Vehicle door guard

A vehicle door guard configured to cover and protect at least a portion of a door, the door guard comprising:

• a cover portion having a top and a bottom, the cover portion including a fastening strip that is positioned towards the bottom, the fastening strip being configured to selectively secure the cover portion to an underside of a lower portion of a vehicle seat cover when the vehicle seat cover is installed on a vehicle seat in a vehicle, the underside of the lower portion of the vehicle seat cover being configured to face an upholstery of the vehicle when the vehicle seat cover is installed on the vehicle seat, wherein the fastening strip is further configured to selectively detach from the underside of the lower portion of the vehicle seat cover, wherein when the fastening strip is detached from the underside of the lower portion of the vehicle seat cover, the bottom of the cover portion extends below the vehicle seat to protect a lower portion of a door disposed below the vehicle seat;
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• one or more fasteners that extend from the cover portion, the one or more fasteners being configured to selectively support the cover portion from a portion of the vehicle and retain the cover portion in a substantially vertical orientation to protect a door of the vehicle when the door is closed, wherein the one or more fasteners are further configured to selectively retain the cover portion in the substantially vertical orientation when the door is open, thereby selectively providing a barrier between an interior and an exterior of the vehicle when the door is open, and wherein a top of the vehicle door guard includes an elongated bar extending from a first corner to a second corner, the elongated bar being configured to maintain the top of the vehicle door guard in a planar configuration.