Racor PPK-1R Parking Guide, Yellow

The parking guides that I received (I ordered 2) have been through a winter in Wyoming. These arrived with adhesive strips on the back of them so they could be secured to the garage floor. I didn't use the strips, however, as I felt it was more important to be able to move them out of the way so I could clean the garage floor from time to time. So in my case, I just pulled my vehicle in to the garage and positioned it where I wanted it to be, then I laid the guide on the floor next to the driver's front tire, backed up a couple of feet, then slid the guide into place. If you are aligned correctly when you pull into the garage, the large bar on the guide is readily detectable when you drive over it, cuing you to stop. It works pretty well, although I occasionally miss the stop altogether, which is hardly the fault of the guide. My wife pulls into the garage at a higher rate of speed than I do, and she sometimes drives over both bars without noticing the first one. Since I did not secure the guides to the garage floor, they do tend to move a little just from driving on them and stopping. The guide has an approach apron that minimizes movement, however. No problem, you just re-position it and start over.

I bought this product because in the past, I would have to get in and out of my car every time I came home to make sure that I was in not to far and sticking out not too much. Now I just drive into my garage, pull up slowing until I feel my wheel go over the bump, and I am in perfectly every time. What a time saver. No more in and out of my car to make sure I am in enough to avoid the garage door hitting my car. I would highly recommend this product.

This works great. I was a little concerned about it slipping. Before placing it on the garage floor, I made sure to clean the area so there wouldn't be dust or sand that could help it slip. So far, no problem at all.I was also a little concerned that it might be too narrow and I might miss it if I pull into the garage a little more to the left or right, but so far, that hasn't been a problem either.It's a handy product and works great. The only concern now is when the car tire is at the top of the first bump, the car rolls forward and I sure hope that the mat hasn't slipped forward or else there would be a fast roll into the wall (I have about 1-2 inches of space to work with before touching the wall).

I read the reviews before purchasing this product. The other reviews are right in that it does shift over time, especially if the wheel is moved while on top of it. Since I knew this going in the product works as planned. I marked lines for 1 of the corners and move it every once in a while to reposition it. I didn't use sticky tape and it only moves a small amount over a few weeks time. If you buy this just expect to correct it time-to-time.

So my wife's detection of whether she has stopped the car between the humps or on top of one has not yet reached Jedi skill. As a result, she sometimes leaves the tire positioned right on top of one of the humps. As a result, that hump is pretty smashed down and ironically, now even less detectable. Oh well...

I just bought the parking guide one month ago. It's very easy to use, you just basically put it on the location where you want the car to stop, however... the bottom of the parking guide has no traction what-so-ever, so if your garage floor is smooth, chances are when ur car drives over the guide, it will cause the guide to move forward too...:( I had to buy one of those traction pad for shoes to stick on the bottom of the parking guide to prevent it from moving :)

First, why are there two different items pictured? -1*I got the rounded bump one, in case others are wondering. It works as it should. It had sticky tape on the bottom. I cleaned the spot on the garage floor and then applied. It hasn't moved in over a month. If it starts to move I would just put a couple dabs of liquid nails under it.

Was looking for way to park our cars in a garage that is tight for space. Thought of hanging a tennis ball from the ceiling, but found in the past that my head hit the ball more often than the windshield of the car. The Racor Parking Guide provides a simple solution.11/19/2006 Since having these for some time, found that the problem of sliding around the garage floor is a major pain.. back to the tennis ball