Parking Sensors

hewhoisnotintheknow

shimsham wrote: »

I do take your point on this,the main reason why we want them is because my wife has arthritis in her shoulders,so all the nobs on the forum if you cant give a sensible answer PLEASE DONT reply.

Have you thought about different mirrors/extra I only use my mirrors when reversing.

Volcano

You can also get the small wide-angle CCTV cameras that are fited to large motorhomes and lorries these days.

Inactive

shimsham wrote: »

I do take your point on this,the main reason why we want them is because my wife has arthritis in her shoulders,so all the nobs on the forum if you cant give a sensible answer PLEASE DONT reply.

Strange that you didn't mention this until now....:rolleyes:

Jakg

hewhoisnotintheknow wrote: »

i have fitted several sets, 30 quid from ebay, euro car parts. reccessed into the bumper, easy!

Snap - mine are colour coded, easy as hell to fit and were cheap as hell too. Not expensive and in no way a replacement for your eyes but quite handy.

Having parking sensors doesn't mean you don't have to disengage your brain - but as you can't actually see your rear bumper it's always helpful to have something extra.

Charlton_Taz

shimsham wrote: »

I do take your point on this,the main reason why we want them is because my wife has arthritis in her shoulders,so all the nobs on the forum if you cant give a sensible answer PLEASE DONT reply.

Still don't understand this? Are you saying that she can't look over her shoulder when driving? If so then that could be really rather dangerous as how does she check her blindspots when driving along?

Charlton_Taz

listerofsmeg wrote: »

Some people (myself included) find parking difficult. Personally I reckon it's to do with girly hormones. I know that's not a very feminist thing to say... but whatever, I'm not a feminist. I've always been pretty bad at parking (especially parallel) but it's got A LOT worse since I got pregnant. I think pregnancy has given me even more girly hormones!! I don't even bother trying to parallel park anymore unless there's at least a two car space. I'd rather drive around until I find some bays or 2 spaces, than risk hitting someone else's car, or put myself through the stress of trying not to. It doesn't help that I'm only 5'1 and I can't see anything of the car's bonnet past the windscreen wipers.
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I used to be rubbish at parking..I will freely admit it! But one day...I decided to get it sorted. Got my OH (who can park) to sit with me and talk me through what I should do, and after a bit of practice it became so much clearer! Its actually much easier to drive forward out of a space than reverse out of it (safer too!) when you leave too. Have complete sympathy though if you have a bit of 'hidden' boot so it is hard to judge when to stop for a back wall...but bit more worried about people who can't see (or judge) the front of your car...how do you know when to stop in any situation on the road?

shimsham_2

Inactive wrote: »

Strange that you didn't mention this until now....:rolleyes:

So what your saying you CANT give a sensible answer to sensible question as i have said before why join in the topic if its a pain in the ar-- and do you have reveal medical problems to get a straight answer

Premier_2

shimsham wrote: »

So what your saying you CANT give a sensible answer to sensible question as i have said before why join in the topic if its a pain in the ar-- and do you have reveal medical problems to get a straight answer

Just add that poster to your ignore list, shimsham - you won't be the first

shimsham_2

Charlton_Taz wrote: »

Still don't understand this? Are you saying that she can't look over her shoulder when driving? If so then that could be really rather dangerous as how does she check her blindspots when driving along?

This topic is getting a joke ALL i asked was could some one recommend a decent set of parking sensors and some of the replies, can your wife look over her shoulder can she do this /that /blind spots my wife has been driving for 31 years never been in an accident and all we were asking was about parking sensors.:rotfl:

Inactive

shimsham wrote: »

my wife has been driving for 31 years never been in an accident .:rotfl:

Shouldn't really need parking sensors if she is that good.. :rolleyes: