If you have tight clearances in your garage this simple system may help. All my recent American Muscle cars, ‘82 & ‘96 Z28 Camaros and now a 2018 Mustang have all had big coupe doors. The car position in the garage was important to avoid door strikes.
If you ever wondered how the big jets at the airport stop dead on centreline and perfect aero bridge position with no marshaling, it’s a system called NIGS, Nose In Guidance System and familiar to pilots and ex airline people like myself and Felix. The following utilises the basic principles;-
For front positioning you will need a $5 pivoting wire frame mirror from Base, Reject shop, etc and some red tape.
1/ Park car in garage ensuring it is positioned perfectly where you want it to stop every time in future. Place a straight edge or timber across the floor in line with the front of the car.
2/ Mount the mirror frame on the wall using tape or screws. Placement is critical and should be in front of driver but slightly toward centre of the car.
3/ Keep the hinge line horizontal and mirror facing down around 45 degrees. (I placed mine two metres high so not in the way but being tall it does mean
I have to bend down a little to see it.)
4/ From the driver’s position then adjust the mirror until you can see the extreme front of the car. Move the timber back to just touch the front of the car as viewed in the mirror from the driving position. (Do not lean, only adjust at mirror).
5/ Mark this floor position then drive car in a few times to trim final position then replace timber with red tape. (This stop line will likely be back from the front a little due to mirror location).
If this was helpful and anyone wants a simple centreline guide in system using an ice cream bucket let me know and I will detail that also.
Cheers Bob
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