curb feelers

[morris]

i know i know, youll say "that moe is crazier than ever" but i find that curb feelers is something i relay need and use. so my new tires dont get damaged. how many other cats use curb feelers? like i have said before i live in the past.

 

[beast3300]

The only curb feelers I have are the ultra long tire valve stems I used when I replaced my tires, lol.

 

[123Saab]

Dont they get borked up in the winter?

 

[Al]

Hahahah..I remember them.

 

[Kestas]

Me too... when whitewalls were the rage with pimpmobiles back in the 70s.

 

[John_K]

I have built-in curb feelers--my wife screaming "you're too close to the curb! You're too close to the curb!"

John

 

[mpvue]

those things always looked SO ridiculous; what do they do when you hit the curb? do they make such a noise you know you're too close?
IMO, judging distance from the curb is like parallel parking, just something every guy just 'knows' how to do.

 

[HTSS_TR]

Senior citizens in Florida need those.

 

[The_Jeff]

Some cars have horrible sight lines to 5 and 7 o'clock. All bubbly and with no straight edge to judge when backing.

Others are super easy.

 

[bluestream]

My friend loved them. Had them on all 4 corners of his 1967 AMC Ambassador...

 

[Rand]

where is my lost 70's dictionary

 

[morris]

they are made to flex when they hit the curb and make a scraping noise. realy curb feelers go back to the 40s-50s. and i have them on all 4 corners so it looks even

 

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted By: Rand
where is my lost 70's dictionary

 

[Kestas]

I think I saw them on a police car in an episode of Adam-12.

 

[Rick in PA]

That sparked a humorous recollection:

When I was a very young man, I put a set of curb feelers on my mother's car... She was not amused.

(I almost forgot about that one.)

P.S. It's OK to live in the past, I'm not always present myself.

 

[Spazdog]

Only use them with static strips and the wing style tv antenna on the trunk.

Oh! and a bumper pole. Make sure to mount it on the side of the car that is away from the curb.

 

[dailydriver]

One can still purchase these (NOT that I want to!)??

Where, J.C. Whitney?

 

[hattaresguy]

The best curb feeler is a 20in $5,000 Brabus wheel...

 

[Pop_Rivit]

I remember curb feelers well. They look as dumb now as they did "back then".

If someone is such a poor judge of distance that they can't parallel park (or pull up to a curb) without assistance then they have no business driving a vehicle.

 

[rslifkin]

Originally Posted By: Pop_Rivit
I remember curb feelers well. They look as dumb now as they did "back then".

If someone is such a poor judge of distance that they can't parallel park (or pull up to a curb) without assistance then they have no business driving a vehicle.


Agreed.