Parking your Z....straight... in the lines.

bleufiend · 01-15-2011, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by chops

if im backing up, i just unlock the door, open it wide and back in with my head out the door..

+1, I always back in with my drivers door open and mind the line with my own eyes.

EazyD · 01-15-2011, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by bleufiend

+1, I always back in with my drivers door open and mind the line with my own eyes.

haha this thread was all about seeing if anyone else had done this. I do this somtimes and feel like an idiot if I think someone is watching. "Nice car and you have to open the door to see the lines?" but it is so effective and it feels neat to be hanging out the door feathering the clutch/throttle.

Thanks for all the responses.

kenchan · 01-14-2011, 04:28 PM

wat if you need to line up the passenger side?

chops · 01-14-2011, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

wat if you need to line up the passenger side?

then i guess...thats when i tilt the mirror down and in. this is where driving an acura is handy. the mdx we have automatically does it for you!

i was thinking of adding the KP technologies mirror tilting module

KP Technologies

60bucks for the standard module (1 mirror) or 100 for the deluxe which has modules for 2 mirors

Red__Zed · 01-14-2011, 05:45 PM

^ my 5 series did the same thing. I miss that feature so much.

Dwight Frye · 01-14-2011, 06:12 PM

If you are at one with your car you do not need mirrors or a back up camera. You know where the edges of your car is in space and can maneuver into place without hitting anything. Pulling straight in isn't rocket science, swing wide so you can see where you are going and straighten your steering wheel.

sonic370 · 01-14-2011, 07:23 PM

use all your mirrors and angle down the side ones..
if they are adjusted right for driving should be ok...

one sure thing in life about our cars. if you try to park it safe and out of harms way. when you get back there will be a 20 year old beater parked next
to you,never fails.

Red__Zed · 01-14-2011, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Dwight Frye

If you are at one with your car you do not need mirrors or a back up camera. You know where the edges of your car is in space and can maneuver into place without hitting anything. Pulling straight in isn't rocket science, swing wide so you can see where you are going and straighten your steering wheel.

You do if you don't know where the space is. Sometimes there isn't an opportunity to actually see where the lines are...

fullmonty · 01-14-2011, 07:36 PM

I always back into spots with mine, I just use the side mirrors, a habit I picked up from driving trucks. I don't angle down my mirrors or anything but the way I have them set is fine for me

mick · 01-14-2011, 09:00 PM

my feeling about parking is don't take any chance. if sticking your head out of the window works for you then do it. it's better to be safe than to be sorry

wheee! · 01-14-2011, 09:34 PM

If you have the Nav system, get a backup camera kit from the forum... it works great as a guide for backing

djpathfinder · 01-14-2011, 09:38 PM

I enthusiast park (azz in first) all my vehicles most of the time. In the 370, I angle my mirrors out to minimize the blind spots. Even with that, I can still see the rear wheel well bulge in the side mirror. I use that hump in the mirror to judge how far I am from the curb or from the lines. In my FX45, I use the rear door handle as a point of reference. You just have to find some reference point on each vehicle...to me the wheel well hump works.

I also just installed the same back up camera that Wheee! has, so that will help out too next summer.

EazyD · 01-22-2011, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by djpathfinder

I enthusiast park (azz in first) all my vehicles most of the time. In the 370, I angle my mirrors out to minimize the blind spots. Even with that, I can still see the rear wheel well bulge in the side mirror. I use that hump in the mirror to judge how far I am from the curb or from the lines. In my FX45, I use the rear door handle as a point of reference. You just have to find some reference point on each vehicle...to me the wheel well hump works.

I also just installed the same back up camera that Wheee! has, so that will help out too next summer.

+1 for using wheel well bulge as a reference point. This seems to be helpful

VaGntlmn · 01-22-2011, 12:16 PM

blind spot mirrors on both sides that show the lines.....

NCSUPACK09 · 01-22-2011, 12:23 PM

I usually do 2 things when backing into a spot:

1) Use my side mirrors to get inside the lines with room to spare on each side.
2) Once I cant see the lines anymore, I go back and forth looking at the parking spot across from mine to make sure I am straight (usually they line up perfectly) and to the spots next to me to make sure I back in as far as I want.

It helps me back in perfectly all the time

01-14-2011, 07:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
fullmonty A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Dirty Jersey Posts: 7,762 Drives: 370 Touring/Sport Rep Power: 34	I always back into spots with mine, I just use the side mirrors, a habit I picked up from driving trucks. I don't angle down my mirrors or anything but the way I have them set is fine for me __________________

01-14-2011, 09:38 PM	#12 (permalink)
djpathfinder A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 12,910 Drives: 2012 GT-R BE Rep Power: 734	I enthusiast park (azz in first) all my vehicles most of the time. In the 370, I angle my mirrors out to minimize the blind spots. Even with that, I can still see the rear wheel well bulge in the side mirror. I use that hump in the mirror to judge how far I am from the curb or from the lines. In my FX45, I use the rear door handle as a point of reference. You just have to find some reference point on each vehicle...to me the wheel well hump works. I also just installed the same back up camera that Wheee! has, so that will help out too next summer. __________________ 2012 GT-R Black Edition Jet Black 2010 370Z 40th Anniversary // SOLD

01-22-2011, 12:16 PM	#14 (permalink)
VaGntlmn Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Centreville, Va Age: 64 Posts: 378 Drives: '10 Tour/Sport, 6MT Rep Power: 16	blind spot mirrors on both sides that show the lines..... __________________ Bill 2010 370z; Tour/Sport; 6mt; BlackCherry/Grey; 318 rwhp; 265 lbs rwtq. To view a list of my mods, click here; To view a photo journal of the mods, click here.

01-22-2011, 12:23 PM	#15 (permalink)
NCSUPACK09 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Somewhere Posts: 407 Drives: '10 370Z MB 6MT SP Rep Power: 16	I usually do 2 things when backing into a spot: 1) Use my side mirrors to get inside the lines with room to spare on each side. 2) Once I cant see the lines anymore, I go back and forth looking at the parking spot across from mine to make sure I am straight (usually they line up perfectly) and to the spots next to me to make sure I back in as far as I want. It helps me back in perfectly all the time __________________ 2010 Base 370z Magnetic Black 6MT SP Mods: Bone Stock

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01-14-2011, 04:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	wat if you need to line up the passenger side?

01-14-2011, 05:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
Red__Zed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: window seat Posts: 28,940 Drives: Mostly on two wheels Rep Power: 121	^ my 5 series did the same thing. I miss that feature so much.

01-14-2011, 06:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
Dwight Frye Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Occupied California Posts: 423 Drives: '09 Tour/Sport/6MT Rep Power: 17	If you are at one with your car you do not need mirrors or a back up camera. You know where the edges of your car is in space and can maneuver into place without hitting anything. Pulling straight in isn't rocket science, swing wide so you can see where you are going and straighten your steering wheel.

01-14-2011, 07:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
sonic370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Orange Texas Posts: 1,574 Drives: 09 370Z Sports PGK Rep Power: 19	use all your mirrors and angle down the side ones.. if they are adjusted right for driving should be ok... one sure thing in life about our cars. if you try to park it safe and out of harms way. when you get back there will be a 20 year old beater parked next to you,never fails.

01-14-2011, 09:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
mick Track Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: California Posts: 903 Drives: Used to drive a 370z Rep Power: 17	my feeling about parking is don't take any chance. if sticking your head out of the window works for you then do it. it's better to be safe than to be sorry