Is there any front parking camera option available yet?

[jboogie1289]

Until there is a camera option, here are two different easy fixes for garage parking:

1. Park it exactly where you want to stop in your garage. Then, put a string through a tennis ball and hang it from the ceiling so it's just barely touching your windshield. Whenever you pull your car in, just pull it forward until you touch the ball on the windshield.

2. These:

Those Parking Mats are pretty cool!! What I did was place a marking indicator (line on the wall in my garage) where I can put the Driver’s (or passenger) mirror in line with and that’s far enough. But I‘ve done the Tennis Ball option as well and it works perfectly.

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[LoWeLL216]

Yeah - I use one of these. Have the ball hanging from the ceiling too, but some family members still have issues ;) needed something with a little more positive feedback (ie it stops you...)

 

[Eurasianman]

Why would you not always back into a spot?

^ This. I rarely ever pull into a parking spot, if at all.

Not always an option

Keep driving until you find a parking spot that you can back into?

 

[DukeCLR]

Yeah - I use one of these. Have the ball hanging from the ceiling too, but some family members still have issues ;) needed something with a little more positive feedback (ie it stops you...)

It looks like these bolt to the floor, are they heavy enough to be used without being bolted?

 

[Eurasianman]

Just get a 2x4 piece of wood. Not the cheapest, considering the price of wood, but I've been doing this for years and it works. Just make sure the family doesn't accidentally kick/move it when your vehicle isn't there

 

[DukeCLR]

I put this between my two ladies.

 

[ZBOBMAN]

Saw this. It might help for your garage
https://www.armorallelectronics.com/product/advanced-garage-parking-sensor/

 

[roadpilot]

At my last house (pole barn), I added lasers to the Chamberlain garage door openers.

You park the vehicle exactly where you want it. Then you aim the laser at a spot on top of your dash.

When you operate the door opener, the laser comes on for a couple of minutes. You pull in until that laser is pointing at the exact same spot you set it to.

Like the tennis ball trick, but high tech.

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