Any Tools out there to indicate when to stop.

My grandfather used to use a cement parking stop, like you see in parking lots. The bumper stop is a good idea too.
 
my father has two of those laser beam ones that someone posted on page one. Basically you park your car once....then screw this laser into the garage ceiling. Aim it at a spot on your dash. next time you go to park all you have to do is line the laser beam dot up with that spot on your dash.



They had the park stop mats on the floor but complained that he and my mom would trip over them when the cars weren't in.
 
grahamb said:
my father has two of those laser beam ones that someone posted on page one. Basically you park your car once....then screw this laser into the garage ceiling. Aim it at a spot on your dash. next time you go to park all you have to do is line the laser beam dot up with that spot on your dash.
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My folks use those in our garage. Basically when you open the garage door these beams turn on for about 3 minutes. We have to aimed at the inspection sticker at the bottom center of the windshield. When the beam hits the sticker you can see a red dot and basically that tells use to stop. I think the laser beam idea is the best.
 
I think your problem goes beyond needing a tennis ball or electronic warning device. You don't have enough room in front or behind your truck to "work with". I had the same problem. Since the windshield is curved and I had only an inch to work with, this idea didn't work well. What I ended up doing was cutting a small pocket in the wall for the nose of my wife's vehicle to fit in. Find out what's on the other side of the drywall to see if it will work. In my garage, a storage room was on the other side so it worked for me.
 
Intercooled said:
I I would cut a piece of wood and lay it on the floor tight to the curb. Measure to were your tires are when in your in your ideal parking spot. Now when you back in your tires will hit that wood like a stop and you'll know your in position. Very cheap and effective. I have no curb but I use a 4x4. My garage is tight. I roll in slow and when I hit that piece of wood, I'm perfect. :D
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That's what I do for both my cars. I figured out where I want my car to stop and put the wood in front of the tires. When my tires hit the wood I'm positioned properly. I drive in nice and slow and the wood actually stops the car. You could screw it into the floor so it doesn't move.



I also have padding on the sides of the garage to keep the doors from hitting the wall. Not only am I tight front and back but I don't have much clearance on the sides of my garage either so having the car in the right position is very important to avoid damage to the car. You might want to put some padding on the back wall and on the garage door as well.
 
I don't feel like reading the whole thread, so something like this may have already been mentioned, but my great grandfather came up with this a long time ago and now my whole family uses it...attach a tennis ball to a small rope/string and hang it so that it hits the windshield when you're in the proper position. Simple, but it works, why make things more complicated than they have to be.
 
How about buying a bigger house? haha otherwise sooner or later it will be your car or your house that you need to replace. It seems too tight of a spot to be remotely safe. That's just me. :hairpull :nervous:
 
Just an update to this thread. I ended up bolding on a thick piece of rubber on the wall where my hitch cover can touch it. I have to back up very slow and I know when to start slowing down. Once I touch, I then put the emergency brake on and throw it in park.



I will be getting a different vehicle before I get a different house so I am not terribly concerned about it.
 
I have the Park smart mats for my F150 SuperCrew and my wifes BMW. I did find that they slide on my Epoxy Painted floor. But solved that with non skid pads w/sticky backing both on the floor and the back of the mats. If I remember I'll take a pic and post it....They were only $30 for a pair.



Mike C
 
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My client has pretty much the same truck and apparently the same size garage. Jeez it was hard fitting it in there when I dropped it off.



He has a front trailer hitch and you have to touch it on the wall in order to fit. I guess the truck is 19' 11" :).
 
MaThGr82 said:
I ended up using a plastic "bumper" that I bolted to the wall. As I back in I know when to start slowing down. Once I touch the bumper I have on the wall, I stop.



I was unable to use any of the electrical gadgets like I was hoping for because the smallest amount they could measure was 12 inches. I don't have that much room.
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this i like as i have done kinda also....i dont like having an object say a parking curb or wood or block or whatever so just bolt a properly sized piece of wood to the wall!! there ya go nothing on the floor to trip on and u can even paint it to match the wall!
 
MaThGr82 said:
I ended up using a plastic "bumper" that I bolted to the wall. As I back in I know when to start slowing down. Once I touch the bumper I have on the wall, I stop.



I was unable to use any of the electrical gadgets like I was hoping for because the smallest amount they could measure was 12 inches. I don't have that much room.
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this i like as i have done kinda also....i dont like having an object say a parking curb or wood or block or whatever so just bolt a properly sized piece of wood to the wall!! there ya go nothing on the floor to trip on and u can even paint it to match the wall!
 
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