Customer Reviews

Racor PPK-1R Parking Guide, Yellow

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

Like the others I find that this doesn't stay still. Every time we park the car it slides forward. I tried duct taping it to the floor of the garage - that helps but it still needs to be adjusted every few days.

This product works great if you keep an eye on it. I have an explorer, and the mat tends to slide forward a little every time you park. I've already customized the front wall in my garage with my bumper, so be careful...adjust it every few weeks. otherwise, it's indispensible. couldn't park without it.

If you're like me, I hate having a ball hanging from the ceiling. That is why I like this product so much. It's fairly easy getting it in the right place. The trick is not to enter too fast or you will never feel when your tire is in the right spot. Also, since it is not much wider than the tire you have to drive in relatively the same each time. I'm actually considering buying 3 more since my tires are leaving black spots on my garage floor.

I ordered two of these from Amazon.com and then waited more than three weeks before they arrived. Within a day, I noticed that they would not stay in place on the garage floor. Whenever you park using them, they move.

These are junk. Don't buy them.

It moves forward whenever I go over it, and after a few weeks you are hitting the wall again. Bought a simillar product, ParkingTarget, and it has a sticky tape underneath so it doesn't move around. Check it out for yourself, I am glad I found out... I just wish someone told me before I bought this expensive piece of plastic. I bought mine from ParkingTarget.com.

This product has an internal flaw since it doesn't stay still! Isn't the point that it needs to be perfectly kept still for you to get the "same place" parking? Anyway, I threw mine out it was so bad... now I got the ParkingTarget, which was an adhesive strip on the bottom of it, so it stays in place. That one works much better (you can find them at parkingtarget.com).

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 :)

Like other reviewers, I have discovered that this thing does not stand still. It should have had built in rubber feet. I had to carpet tape it to the garage floor. It works fine now.

It also works best with manual cars because automatic cars will tend to want to continue driving over it. I have to put the minivan into neutral and let go of the brake for a split second to allow the wheels to adjust itself.

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.

This is a very poor version of this type product. I purchased two online after my local home improvement stores stopped carrying a different version. The ones in the store were heavy, this one is light as a feather, which is why it will not stay in place. I have tried heavy duty two sided tape, heavy duty glue, and duct tape, and nothing will work.