Parking sensor for £ 27.95!

RussWWFC

Jo4 wrote:

When we got our last new car we ordered front and rear parking sensors. They are fantastic and I would have them on our next car too. They are brillant when a child, aged 2 or 3, goes behind the car and your mirrors do not show them. Although we can switch ours off and on as we please.

A child wouldn't cause that much damage would they??!!??:rolleyes:

Jo4

RussWWFC wrote:

A child wouldn't cause that much damage would they??!!??:rolleyes:

I would rather have the sensors fitted although I do reverse slowly in case of a child or pet runing behind the car. Everyone to their own. I have never hit a child or pet and hopefully never will. You just cannot be careful enough in my opinion.

RussWWFC

Yeah I know!!

I always am careful around kids or our pet dog. Sensors are something I'd go for in a new car but not as an add on - just too messy and fiddly for me.

The sat nav gets on my nerves to having to take it out the car each time so you can't just on impulse search for somewhere unless you go home and get your kit

--Tony--

TTT wrote:

Really easy! I have a 3 year old Astra
I have stuck the sensors to the bottom of tail lights, ran cable under the boot seal, control module/beeper is stuck to rear of back seat, power cable runs under trim through cabin to fag lighter.
Takes a bit of fiuddling to find a good route for last bit but took total of half hour if that.
These are really quite good-I was sceptical but seems to work fine on my car,make sure you check that the bumper doesn't hit anything brfore the beeps become constant and you should be fine.
Have a look on ebay,
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/REVERSING-PARKING-SENSORS-IDEAL-FOR-ALL-NEW-DRIVERS_W0QQitemZ8029429692QQcategoryZ75330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
12.99+2.95 postage

RussWWFC wrote:

Yeah I know!!

I always am careful around kids or our pet dog. Sensors are something I'd go for in a new car but not as an add on - just too messy and fiddly for me.

The sat nav gets on my nerves to having to take it out the car each time so you can't just on impulse search for somewhere unless you go home and get your kit

These are very easy to fit.

The correct way is to power them from the reversing light and grount them to the body of the car. There is no need to have any cable inside the car (in boot only) and no need to use the lighter socket.

Lexis200

RussWWFC wrote:

A child wouldn't cause that much damage would they??!!??:rolleyes:

:rotfl: :rotfl:

Well I got the humour in this even if no-one else noticed it...

Does anyone know if the beeper and LED display are separate? I'm not too happy about having a gaudy multicoloured LED strip lighting up my dash like I'm some sort of boy racer in an XR3i that's just discovered the joys of Halfords...

Dave

shohaib

when i reverse its like all hells broken lose, especially when my next door neighbours S4 is parked there i bet they be watching throught the windows, seeing if i aint hit anything or not. im not a bad driver im jus too speedy n good lol. vrum brum

Jo4

Lexis200 wrote:

:rotfl: :rotfl:

Well I got the humour in this even if no-one else noticed it...

Dave

I noticed it but I didn't think it was something to be joked about but as I said "Everyone to their own".

aj2001

Nasus wrote:

Even cheaper - USE YOUR MIRRORS - They come 'free' with your car

:rotfl: :T good one

rogerramjet

Don't foget the position of the sensors in the ones which you cut holes in the bumper to fit....I had mine positioned wrong...sensor was showing 0.6m each time I went into reverse...moved them around within the holes cut and now they only start making a noise/showing lights when I come close to an object...bought mine on ebay by the way.

In relation to the position, if you look at the sensors they have like an obolong inner line to each sensor...this needs to be positioned horizontal when fitting to the bumbers...vertical makes it pick up the floor

Curt_J

Guys & Gals, if you live in the midlands area try Pro Park UK. They are located in Leicester. Excellent service with mobile fitting. Sensors start from just £29.99.:j