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A Balloon Makes for a Perfect Parking Sensor

About a year ago, we wrote a story about how to buy and install parking sensors on your car. But we didn't know that there was a simpler solution, one which only costs a few cents and is easy to maintain.
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Photo: screenshot from Youtube
Parking sensors have become very complex and thus cost a lot more than ever, plus they're too mainstream. But what if you payed $500 for a jalopy from the scrap heap. What if it runs on only two cylinder and you still love it?

All you need is a balloon and a place to tie it to the middle of the rear bumper. All you do is just reverse into a brick wall and wait until the balloon pops. With shapes varying from dogs to Superman, there are limitless customization options. Just don't attach too many or that jalopy will fly away.

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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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