Blue Hawk Auto Parking Mat as low as $3.21 reg. $16.06 @ Lowes - YMMV

Park-zone it is a traffic light design.

dblake22; Here is my parking assist... Out of the way and cost less then 2 bucks.

Parking Assist [tinypic.com]

scdealer: That's pretty awesome. Can you post a link to how to/schematic of how you ran the string?

I too am intrigued by your design. I like how the ball is out of the way when the door is closed. Please share more (pictures and/or video) how you did this.

PS. I have a mark that I hit plus/minus an inch. The wife, well... we have scrapes on the rear bumper cover and other times you can't walk in front of the vehicle.

Quote from ecu : Park-zone it is a traffic light design.

Your vette ?

Quote from nizzy1115 : I use a 12 inch 2x4 scrap from a previous project

Bingo.

Or hang a stuffed animal (or tennis ball) from the ceiling. Mine raises up out of the way as the garage door goes down. Cost me a drywall anchor, eyehook, string, nut, bolt, and one of my dogs unloved stuff animals.

Similar to this [youtube.com].

Quote from BTs4me : can you tell me the name of that electronic sensor? Dad just had back up sensors installed on his truck and they beep constantly - he meant to say he wanted the sensors that warn when getting close! So he's out a lot of money and still can't tell how close he is to the garage wall.

I'll ask him in and e-mail, right now.

Quote from weavec2004 : Too high around me. Cant believe I was even considering it. Useless to me. We don't even park in the garage.

Ah the SD effect! or is it affect?

I taped a small piece of blue painters tape to the side wall of the garage which is lined up with my car's side mirror. Works perfectly for me everytime and through two houses. Total cost is less than 1 cent.

Foundthis one last year at my local Big Lots for a buck (only one they had) Has worked well since and I haven't even bothered to adhere it to the floor. It sometime smoves but there's a mark on the floor where it needs to be.

As for how it works, you'll feel your wheel go over the first bump, indicating it's time to stop.

I like to tennis ball connected to the garage door idea as I have plenty of those. It'll be out of the way.

Quote from tennis8363 : Hmm, I just have a small line drawn on the wall that lines up with my side mirror. Don't see a need for something else. Who runs into their wall anyways? Must be the same people that rear end people at a light.

i live in a condo with a single car garage and can squeeze in both my motorcycle (parked horizontally in the back of the garage) and my car with about 6" of clearance so i need a parking assistant so i dont accidentally hit my motorcycle. esp if my girlfriend is parking

i use the string on a tennis ball method personally

Quote from BTs4me : can you tell me the name of that electronic sensor? Dad just had back up sensors installed on his truck and they beep constantly - he meant to say he wanted the sensors that warn when getting close! So he's out a lot of money and still can't tell how close he is to the garage wall.

No response, yet, on the name of the sensor. I tried his phone... but I recall that he just got a new one. I'll get back to you, on that.

Quote from BTs4me : can you tell me the name of that electronic sensor? Dad just had back up sensors installed on his truck and they beep constantly - he meant to say he wanted the sensors that warn when getting close! So he's out a lot of money and still can't tell how close he is to the garage wall.

Okay; just got off the phone.
My friend said that he'd purchased two really crappy, no-name sensors; one at an auto parts store and one at a Dollar Store. They were frightfully ineffective, for him. They sometimes worked other times not. He was always replacing batteries. He recalled my tale of my father's tennis ball and told me that he, subsequently, did the same thing with a 'pinkie' ball.
That worked great until his seven year old smacked it about with a bat and the string wrapped around the rafter.
My take-away? Stay away from inexpensive sensors... and observe the KISS principle.

Hooking the string to the edge of the garage door sounds terribly clever... if the dimensions all work out okay.

Quote from tooslow : Okay; just got off the phone. My friend said that he'd purchased two really crappy, no-name sensors; one at an auto parts store and one at a Dollar Store. They were frightfully ineffective, for him. They sometimes worked other times not. He was always replacing batteries. He recalled my tale of my father's tennis ball and told me that he, subsequently, did the same thing with a 'pinkie' ball. That worked great until his seven year old smacked it about with a bat and the string wrapped around the rafter. My take-away? Stay away from inexpensive sensors... and observe the KISS principle. Hooking the string to the edge of the garage door sounds terribly clever... if the dimensions all work out okay.

thanks for the research... and advice. Unfortunately a tennis ball won't work as dad's truck is too big to fit inside the garage so this would be needed to keep him from hitting the OUTSIDE of the truck against the garage door as he backs in the driveway OUTSIDE of the garage. (sheesh - never get a vehicle bigger than your garage!) I'll look for name brand products with lots of reviews on Amazon.

Found 2 today for $2.42 ea. Will replace scrap granite counter top piece I've been using for years. On trick, one you find the spot you like, mark the floor so if the get kicked while car is out,it's easy to find the correct spot.

Quote from StarTrekker : I found it for $2 at a Lowes in the Roanoke Va. area!!! Thank you OP.

I'm in the roanoke va area, nice to see someone close to me on here

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