only be replacing the exit door that faces the incoming west winds, I do not heat the bay(so no entrance door just the exit door) and we wash cars when its well below freezing so do you know what would happen with the Windstar door in this situation?
 
We have one Ultimate Polycarb door and 5 Wyndstars. Absolutely love the Wyndstars. We're set up the same way, only one door per automatic with no heat. One wash has the door on the entrance, the other four have it on the exit. No problem with wind, ice build up or cars hitting the door. One door makes a HUGE difference in the amount of ice build-up on the walls. If you have the option, I prefer the door installed on the entrance so it doesn't drip on the car after it has been washed. If you go with the Wyndstars over traditional doors you'll be very happy.
 
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i have the wyndstar doors just had 2 installed in november, they will operate no matter how cold it gets. my automatic will act up first. i live 20 minutes from the office of wyndstar and they installed them. excellent customer service. i cant say enough good stuff about them. i also was considering the ultimate doors and i found there motor is not able to handle repeated opening and closing. you will pay more with wyndstar but it is worth it. i also called ultimate to get customer lists that have there doors and they never got back with me. that was the clincher.
 
I got the Wyndstar Doors about 5 years ago, and I love them. I am in a very, very cold climate.....and only when it doesn't go above freezing for 4-5 days, or so....the fiberglass rails sometimes ice up. We'd use a hot water hose from the equipment room, and then we'd be OK for a while.

This year, I applied a heat tape to the backside of the fiberglass rails. I turn it on when it gets really cold. I haven't had the water hose out yet.

All in all....it's the way to go.
 
I have ultimate doors and have lots of cold weather problems with them. I have a question about the Wyndstar doors - I looked at a pair of them in Cortland, NY. It looked like it would be impossible to put weatherstipping around the outside perimeter of the doors. They looked like they would allow a lot of cold air to penetrate the bay. Was my observation correct? Or can they be sealed up around the edges to a reasonable degree? I am considering Wyndstar as a replacement door on my entry side, which gets a strong prevailing north wind during the winter, and temps in the single digits for days on end are common. Two winters ago we had 10 days straight where it was below zero every night, single digits during the day. Can the Wyndstars keep out the wind and cold?
 
They have improved the sealing of the Wyndstars in the last couple of years. The rails have a very pliable sealing strip for the sides and a flap in the top eliminates nearly all of the gap in that area.
 
Do any of you use them at a tunnel where a car exits every 30 seconds or so?

Also, what do you do as far as a regular door for security in a tunnel operation when you are closed? Mount them inside your regular door?
 
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