How do I find if an instance is to the left side of my car

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#1

I want to find if a part front of my car is to the left or right to my car
But it says right all the time

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As you see an obstactle is at the left, but it says right in the screen

Here is my script:

local debris = game:GetService("Debris")
while wait(0.5) do
    for i,v in pairs(workspace:GetPartsInPart(script.Parent.Parent.Part,OverlapParams.new())) do
        if v:IsA("Part") and v.Name ~= "Baseplate" and v.Name ~= "ScreenPart" and v.Name ~= "BasePart" then
            print(v.Name)
            local clone = game.ReplicatedStorage.TextLabel:Clone()
            clone.Parent = script.Parent.SurfaceGui
            local magnitude = script.Parent.Parent.BasePart.Position.Z - v.Position.Z
            local isright = false
            if v.Position.X < script.Parent.Parent.BasePart.Position.X then
                isright = true
            end
            if isright == true then
                clone.Position = UDim2.new(0,0,0,0)
            else
                clone.Position = UDim2.new(0.8,0,0,0)
            end
            debris:AddItem(clone,0.5)
            clone.Position = UDim2.new(clone.Position.X,0,math.clamp(magnitude/20,0,1),0)
        end
    end
end

How do I make it detect if the obstacle is at right side or left side for the car?

#2

Put the car in object (relative) space to the instance you’re checking before working with any of the axis coordinates. Without doing that, you’re working in world space.

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#3

Oh ok, but how do I check if its left or right, some random cframe is coming in object space