Wife Cant See Front !

[marinabrid]

evenin all, wife now says she cant see front of galaxy when parking up or noseing in somewhere, anyone else had this prob ?

i wondered about sticking something on the front that sticks up !!!!!! any ideas welcomed.

[Guest gritrash]

neither can i

[Ivor_E_Tower]

...she cant see front of galaxy when parking up or noseing in somewhere, anyone else had this prob ?

...that's why I made sure I got one with front and rear parking sensors! It makes parking an absolute doddle.

[GSMGuy]

Lol - will agree with that - parking sensors are a boon! Lost count of the number of times people sitting in the car behind have beeped me whilst I have been reversing towards them - I just carry on to frighten them lol...

 

Happened today in Asda - sorry old fart!!!

 

Mike

[Guest MATT]

although mine has got Park-assist sensors, sometimes when i put the gal in the garage (its a very tight squeeze, fold-in mirrors job) i turn the lights on full wack, and judging by the reflections on the walls i know if ime going to hit or not.

 

Up to yet, my approach has never failed, if it ever did, i would hear no end of it from the wife!

[johnb80]

evenin all, wife now says she cant see front of galaxy when parking up or noseing in somewhere, anyone else had this prob ?

i wondered about sticking something on the front that sticks up !!!!!! any ideas welcomed.

I find that mine stops when it hits things :huh: Seriously, I have the parking sensors which work extremely well.

 

Regards - John

[Dave-G]

"i wondered about sticking something on the front that sticks up !!!!!! any ideas welcomed."

 

:P On the car or the wife? :)

 

B) My wifes always noseing in too :huh:

[Andrew T]

Before we bought the Galaxy I looked at quite few imported Japanese MPVs. One of these was fitted with a stick (about 18" high with a small globe on top) on the front nearside bumper corner, for exactly this purpose. The globe even came on with the sidelights so you can see where the corner is at night. The thing was these vehicles were straight off the boat and had not ben SVA tested. I suspect such a device would have to be removed for the test because of its potential to injure pedestrians.

[Guest MyPerfectVehicle]

my wife takes the easy option,only parks in 2 spaces.lol :huh:

[ninjakev]

i wondered about sticking something on the front that sticks up !!!!!! any ideas welcomed.

 

Hows about some nice bull bars then ? :angry:

[Guest vr6galaxy]

i wondered about sticking something on the front that sticks up !!!!!! any ideas welcomed.

 

Hows about some nice bull bars then ? :blink:

Yeah! lets go for it :angry:

 

http://www.suv-styling.de/Bilder/Car_Bild/Ford_Bilder/Galaxy/Galaxy_RA_00-.jpg

[Guest vr6galaxy]

Or what about something like this..........

http://i14.ebayimg.com/03/i/03/50/bb/23_12_sb.JPG

 

or a third wing mirror mounted on the front wing similar to ones you see on the imported land cruisers?

[Ivor_E_Tower]

mirror on a stick....OMG !

[Guest vr6galaxy]

The reason for these sort of attachments on Japanese vehicles is due to the lack of space in Japanese streets! any means possible to help you get in or out of a parking space or get the vehicle as close to the curb without hitting another vehicle is used, that's why you get the extra mirror on the front wing of the land cruisers and other 4x4's, MPV's or the light wand stuck on the corners to aid you in the dark

[Guest MATT]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO,

 

somethings just clicked!

[seatkid]

Tape a pair of these to each bumper...http://www.musicoutfitters.com/ethnic/images/bulo_small.jpg

[Ivor_E_Tower]

:D :lol: :D :lol: :D

[MrT]

Just buy her a msall plastic brush and dustpan to carry around in the car to sweep up broken glass and lamps off the road. That will also help avoid later tyre damage.

 

No doubt she will not appreciate your generosity and concern for her welfare.

[Guest vr6galaxy]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO,

 

somethings just clicked!

The clicking you heard! that was the bumper cracking! :lol:

[Guest MATT]

I did this using my method (the one with the lights)

http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/mjcbweb/DCP_1030small.jpg

 

2mm off - Beat that!

[paulmpaciorek]

Ah thats cheating.....if thats your garage door you must be reversing in !!!!

I'm gonna take a photo.......post it soon

[Guest MATT]

Ah thats cheating.....if thats your garage door you must be reversing in  !!!!

:lol: erm no, thats the front of the galaxy. :lol:

 

Ime outside the garage - just in case you thought otherwise.

http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/mjcbweb/DCP_1029small.jpg

[paulmpaciorek]

Now thats close..hence the padding...I know when I've gone far enough when I bounce back lol !!!!

http://img61.exs.cx/img61/1650/dscf00629ww.jpg

[paulmpaciorek]

and if thats not tight enough......the kids bikes are not in yet !!!!

http://img141.exs.cx/img141/1006/dscf00639az.jpg

http://img141.exs.cx/img141/5541/dscf00648im.jpg

 

Looking at these pics....me thinks the car needs its annual wash.....ah maybe tommorow...maybe someday !!!

[Guest MATT]

not a bad idea, i use markings on the wall, lights, and wood blocks to guid me in, my garage door is a bit narrow, 7ft i think, you have to fold the mirras in!