Rubber Stop Strip

allan40alt · 27th August 2007, 10:35

Does anyone know where to get a length of rubber strip that can be stuck to the garage floor so as to indicate when the car has driven in far enough to clear the door coming down? I'm sure I've seen an adhesive 'peaked' or 'domed' strip for this purpose.

PS: I guess something like a rubber threshold strip may well do the job. It just needs to be raised slightly so as you can 'feel' it as the front tyres bump against it.

Pottsy · 27th August 2007, 11:07

A length of 4x2 maybe? Dangling tennis ball on windscreen?

allan40alt · 27th August 2007, 11:16

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Originally Posted by Pottsy

A length of 4x2 maybe? Dangling tennis ball on windscreen?

I thought of the 'tennis ball' but preferred the floor strip idea. A rubber strip 40mm wide x 8mm high should give enough of a 'feel' and I could cut it to length. It's for my wife's side of the garage as she drives in, wereas I reverse in and my sensors give me a 'contiuous' beep at just the right position.

Kremmen · 27th August 2007, 11:34

I've put a painted vertical line on the garage wall that I line up with the edge of the passenger door mirror.

elfa7 · 27th August 2007, 14:18

I'm a 4"x2" man.

allan40alt · 27th August 2007, 14:21

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Originally Posted by elfa7

I'm a 4"x2" man.

With a dangling ball as well?

elfa7 · 27th August 2007, 14:27

allan40alt · 27th August 2007, 20:20

It's just dawned on me; the perfect product.....cable protector. It's what's used to carry cables across roads, paths etc to prevent them being damaged.

It comes in a variety of sizes. My local City Electrical Factors should have some. I can cut it to length and fix it to the floor. Problem sorted.

Ps: This is similar: Heavy-Duty Cable Protectors

Pps: Just found some on ebay: 900mm RUBBER CABLE PROTECTOR BS476 part 7 CERTIFIED NEW on eBay, Test Measurement Equipment, Electrical Test Equipment, Business, Office Industrial (item 260126155058 end time 04-Sep-07 15:37:37 BST)

lobey dosser · 28th August 2007, 01:09

I've got a couple of strategically placed bricks that serve the purpose.
Unfortunately, I can't get out of the car once it's in the garage so I don't need the parking guide much!

I guess that cars were much narrower when the previous owner built the garage in the late sixties. Anybody got a Ford Anglia they want to swap?

- KIDDING!!!

andi22b · 28th August 2007, 07:10

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Originally Posted by lobey dosser

I've got a couple of strategically placed bricks that serve the purpose......

The current Mrs. andi22b keeps going on about a couple of strategically placed bricks ................. nothing to do with parking though ..........................

Anthony · 28th August 2007, 09:04

I use a single house brick on the floor of the garage, which seems to work well.

Anthony.

allan40alt · 28th August 2007, 13:52

As I am already the owner of 2 pavia blocks (sounds better than 'house bricks' don't you think) I thought that I'd give that idea first try as it's the cheapest!

Anthony · 28th August 2007, 15:36

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Originally Posted by allan40alt

As I am already the owner of 2 pavia blocks (sounds better than 'house bricks' don't you think) I thought that I'd give that idea first try as it's the cheapest!

Ahh... what I meant to say was that I am using a single instance of a fundamental construction media primitive.

Anthony.

pjr · 29th August 2007, 23:02

Used to use a tennis ball hanging from the roof, which worked well.

Now, have a 2" x 1" strip of wood, lying across the garage floor (not fixed down), and this also works fine - Don't think the paint on the bumper would take too kindly to hitting the pedal of my mountain bike which is sitting against the back wall of the garage!

LNT · 30th August 2007, 22:34

Bearing in mind I have parking sensors on the back of my car, I do the following. When I think I'm there, I stop, put the car into reverse, press the remote for the garage door and when it shuts, the bleeps shouldn't be continuous....

lobey dosser · 31st August 2007, 02:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by LNT

Bearing in mind I have parking sensors on the back of my car, I do the following. When I think I'm there, I stop, put the car into reverse, press the remote for the garage door and when it shuts, the bleeps shouldn't be continuous....

...but if they are?
Arrrrgh - too late - the door's shut on your tailgate!

elfa7 · 31st August 2007, 07:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by LNT

Bearing in mind I have parking sensors on the back of my car, I do the following. When I think I'm there, I stop, put the car into reverse, press the remote for the garage door and when it shuts, the bleeps shouldn't be continuous....

Smoothy !

.

allan40alt · 31st August 2007, 15:26

I reverse my Civic in and when the sensor note is continuous I know the front is in far enough for the sectional door to come down. My wife parks her 206 next to me, but drives in.

This means she either drives too close to my workbench and I can't get to my reserve wine rack which is behind my Civic, or she parks with the back too far out, and the door will hit it.

The pavia blocks seem to work Ok.

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allan40alt Supporter Civinfo guru Join Date: 6th August 2006 Location: Rugby, Warwickshire. Posts: 2,248 Thanks: 12 Thanked 33 Times in 31 Posts iTrader: (0)	It's just dawned on me; the perfect product.....cable protector. It's what's used to carry cables across roads, paths etc to prevent them being damaged. It comes in a variety of sizes. My local City Electrical Factors should have some. I can cut it to length and fix it to the floor. Problem sorted. Ps: This is similar: Heavy-Duty Cable Protectors Pps: Just found some on ebay: 900mm RUBBER CABLE PROTECTOR BS476 part 7 CERTIFIED NEW on eBay, Test Measurement Equipment, Electrical Test Equipment, Business, Office Industrial (item 260126155058 end time 04-Sep-07 15:37:37 BST) Last edited by allan40alt; 27th August 2007 at 20:29. Reason: added Ps:

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