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Parking sensors

Post by TDMPRO2K » Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:26 pm

Does anyone know how easy it is to add parking sensors? I was thinking about getting a different bumper with the correct holes, but i dont know what elsei would need. will the wiring all ready installed? etc
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Post by pvr » Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:48 pm

I have just bought a sensor kit for a different car I just bought. Works with an antenna strip inside the bumper, so no holes.

Works off the reverse light, only 2 wires to connect.

http://www.rclick.co.uk/product_info.ph ... cts_id=698

Already bought / installed the keyless remote entry as well, and that did exactly what it said on the box so does not seem to be a bad company.
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Re: Parking sensors

Post by TDMPRO2K » Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:34 pm

Thanks for that. Is it any good?
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Post by pvr » Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:29 am

Will let you know once I have installed it, which should be in the next two weeks. For that money I thought it was worth a shot.
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Post by TDMPRO2K » Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:14 pm

yeah, let us know. If they any good then i will look at getting one too.
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Post by Slapster » Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:44 pm

I will be interested to know as well - just been quoted £499 for front and rear "normals" fitted!!
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Re: Parking sensors

Post by peddy » Mon Jan 04, 2010 12:54 am

pvr, so how did they turn out? how many sensors are there for the back? do you reckon it'll work for the front?

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Post by pvr » Mon Jan 04, 2010 10:18 am

It is a continuos sensor area across the entire inside of the bumper. The fitting is 2 connectors - one to earth, one to the power of the reverse light circuit.

For the front, it would work but you would have to manually switch the power on to get them activated though.

I have not fitted it inside the bumper yet, only tested the system as it is too cold to get the bumper off at the moment :)
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Post by cj10jeeper » Mon Jan 04, 2010 10:33 am

pvr wrote:It is a continuos sensor area across the entire inside of the bumper. The fitting is 2 connectors - one to earth, one to the power of the reverse light circuit.

For the front, it would work but you would have to manually switch the power on to get them activated though.

I have not fitted it inside the bumper yet, only tested the system as it is too cold to get the bumper off at the moment :)

I reckon you could make a simple timer to control the fronts. Use the power from the reversing light to activate it and then leave it active for say 2 minutes.

That would be not unlike the other BM's where you engage reverse first to set the system. The only difference is they switch off at a certain speed rather than time.

Of course you could have a manual push button override so you could park in straight forward.
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Re: Parking sensors

Post by Bobbydm » Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:11 pm

PVR any news?? Very interested in this if it works...
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Post by pvr » Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:54 pm

Have you seen the weather out there? Still on the to-do list ... :D
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Post by mikedav » Tue Jan 19, 2010 7:07 pm

pvr wrote:I have just bought a sensor kit for a different car I just bought. Works with an antenna strip inside the bumper, so no holes..
I was bought this for Christmas one year for my Bora V6 4Motion. It's fiddly to fit; the 'sensor' is a strip of wafer thin alu foil you stick to the inside of the bumper. I could never get it to work consistently; sometimes it would beep like crazy four feet away, others 6 inches and in most cases, not at all. I threw it in the bin. I have heard of other people getting it to work ok though.

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Re: Parking sensors

Post by srhutch » Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:09 pm

pvr wrote:Will let you know once I have installed it, which should be in the next two weeks. For that money I thought it was worth a shot.
And you say I take my time, how long you had this lying around now :poke:
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Re: Parking sensors

Post by pvr » Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:14 pm

Touche ... :D
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Re: Parking sensors

Post by adjenkins » Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:44 pm

I fitted the strip sensors front and rear last year to my Z4. Honestly, I found them to be less effective than the factory fit ultrasonic type.
False alarms more common, especially in the wet. You also have to be moving to trigger an alert which if you are about to mangle your bumper on a concrete post is a high risk reversing strategy.

Saying that, they do give some extra comfort provided you don't get blase about the false alerts. I prefer the discreet look as well. When reversing I still leave yards too much space, still cannot grasp concept I am sitting on top of reat wheels.

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