Maxsa Innovations Maxsa 37340 Park Perfect Light Up LED Parking Ball

UPDATE: In real life, now that I've hung it up, it rarely flashes because I run into it so gently. Also, I back into my garage and the light is not all that noticeable, to my surprise.I have an SUV and didn't foresee that a ball hanging down gets in the way when I need to open the tailgate (because I've backed in). I rigged up a hook on my garage's side wall to secure it out of the way when I need to get into the hatch. That is no fault of this product, just a FYI.All in all, not a bad purchase. Everything's all set, just hang it up with the very long string. I made a knotted loop in my string to secure the excess, so I could adjust the ball's height without climbing up a ladder each time. It did take a little experimenting to hang it just right. Because car windows are sloped, adjusting the height adjusts where and when the ball makes contact, for fine tuning.ORIGINAL REVIEW: I was concerned about the reviews that say you have to be traveling with some speed to set this thing off, but I tried mine by very very gently tapping it against a surface and it went off every time. I haven't hung it yet because my garage isn't ready for prime time, but I am satisfied that this will blink when I gently back into it. I was going to go the tennis ball route but with advancing age :( I thought the light would be helpful. Also I remember it was difficult attaching a string to a tennis ball. I just moved and was going to have to buy a tennis ball, so for just a few dollars more I got everything I need plus it lights up

I back into my garage so knowing when to stop is a great thing for me. I had a tennis ball up (which was hard to see at certain times of the day because of my darkened.windows) that I would hear as I bumped into it however when I was tired after a long days work I found that many a time I was backing in way further than what I thought. Now I can clearly see the ball and with just the slightest bump I can see it is time to stop. Works great for me.I also installed one in a customers rental property for one of the tenants. She however moved into her garage extremely slow because I had warned her about exerting so much force on the wall stud due to misjudging when to stop (she is in her 70's). When we where adjusting the ball it only went off once due to this however the bright color was something she could see so she was fine with it only working when she bumped it harder than what she wanted to. All in all, for the price, I am very happy

Not very sensitive. Even when bumped enough to get a reaction the lights are difficult to see. Probably why it was returned as I purchased used. It does help me stop in the right place so I will keep it.

The media could not be loaded. Hummm. Are we nerds are very practical ? Perhaps both ! I once had a tennis ball dangling from the ceiling all the time. I once had a golden Retriever that loved tennis balls. So obviously it was an incentive for him to jump up and retrieve the tennis ball. So this is plastic blinking ball that doesn't look like a tennis ball. I have this ball rigged up so when the garage door goes up the ball drops down and when the door is down the ball is up. If I am out in the garage working on something I don't have the ball dangling in front of me.When I first rigged up the light ball I dropped it and it stopped working. Not the manufactures fault but mine. If you reverse your car in the garage and have the blinking ball for your rear window; then it helps that it is bright green and blinks when the window and ball comes in contact with one another.What about the cost? It is a bit expensive but not outrageous for what you get. Like I said; I broke my first one and then I bought two more for both cars. I am cheap; but I felt it was worth it to spend the money then have a dent front end or bang up my trunk when I open it on a rainy night. The ball give you a solid place to park your car.

This item is supposed to light up when it is touched, went through all the trouble of hanging It in our dark garage to aid our elderly family member with parking. Literally has the same effect as a regular tennis ball without the light.

This works exactly as designed. I did not end up needing it after I purchased it. I had purchased a new vehicle with a much larger wheel base, and doubted I would know when to stop in my garage. Right out of the package, I removed the battery tag and gave it a light tap - worked just as described. I do with the eyelet screw provided was a little larger or came with another option (such as an adhesive hook).

It's ok for the money but not stellar.Likes: It's large and yellow so it's easy to see/Nice string attached/easy to turn onDislikes: it requires a significant tap to make it light ... easing into it will not light the light/the eye screw to hang it is small and it pulled out of the sheetrock while I was screwing it in; I had to get a good screw to hold.

This thing is heads and tails beyond any other parking "sensor" out there. It is the straight-away genius of the simple tennis ball on a string method combined with a flashing light that tells you that you've actually bumped the ball. It's super light - like a whiffle ball - and simple to install. You can install it on your garage door setup if you want so that it's up in the air when the door is down, but honestly it's way simpler to just add a hook to the ceiling if you ever need/want to hang it out of the way because you're working there.