STOP Garage Door Damaging Your Car! Park PERFECT EVERY TIME!

[@FixThisHouse]

ITEMS I USED ON THIS VIDEO: - Dual Laser Garage Parking Assist Guide System - amzn.to/3RYY9MC - STKR Concepts Adjustable Garage Parking Sensor Aid - amzn.to/3xQTA0b - Parking Aid Speed Bump - amzn.to/4cMkXaq - Perfect Park Genie Ball - amzn.to/3Wd0lms

[@chrislindsay3104]

I hang a tennis ball from the ceiling that will touch the windshield when you are far enuf in. Ball + string < $1😊

[@FixThisHouse]

That works great! 👍🏽

[@DapuT1234]

Exactly. Learned that from my grandpa

[@OmANnIe]

My dad always did this and now I do the same in my home. 😊

[@JK-dp3lp]

​@@scotheller7204THATS a good idea!

[@johnszatkowski6898]

Bingo! Been doing this for well over 20yrs now so, WHY would I pay for a "gizmo" to do the simplest of things? Millennials do NOT have this simple thinking ability as they were born/raised to be taught there's and app or "gizmo" for this! LOL!!!

[@jack91522]

I hang a tennis ball. Worked for the last 30 years

[@FixThisHouse]

Thanks for sharing! 🎾! 🙌🏽😊

[@johnszatkowski6898]

BINGO! The younger generations can't grasp the concept of this and is FAR too complicated for them and would rather spend MONEY to do something this BASIC! If there's NO app then it simply cannot be done mentality! SAD really!

[@tom23245]

Some people don't want their garages to look broke af

[@mj1s735]

Those are nice, but I like the ones that are basically a stop sign on a flexible pole. When your car touches the pole the stop sign lights up. Even when the batteries die in the sign you can still use it because the pole is flexible and you can see when your care touches it. A very simple idea that works with or without power/batteries.

[@dougbriggs6797]

I used the hanging tennis ball for years until I (finally) got a car with rear camera. I positioned the car in the correct place then put masking tape on the garage floor to mark when I had passed over the safe border of the door. I just check from 'R' when I think I have entered far enough and adjust. Also, using the edge of the mirrors from your normal driving position you can line up to a feature (or mark) on the wall and just repeat every time you enter the garage. Works like a charm for me.

[@dvuemedia]

You can also use your backup camera in your car, that's what I use. Works every time.

[@FixThisHouse]

Thank you for the tip! 👍🏽😊🙏🏽

[@johnszatkowski6898]

Assuming you back into your garage every time which MOST people do NOT do cuz MOST hatch-back SUV's or truck tail gates wont open when backed in! I'm guessing you are in your 30's for this mentality of thinking....

[@amfdfireinside]

@@johnszatkowski6898no. You switch to the backup camera to see that you’ve pulled in nose first enough and that your bumper is past the edge curb of your garage. I have a small stain on my concrete near my garage door. I switch to my backup camera and if I can see the stain then I’m in far enough. It’s free

[@dvuemedia]

@@johnszatkowski6898 Never assume anything. I don't backup into garage, I pull forward. Then stop, I put into reverse and check the backup camera if I'm clear.

[@johnszatkowski6898]

@@dvuemedia ; Yes! MOST people NEVER back into their garage!

[@bettyir4302]

Save time, money and energy by pulling up to the same spot on that storage box outside your side window. Better if you spot a shelf bracket that never moves.

[@smithwesson7149]

Agree, that's what wife and I do.

[@mitchd949]

I put a piece of blue painters tape on the wall that's directly to my left when I look out (same thing but to the right for the car on the right side of the garage).

[@sammylee8179]

yup, me too

[@debranewell5770]

Thank you for showing so many examples...

[@ronm6585]

Thanks for sharing. I liked the dual laser the best.

[@FixThisHouse]

Thanks Ron! Please email me! 👍🏽😊

[@Chirita008]

My fav would be the STKR unit. It's cute, acting like a traffic light. Something different from the ordinary devices. Thanks for sharing! 👍

[@ONI1013.]

I had the STKR parking sensor. I definitely do NOT recommend it. That thing drains battery so quickly, that I had to change it about every month. And when batteries are low (~ 30%), the sensors were no longer accurate where it would not indicate proper distance to stop. If you’re look8mg for something like this, look into one that can powered by AC plug) like the Park Zone Parking Aid.

[@johnszatkowski6898]

I recommend a SIMPLE string attached to a ball mounted to the ceiling which costs $1 or LESS and boom - mission accomplished! This BASIC technology has been around forever but the younger generations are that bright anymore!

[@ngowei4452]

Thanks for responding to my request. Those are some great ideas. I like the laser gadget best. It seems most precise without adding a tripping hazard to my floor.

[@georgesebastian6306]

Good choices from minimal to high tech!

[@flightofapaullo72]

The easiest way and won't cost you a dime is to pull in until you clear the garage door (might take a minute or two) then look to your left and get a reference point on your wall from your position in your drivers seat, that's it.

[@ricoe3288]

I use the roll over hump method...surprisingly it works if you pull or back in...even with different vehicles...can't explain it but it works.

[@Wesmosis]

Good ideas!

[@VFRExplorer]

Great tips! Here's a video idea: install a garbage disposal air switch (InSinkErator, Danco, etc) step by step.

[@smithwesson7149]

FYI another reviewer of the STKR green, yellow, red parking sensor is the person said that each time anyone walks in front of the sensor in the garage, the light comes on....just in case that might bother some users. Thanks for the different ideas in the video!

[@troyhenry3267]

Wow great ! Ways to know where to park in your garage.

[@FixThisHouse]

Thank you! 🙏🏽

[@hashimsalim2665]

good options.

[@carbuff81]

I already have the stop light style one and it has never failed me so far.

[@garyjones2582]

I saw the tennis ball method years ago and thought it was a pretty good idea.. lots of good ideas in your video, thx for sharing...

[@faulltw]

Thanks for the video. I use a 2x4. I noticed you still have a DD Form 2220 on your windshield, cool.

[@FixThisHouse]

Thanks for sharing! I’m glad you noticed that! Only the real OG’s know 😎👊🏽

[@ivettenegron2624]

I use the stationary shelf method but now that you showed all the other possibilities I like the laser beam gadget. By the way I really enjoy your videos. Since, I started watching your DIY I've really have learned alot. Thanks for your help.

[@SawdustmakerLori]

After watching your video I did the tennis balls. I was using a similar idea by just hanging a piece of cardboard on a string but the tennis balls are even better because they don't rotate like the cardboard. My truck takes up every inch of space in the length of my garage so I'd have to keep getting out to see if the garage door would clear when closed. Thanks for all your helpful video's!

[@capkingy]

I did the tennis ball hanging down too. The other thing I did was I added a piece of electrical tape to the driver side of the garage. I use it as an aiming point. I put the tape in the middle of my anti theft sticker on my window and have it perfectly parked every time.

[@richardstehlik6964]

I just use a 5 to 6 foot 4x4 post. Lay it on the garage floor to stop the vehicles tires. Been using this method for the last 36 years at my house.

[@justinpenn9250]

I park my truck outside the garage - so far I haven’t hit the garage door ….

[@doubledrats235]

I use a 2x6 in front of the front tires. Worked for me for 35 years. I adjust its location when I get a new car.

[@K03sport]

don't forget to mark the spot w/tape if you ever have to move the car 4x4

[@TheTechGuruCan]

Wood worked for me in the past 30yrs. Why do people need to overthink this????😮😮😮

[@mitchd949]

I thought about something on the floor which would easily be felt as your tire hits it, but ended up not doing so because I didn't want a tripping hazard on the garage floor.

[@joegorin3286]

I have and use a version of the Genie hanging ball, the Prime Line GD 52286. The Genie I bought in 2021 had a string that was just a little too short. I had an earlier version of the dual-laser device. It turned on the laser when ever it sensed vibration from opening the door. It used up the laser lifetime in only a year. I had an earlier version of the stop light. If there was a power failure, it would have to be reset, a major inconvenience.

[@cascadiadesign]

I've been using the "Park Ranger" (amazon). No batteries, no hanging stuff overhead, no bumps on the floor to trip over. I have this device stuck on the back of a workbench that is parallel to my car. It's a simple device that uses parallax - you just drive in, look out the side window, and when the two red lines meet up, you are parked.

[@Dowdyguy]

The curve of the windshield is significant - I use the hanging tennis ball and a small (2") piece of black insulator foam stuck to the bottom of the windshield to lineup to the ball.

[@FixThisHouse]

That is genius! Thanks for sharing my friend! 👍🏽🙏🏽😊

[@DanielEisenman]

An alternative approach (or perhaps complimentary approach) is to upgrade the door obstruction sensor so that the door won’t close on the car. The ‘Infinity Shield’ garage door sensor has worked well - used to be on Amazon, but seems to be out of stock at the moment.

[@tighecrovetti2844]

the laser relies on your left-right position as well

[@kitmarshall4084]

I move the door sensor to the level of the bumper

[@alfredhernandez9799]

The hanging tennis ball. Find a used one near any tennis court. Then 10 cents worth of string and a staple. Best, cheap, perfect every time.

[@johnszatkowski6898]

BINGO! But MOST people can't think to do this and would rather spend MONEY for no reason. Been using the ball and string method for over 30yrs and learned this trick my my father!

[@jimpie231]

I use 2 methods, red laser and a black/yellow curb on the floor. The curb has been in for about 10 years and it worka great. The laser has been in for about 6 years. I used a piece of wood on the floor originally, but it tripped a couple of us, and was in the wrong place. The laser got rid of the tripping hazard.

[@twizzlerboy]

I prefer to back in, I just painted a mark on the floor that I look at through the backup camera. If I can see it, I'm not far enough in.

[@FixThisHouse]

That is smart! Thank you for sharing! 👍🏽😊🙏🏽

[@iblackfeathers]

you can use other kinds or balls like a ping pong ball or wiffle ball. they also make lasers where it is an adjustable line instead of a dot. the problem with the lasers is it stops shining if you leave your garage open for some time. to be independent of power outages or any batter issues the ball on the string is the better option. during power outages you can manually release the garage door to open it and not rely on any power with the weighted string method.

[@justinpenn9250]

I use a beach ball - it works even when not full of air! 😂

[@kathrynellison328]

The first video I saw of yours was about the 3 m dry wall hangers. When to youtube and found you. Subscribe right away. And you definitely should more subscribers you are rocking it. Going to tell my friends about your channel. And please tell your wife the 3d flower (roses) picture. She made is very sweet.

[@AnilKumar-rp2vs]

I have a mark on the wall on my side of the garage that aligns with the vertical middle door frame of my car that tells me I am in the right spot. Just requires a colored tape to stick to the wall. Originally I had a tennis ball hanging from the ceiling.

[@K03sport]

get old (large 90+ oz) laundry detergent bottle, a bike flag, duct tape, and either sand or the cheapest cat litter you can find. 1) Cut/drill hole in lid of bottle just big enough for the flag pole to fit in. 2) remove the inner spout thing from bottle and fill bottle w/sand or litter. 3) put flag through lid then push flag into the bottle until it bottoms out and screw on lid. Wrap lid and flag w/duct tape to ensure lid and flag are secure and minimize chance of either coming off. 4) W/car in the proper parking position, place bottle w/flag so that the flag touches the bumper (or license plate), then use some duct tape (5") to mark the spot on the floor where the bottle sits. this way you know where the bottle-flag goes if it has to be moved. Or some HF wheel chocks or a 5' long 4"x4" post works too.....no pesky ball hanging from the ceiling or batteries to replace. 🏁

[@briang4583]

I've always used a small fishing bobber attached to fishing line. I guess because I'm a fisherman.

[@FixThisHouse]

That’s awesome! 🙏🏽😊

[@mikenonya6382]

I like the laser idea best. I tried the block of wood on the floor but It was a tripping hazard for guys hanging in the garage when car was not there. It was attached to floor so couldn't take it up everytime we were hanging out.

[@gnic76]

Those all work, but the ball or the hump that sticks to floor would be annoying when moving around garage without the vehicle parked inside, or if you change vehicles.

[@8475143117]

I use the Genie ball

[@SnowRaver-p2v]

I ended up just putting an empty box in front of the car because the ceilings are so high and i don't have a tall enough ladder or scaffolding

[@michaelseavello4612]

Anything added on the floor can become a trip hazard.

[@CPO-Snarky]

Don’t be randomly drilling into any concrete slab until you have verified that it is NOT a Post-Tensioned slab.

[@ryanschmidt8468]

My grandparents had a rubber mouse hanging from a string. It had probably been there for 20 years before I first encountered it in the early 90s. I really wish I'd taken that with me after they died and the house was sold.

[@FixThisHouse]

I’m so sorry to hear 🙏🏽 😔, are you able to go back to the new owners and possibly ask if they still might have it?

[@ryanschmidt8468]

@@FixThisHouse Oh no don't be sad! They sold that house about 10 years ago and I live in a different state now, it's all good.

[@SirD1]

Just declutter your garage. Thanks.

[@FixThisHouse]

That’s one too! Hehe 😉

[@roni1976]

Ami the only one who puts there car in reverse to check it on the rear view camera lol

[@oobihdahboobeeboppah]

Tennis ball? Cheap, no power and no batteries required.

[@FixThisHouse]

Yes! Or any ball 👍🏽😊

[@manny7886]

I park my car in front of my furnace so I use my furnace cover to gauge the distance.

[@OverDriveah]

Im 5th

[@deancitroni4447]

Wow I feel stupid I just spray paint a short line on the floor next to the driver side window

[@avflyguy]

As PT Barnum would say-------

[@HarryBHouchins]

Hanging tennis ball for the past 15 years...

[@ManWander]

i like the hanging tennis ball idea but it's in the way when the car is out; the stopper on the floor is a tripping hazard with the car out; so i lean towards the gadgets that are unobtrusive

[@FixThisHouse]

Thanks for explaining the cons of these options! The tennis ball does get in the way and yes agree on the tripping hazard! The lazer would be the best! 👍🏽🙏🏽😊

[@BrantAerials]

@@FixThisHouse Attach the string through a pulley on the ceiling to the top of the garage door. When the door is closed, the ball follows the door and goes up to the ceiling out of the way! Open the door and the ball drops into position in front of the windshield. Instructions come with the genie ball.

[@johnszatkowski6898]

Cool and all but I accomplished the same thing with a SIMPLE piece of string attached to a ball that I already had mounted to the ceiling that cost me NOTHING so when my cars windshield hits the ball when I'm pulling in - I'm good and works EVERYTIME! Best yet, NO batteries/power needed or ANY maintenance required and have been using this for YEARS now! When I get a new car/truck I simply have to add another small screw to my ceiling to offset the string attached to the ball to the proper drop-point which takes only minutes. Did NOT watch the video as all this electronic gizmo shit is NOT needed to do the same task for FREE and way more simple CHEAP way to do this! You just have to be able to think outside the box which SADLY, many cannot do...

[@Slomo069gameplays]

Well its easy ,make your garage a GARAGE not a storage unit

[@davidholladay2008]

String from ceiling with thumb tach, with anything on end hanging down, that touches windshield in front of drivers face/eyes…stop!

[@mlim8]

adjust the garage opener safety sensors higher where the bumper is sticking out the most. Then if your bumper is blocking the sensors your garage opener will refuse to close.

[@Camel_Jockey]

How about you de-clutter your garage....

[@FixThisHouse]

Sure

[@K03sport]

​@@FixThisHouse... how many shoe boxes do you have? are they empty or do you have things like Hot Wheels/Matchbox cars or Lego books in them like me?