XJ ( X351 ) 2009 - 2019

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Old Jun 15, 2019 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Thermo
Jag7, enjoy the ride. You will get used to the longer car. Lay the seat back, put in some nice music and enjoy the ride. Maybe even abuse the loud pedal periodically to keep yourself young and enjoy the hard pulls the car can do. Worst case, you can take a few 2x4's and create a little bump for inside the garage so you can slowly pull forward till you feel the tires bump up against the 2x4. Then you know you are in your spot and can park the car. Cut 1 board the width of the car (maybe a bit more, but not much more, otherwise it can create a trip hazzard) and then you need 2 boards that run from near the end of the first board to some solid structural spot in the garage. If you walk in front of the car, then you can simply run a long strip (or two or three) of double sided tape and tape the board to the floor. That way, as you move into the garage, as you hit the board, the tires are going to somewhat push the board into the floor and the tape is going to make sure over time the board is not going to move. Granted I have seen where people have bought tire stops (like you use when you put a car up on a jack to prevent the car from rolling) and then they have drilled a hole or two into the garage floor so they can fasten the stop to the floor. Then you simply roll slowly forward till you feel the tires touch the stop. Some people have a problem with this as they don't want to drill a few small holes in their garage floor.
I'd rather have holes in the garage floor than in the walls! I'm thinking our garage makes my car look fat...
 
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Old Jun 15, 2019 | 06:48 PM
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Enjoy your XJ. It looks beautiful. Its hard to not be spoiled in an XJ. LOL
 
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