bumpers to stop car in garage?
 

Hello, can you help this elf....He wants bumpers to put on floor of garage to note where to stop the car. He saw some that were yellow and about a foot long. They
Do not have to be these exact ones. Any ideas and where to buy said idea would help this Elf out very much. Thanks in advance.

I went to Google, and typed in garage parking bumpers and found lots of results. You can scan these and see what fits you needs, etc.

Hope this helps.

Why add a tripping hazard to your garage floor?
You can buy a laser sensor for around $20 on Amazon.
Or here is one example at Home Depot.
Chamberlain Laser Garage Parking Assist-CLLP1 at The Home Depot

I have seen lots of Villagers simply hang a tennis ball from the ceiling of the garage to the front of the car/cart windshield so one knows just how far to go to comfortably fit the car/cart into the garage.

Have also seen the stop sign sold here [parkez or emerson brand]: http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page...%20stop%20sign

The Parkez model is also available by mail from Walmart:
Parkez Flashing LED Light Parking Stop Sign For Garage - Walmart.com

It's tough getting old....lol

Punch two holes in a tennis ball and run a rope through it. Hang if from the ceiling so it just touches your windshield when you reach the place you want to stop.

Put a screw eye in the ceiling above the windshield, hang from that some fishing line. Pull the car in the garage to the spot you want to return to each time you park. Hook a red and white fishing bobber to the fishing line so the bobber just touches the windshield. The next time time you park pull the car up to the bobber so it touches the windshield in the same spot.
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Tennis ball works great! And it's definitely cheaper.

I Use things I already have. Twine, staple gun, and plastic Pepsi bottle cap cut off (or any small bottle cut down), couple washers for weight. As mentioned park the car were you want to repeat it.

Drill or punch hole in the bottle cap, run the string/twine through, screw the cap lid back on the cut off bottle top.Tie the washers for weight ( or anything handy that has some weight to it so the light bottle cap will hang straight.

Now staple the sting to the garage ceiling to hand at the corner of the windshield o. The drivers side so you can accurately hit the mark. IMO staple gun don't put no ugly holes in the ceiling when you remove or get different car.

Harbor Freight in Leesburg has similar ones.

They are often called 'wheel chocks'.

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I use a tennis ball in Michigan. Works great! We used a thicker piece of string and two large thumb tacks. A thumb tack for the ceiling and one for the ball.

My ball hits the windshield on my Flex. I just have to make sure I turn off the wipers!! lol

Ace Hardware on 441/27 had them last year.

Since me and the Mrs. started taking turns we get along better.

I would not put anything on the floor. Get a laser device or hand something from the ceiling... even a piece of one of those pool floating tubes works or an old tire will definitely get your attention.

:agree:

I have used this for the last several years and have been very happy. Very easy to install.

[ame]http://www.amazon.com/Dual-Head-Laser-Parking-Sensor/dp/B00GM5JXU0/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1418174039&sr=8-3&keywords=garage++laser+sensor[/ame] Click on the amazon symbol to the left.

Boogie Shooter gets the prize.....he beat me to it. I installed the Chamberlin Laser parking assists in my two garages this last year. They are great.
You can install two on one opener if you like for a two car garage, and they are adjustable if you change cars, etc.

Nothing on the floor to trip on, (a REAL hazard) and nothing to sweep around, etc. Also better then a tennis ball that you hit your head on whenever the car is not in the garage.

These lasers only have two small low voltage wires that attach to your opener. Takes about 3 minutes to install. Easy and cool and safe.

Frank

What is the cost of the laser system vs the tennis ball?

We use the tennis ball hanging from the ceiling to the windshield. Works great and cheap. One neighbor hangs a pillow on his utility door to cushion if he goes in too far.

Much to my surprise...I recently saw the yellow bumpers at Bed Bath & Beyond

Bought these exactly as you described at ACE Hardware in Spanish Springs. Adhesive holds them in place and I have had no problems with them in 3 years now.

See them here: http://www.acehardware.com/product/i...ductId=3545363

I just leave a giant package of paper towels at the "too far" spot. Works for me

Bumpers on the garage floor may save your washer and dryer after an evening of a few adult beverages with good friends.

Are you suggesting that some drive while impaired in The Villages? Couldn't be.......:beer3:

I have a valet at my house.

My tennis ball hangs from the light.

Washers and dryers in a garage? Whaaaat?

Many homes have the washer and dryer in the garage. It should not be a surprise.

Z

I have an outlet on the wall on the passenger side. I just pull up until the outlet aligns with the passenger side door handle and I know I am in the correct spot.

Z

So many ways. I put a small 2X4 on floor where tire will hit it. Some of the ideas will not work in all garages. Ceiing too high; doors to heaters in front of car, etc. Try putting a shelf in line to sight the right place. Use what is best for YOU.

I put a strip of blue tape on the floor-when it lines up with the door edge of my car, I'm set

use the tennis ball...old school florida trick