Narrow garage solutions?

Mick_12Nismo · 05-18-2019, 03:05 PM

I have a little different take on the tennis ball suggestion mentioned above. Park your car in your garage exactly as you want it positioned. Then tack or nail a string to the garage ceiling and hang the tennis ball from the string so that it barely touches the center of the windshield at the attachment point of the rearview mirror (you can use any other point you want but using the mirror makes it easy to hit the exact same spot every time). Before you back the car out of the garage note how the ball appears while sitting in your seat. When returning to your garage just pull in straight, put the ball in the same position and you'll be good to go.

masahiro · 05-18-2019, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Mick_12Nismo

I have a little different take on the tennis ball suggestion mentioned above. Park your car in your garage exactly as you want it positioned. Then tack or nail a string to the garage ceiling and hang the tennis ball from the string so that it barely touches the center of the windshield at the attachment point of the rearview mirror (you can use any other point you want but using the mirror makes it easy to hit the exact same spot every time). Before you back the car out of the garage note how the ball appears while sitting in your seat. When returning to your garage just pull in straight, put the ball in the same position and you'll be good to go.

The issue was the risk of scraping the side when entering the garage. So that wouldn't really help me (or others with the same issue) in the end.

Mick_12Nismo · 05-19-2019, 12:58 PM

I've been doing it that way for as long as I've had my Z and have never had an issue despite my wife's misguided belief that the garage is hers and she can pile her crap in it wherever she likes! LOL.
If you don't like the tennis ball try this one on for size - this assumes you have wifi available in your garage. Get ahold of a Wyze camera ($25 or so on line), set it up in your garage so that it is positioned with the view you want. With the Wyze app installed on your smart phone you can watch the video on the app on your phone in real time to make sure you are clearing everything you are concerned about.
Wyze cams are great. I've got 5 of em that I use for other purposes and they blow the doors off of my much more expensive Nest camera

cv129 · 05-19-2019, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Mick_12Nismo

I've been doing it that way for as long as I've had my Z and have never had an issue despite my wife's misguided belief that the garage is hers and she can pile her crap in it wherever she likes! LOL.
If you don't like the tennis ball try this one on for size - this assumes you have wifi available in your garage. Get ahold of a Wyze camera ($25 or so on line), set it up in your garage so that it is positioned with the view you want. With the Wyze app installed on your smart phone you can watch the video on the app on your phone in real time to make sure you are clearing everything you are concerned about.
Wyze cams are great. I've got 5 of em that I use for other purposes and they blow the doors off of my much more expensive Nest camera

Never thought of that, I think my wife would like this idea.

BettyZ · 05-19-2019, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by cv129

Never thought of that, I think my wife would like this idea.

Be sure to share the URL so we can all watch you park

05-18-2019, 03:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mick_12Nismo Base Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Western New York Posts: 104 Drives: 2019 C7 Grand Sport Rep Power: 14	I have a little different take on the tennis ball suggestion mentioned above. Park your car in your garage exactly as you want it positioned. Then tack or nail a string to the garage ceiling and hang the tennis ball from the string so that it barely touches the center of the windshield at the attachment point of the rearview mirror (you can use any other point you want but using the mirror makes it easy to hit the exact same spot every time). Before you back the car out of the garage note how the ball appears while sitting in your seat. When returning to your garage just pull in straight, put the ball in the same position and you'll be good to go. Rusty likes this. __________________ [SOLD] 2012 Metallic Black NISMO 370z #499

05-19-2019, 12:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mick_12Nismo Base Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Western New York Posts: 104 Drives: 2019 C7 Grand Sport Rep Power: 14	I've been doing it that way for as long as I've had my Z and have never had an issue despite my wife's misguided belief that the garage is hers and she can pile her crap in it wherever she likes! LOL. If you don't like the tennis ball try this one on for size - this assumes you have wifi available in your garage. Get ahold of a Wyze camera ($25 or so on line), set it up in your garage so that it is positioned with the view you want. With the Wyze app installed on your smart phone you can watch the video on the app on your phone in real time to make sure you are clearing everything you are concerned about. Wyze cams are great. I've got 5 of em that I use for other purposes and they blow the doors off of my much more expensive Nest camera __________________ [SOLD] 2012 Metallic Black NISMO 370z #499

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