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Since my 992 GT3 is bigger than my 996 GT3 and my 87 911 I wanted to have some assurance, it was docked in the right spot. I purchased Parking Laser Guide from Amazon and re-used my tire stopper. The laser guides are very inexpensive (around $30) and are motion based. Just line up the laser(s) to a particular point on the car and drive forward. If you look at the picture closely you can see a red dot in the middle of the garage door. I line up the lasers at the sports chrono.
I got this one: https://a.co/d/8Pb9j4E
I have no idea on how it compares to other laser guides. The main thing is dual lasers because you can set 2 different points and of course make sure it is motion activated. Also, it has a battery backup.
Don't use just a single piece of tape. I was testing it and the tape seemed to hold it. Well, it fell on the car -- dumb move on my part. Luckily for me PPF saved the car from any scratch.... Remounted with 2 pieces of taps and the screws into the drywall.
Sometimes low tech is the best solution and is simple but very effective. The one advantage of the laser is you have multiple points and are able to tell sooner if you are out of line which can be helpful in a tight space.
Also, the laser works great in the dark.
Something to help get the car in the best position in the garage would be helpful - may eliminate the need for me to get one of these in order to get out of the LWBs in tight spaces.
Do you guys have any tips or ideas on how to line up the car perfectly to go onto a 4 post lift?
I tried putting up some mirrors to help but it is still not easy.
Because you are going up a ramp, it is hard to see. You can’t simply open the door to look (like when parking in a parking spot) because of the post. By the time your door is past the post, your car is too far in.
You can’t see the front wheel unless you get out of the car.
Because my garage is tight, I have to get a narrow lift. I only have literally a few inches on either side to play with.
I have had my kid as a spotter but would rather do it all by myself if possible.
Figured I’ll post the question here to get some collective RL wisdom.
Do you guys have any tips or ideas on how to line up the car perfectly to go onto a 4 post lift?
I tried putting up some mirrors to help but it is still not easy.
Because you are going up a ramp, it is hard to see. You can’t simply open the door to look (like when parking in a parking spot) because of the post. By the time your door is past the post, your car is too far in.
You can’t see the front wheel unless you get out of the car.
Because my garage is tight, I have to get a narrow lift. I only have literally a few inches on either side to play with.
I have had my kid as a spotter but would rather do it all by myself if possible.
Figured I’ll post the question here to get some collective RL wisdom.
TIA.
I think the laser concept still applies. You can point the lasers strategically to help ensure the car is lined up correctly. They are so inexpensive you can get 2 or 3 lasers which would give you 4-6 contact points.
Do you guys have any tips or ideas on how to line up the car perfectly to go onto a 4 post lift?
I tried putting up some mirrors to help but it is still not easy.
Because you are going up a ramp, it is hard to see. You can’t simply open the door to look (like when parking in a parking spot) because of the post. By the time your door is past the post, your car is too far in.
You can’t see the front wheel unless you get out of the car.
Because my garage is tight, I have to get a narrow lift. I only have literally a few inches on either side to play with.
I have had my kid as a spotter but would rather do it all by myself if possible.
Figured I’ll post the question here to get some collective RL wisdom.
TIA.
I back onto my lift (because I need to go **** first with the ceiling in order to lift to max) which is pretty easy to line up with mirrors and a bit of turkey necking. I will say it took me a few tries when I first got my GT3.
In terms of using lasers, because it's on the lift, I just use wheel blocks. No need for lasers for my other vehicles.
I have a small garage and use lasers and also back my GT3 onto a lift. My lift width platform exactly matches the width of my GT3 rear wheel base so it is very tight and perfection is a must. See Pic below.
As far as backing up on the lift, I have it down to a perfect science. The key is to only look at your left mirror and not get distracted by other mirrors or the back up camera until the car is nearly all the way back. But you also need to make sure that your driver side rear tire that you are focused on is exactly lined up to the edge of the platform as you back up.
You have to keep the left mirror in it's normal position to help guide the car back until the rear end of the car starts to lift up on the ramp and then you need to shift the mirror down so that you can continually watch the rear tire as you back up onto the platform. The car needs to go back perfectly parallel to the platform so the initial lineup is important. Once I am 80% back, I switch to watching the camera on the PCM to get within 6" of my cabinets. I also optioned my GT3 with rear sensors to help. (barf -I hate that I had to do that but I needed them). I don't use the laser to park the GT3 which is normally parked on top.
Last edited by subshooter; 09-30-2022 at 02:48 PM.
I think the laser concept still applies. You can point the lasers strategically to help ensure the car is lined up correctly. They are so inexpensive you can get 2 or 3 lasers which would give you 4-6 contact points.
Originally Posted by Doublej
I back onto my lift (because I need to go **** first with the ceiling in order to lift to max) which is pretty easy to line up with mirrors and a bit of turkey necking. I will say it took me a few tries when I first got my GT3.
In terms of using lasers, because it's on the lift, I just use wheel blocks. No need for lasers for my other vehicles.
JJ
Originally Posted by subshooter
I have a small garage and use lasers and also back my GT3 onto a lift. My lift width platform exactly matches the width of my GT3 rear wheel base so it is very tight and perfection is a must. See Pic below.
As far as backing up on the lift, I have it down to a perfect science. The key is to only look at your left mirror and not get distracted by other mirrors or the back up camera until the car is nearly all the way back. But you also need to make sure that your driver side rear tire that you are focused on is exactly lined up to the edge of the platform as you back up.
You have to keep the left mirror in it's normal position to help guide the car back until the rear end of the car starts to lift up on the ramp and then you need to shift the mirror down so that you can continually watch the rear tire as you back up onto the platform. The car needs to go back perfectly parallel to the platform so the initial lineup is important. Once I am 80% back, I switch to watching the camera on the PCM to get within 6" of my cabinets. I also optioned my GT3 with rear sensors to help. (barf -I hate that I had to do that but I needed them). I don't use the laser to park the GT3 which is normally parked on top.
Thanks for all the tips.
I think I will try backing the car up. Then I can use the side mirror to check.
Good to hear I am not the only one with a tight lift.
09-29-2022 | 01:32 PM
Laser Parking Guide
