New 05 FGT owner. Any ideas on how to back it in to a two car garage
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AJB
GT
I have Same issue. What I did was to install a blue yoga mat on my garage wall (glue and screw) in the area where I pull in with the GT. Then I carefully open my door fully and gently press it against the yoga mat, and carefully crawl out of the open door.
Doing that since 2006.
Andy (ajb)
Doing that since 2006.
Andy (ajb)
Shark01
GT Owner
extrap
GT Owner
Welcome! 
I put a piece of black electrical tape on the floor from the garage door sill to my stopping point for the passenger side rear wheel to follow precisely when backing in, but I can't see it so still requires a spotter. That gets it very tight against the left wall (when looking into the garage).
I put a piece of black electrical tape on the floor from the garage door sill to my stopping point for the passenger side rear wheel to follow precisely when backing in, but I can't see it so still requires a spotter. That gets it very tight against the left wall (when looking into the garage).
sr71
GT Owner
fjpikul
GT Owner
Get a Styrofoam swimming noodle and slit it down the middle. Fit it to the door edge after you pull in. Open door to maximum possible. Get out and then remove and close door. You can also use some A/C insulation. No matter what, you better be pretty nimble getting in and out. This ducking in and out gets old pretty fast.
2112
Blue/white 06'
2112
Blue/white 06'
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2112
Blue/white 06'
Sinovac
GT Owner
Evict the other car and park in the middle.
Yoga mats on the wall are a great idea!
Unfortunately, they won't work for me because I have lifts in my garages. The GT goes on the bottom, but man it's close to the lift's (Autostacker scissors-type hydraulic) giant steel beams on each side as I c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y back it in. About 2 inches clearance each side.
My wife refuses to spot me, or have anything to do with helping me park it. Occasionally, a buddy will be there to help. The car is almost exactly as wide as my Ferrari F8 and my previous 812 Superfast, so I'm getting pretty good with slow backing while holding the steering wheel perfectly straight.
I will eventually want to install rear cameras on the GT. The older I get, the less flexible/twistable/contortionable I become.
BTW: Now that I've owned my GT for about 6 months, I only bonk my head on the door about half the time when getting out, in the very tight confines.
Unfortunately, they won't work for me because I have lifts in my garages. The GT goes on the bottom, but man it's close to the lift's (Autostacker scissors-type hydraulic) giant steel beams on each side as I c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y back it in. About 2 inches clearance each side.
My wife refuses to spot me, or have anything to do with helping me park it. Occasionally, a buddy will be there to help. The car is almost exactly as wide as my Ferrari F8 and my previous 812 Superfast, so I'm getting pretty good with slow backing while holding the steering wheel perfectly straight.
I will eventually want to install rear cameras on the GT. The older I get, the less flexible/twistable/contortionable I become.
BTW: Now that I've owned my GT for about 6 months, I only bonk my head on the door about half the time when getting out, in the very tight confines.
extrap
GT Owner
I wonder if you ran a tape line from front to back, on only one side, maybe your wife would be willing to help then. There's no guesswork that way: "Honey, just make sure my right-rear tire follows the tape line. No need to look at the other side or anywhere else; just yell if the tire starts coming away from the tape or over the tape, and tell me which way."
fjpikul
GT Owner
I use the fiberglass driveway marker. Take a block of wood about 6"x6"x1" thick, drill hole that holds the driveway marker in the center, slide a 2-5lb weight over the driveway pole to keep the wood from moving. I then put a pool noodle over the driveway pole. Then place them at the entrance of the garage on both side of the car to make sure you are centered where you want to be in the garage. I also have 3 along the back, one as a stop so I know I am all the way back and 2 on each side to make sure I go in straight.
Redfire03
GT Owner
Look up Wolfbox rearview mirrors. Good backup camera solution and they even have a mount that will connect to your factory mirror.
Convex stick on mirrors are a good choice too, for your side mirrors. Then what others have said, if you HAVE to park opening the door into a wall, get something soft for the wall so you can open the door all the way into it and wiggle yourself out.
Convex stick on mirrors are a good choice too, for your side mirrors. Then what others have said, if you HAVE to park opening the door into a wall, get something soft for the wall so you can open the door all the way into it and wiggle yourself out.
PL510*Jeff
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zach05855
GT Owner
I installed a simple WiFi enabled camera on the back wall. I then open the app on my phone and watch my screen to keep an eye on my tires location to keep me lined up. And backup real slow. I also installed yellow/black caution tape on the floor and back wall for visual reference.
Empty Pockets
ex-GT Owner
Presuming the following:
(1) Objects mounted anywhere on the offending wall won't pose a problem.
(2) The car's tires don't just constitute rubber bands strrrrrretched over the wheels.
(3) The side mirror doesn't pose an issue.
and
(4) The garage floor is flat...
You could then secure a couple of 4x4s lengthwise on the floor along the bottom of said wall so that sidewalls of your car's tires will contact the 4x4s before anything else. Then, you could back the car in at 'creeping speed' correcting your course as needed.
Once the car's in place, presumably you'd then have enough room to open the driver's door and get out more easily.
I did this for one of my street machines about three(?) decades ago and found it worked quite well for me. 'Had to massage the sidewalls 'ever so slightly' afterwords to make 'em 100% puuuurdy again, but...
