19
Discussion Thread 🪴 Saturday 17 May 2025
(aussie.zone)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 16 May 2025
19 points (100.0% liked)
Melbourne
2111 readers
38 users here now
This community is a place created for the people of Melbourne and Victoria. We are a positive, welcoming and inclusive community. We might not agree about everything, but we always strive to stay civil and respectful.
The focus of our discussions is based around things that affect Victoria, but we are also free to discuss our local perspective on wider issues. Or head to the regular Daily Random Discussion thread to talk about anything.
Ongoing discussions, FAQs & Resources (still under construction)
Adoption Certificate for Nellie, the Daily Thread numbat (with thanks to @Catfish)
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
I need something to stop me hitting the garage wall while still getting as close as possible. Wheel stops need to be bolted down so that won't work. I'm thinking something like a pool noodle bollard. Does such a thing exist? Or do I need to get two pool noodles and a couple of christmas tree stands or similar? 🤔
Some people suspend a tennis ball from the ceiling on a string so the ball hits the windscreen when you’ve gone in as far as possible
Edit: Better video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QGdkI59e960
I'm not sure there is anything to attach it to on the ceiling. I'll have to have a better look when I'm there.
You use one of those little screws with the loop - if it looks like a good solution for you you can spakfilla and repaint when you move
How bad is your eyesight? 😂
What you can do is mark the wall of the garage on the driver's side and when the mirror becomes level with it stop.
Well, I can't see the front of the car. I would like to be able to get right to the wall so I have space to get things in and out of the back, but if I misjudge and damage the plaster it's going to be an expensive fix. The side wall of the garage is too far away to be an effective marker.
Obtain a witch's hat and put a flag through the top.
Didn't you get a reversing cam? I use that.
This is for going in forwards. If I reverse right up to the wall I can't get anything in and out of the back. I want to be able to get as close to the wall forwards as I can, so there is maximum room at the back to load and unload.
I had a new thought - a cheap plastic bollard at the back and reversing in to mark where stop so I can still get the door closed. That way I can use the camera/sensors and the unloading area will be closer to the doors to the house/yard, the walking path across the garage will be clear. And I'll be nowhere near the wall with the car. That will work way better!
I would suggest maybe hanging a tennis ball where you want to stop or measure by side mirror as that’s how I know where to stop when I reverse park.
Sitting from the drivers seat and looking at my side mirror, if it’s hitting the end of the parking line then I know I’m in and have plenty of room at the back but I’ve got a hatchback.
Would a sandbag work? Heavy enough not to move but won’t damage the floor