Rear parking sensors
As I'm getting on in age my hearing is not so good..I find it harder to hear the wife shouting directions at the rear of the caravan with the reversing sensors bleeping away...other than telling her to shut up and me getting a clip round my ear is their
anyway of silencing the rear sensors just for when I have the van on the back...I'm hoping for a cheap way of doing this...Many thanks for any help you can give me.....David
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I'm sure that a decent auto electrician should be able to use some kind of relay to by-pass it when reversing ..... there are things on the market so that reverse lights & rear fogs are switched of when hitched up. Also some of it will depend on the car
& whether it's CANbus or not. There's a button on the dash of my Merc to exactly what you want to do.0 -
It must depend on the dealer/model? I negotiated a Skoda Octavia demo model a couple of years ago and one stipulation was silencing the reversing noise when hitched up. In the end salesman said it couldnt be done without a £200 spend! So he should have
discovered that before agreeing! However the tow bar fitter managed to do that for no cost so I didnt go for the jugular! (And tow bar fitted for a lot less than the Dealer). It's a really bad nois that should not happen when hitched! The Mitsubishi is
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AFAICS the only time they are useful is if the obstruction is below your line of vision. They start beeping long before you get anywhere close to anything so for squeezing into a parking spot they are pretty useless.
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AFAICS the only time they are useful is if the obstruction is below your line of vision. They start beeping long before you get anywhere close to anything so for squeezing into a parking spot they are pretty useless.
For years before I had a car fitted with them I would have agreed with you, but since having them, I do find them very useful. An R Class is a big old lump of a car & there's lots you can't see, but as MBs sensors are combined with a series of amber and
red lights as well as a beep, the front & rear sensors do work well when parking up.0 -
AFAICS the only time they are useful is if the obstruction is below your line of vision. They start beeping long before you get anywhere close to anything so for squeezing into a parking spot they are pretty useless.
For once CY I must totaly disagree with you!
IMO front and rear sensors are the best thing since sliced bread
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AFAICS the only time they are useful is if the obstruction is below your line of vision. They start beeping long before you get anywhere close to anything so for squeezing into a parking spot they are pretty useless.
For once CY I must totaly disagree with you!
IMO front and rear sensors are the best thing since sliced bread
They still don't stop trees from jumping out behind you though .....
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They still don't stop trees from jumping out behind you though .....
They do on mine!
I have not found any situation ( at present!) that beats the sensors, when the tone becomes constant I know for certain I am 300mm off something
You need to being attention .......
It was a bl00dy big French tree ...... not easy to miss .... & I didn't If
I get a contstant tone from mine, then I'm within inches of something.0 -
Under the same topic, has anyone retro-fitted parking sensors? Our 2012 Mondeo didn't come with parking sensors, and after two recent grazes we think it might be worthwhile buying a set and either fitting them, or having them fitted.
Anyone got any comments, good or bad?
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Under the same topic, has anyone retro-fitted parking sensors? Our 2012 Mondeo didn't come with parking sensors, and after two recent grazes we think it might be worthwhile buying a set and either fitting them, or having them fitted.
Anyone got any comments, good or bad?
When i worked in the motortrade we would retro fit rear parking sensors, there are different types on the market and easy to fit , have a word with your garage or where you have your car serviced and they will give advice as what is best to fit to your car.....some need the bumper drilling and some just fit to the side of the number plate
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Under the same topic, has anyone retro-fitted parking sensors? Our 2012 Mondeo didn't come with parking sensors, and after two recent grazes we think it might be worthwhile buying a set and either fitting them, or having them fitted.
Anyone got any comments, good or bad?
I fitted a Parking Dynamics sensor. It’s an Aluminum sensing strip, stuck behind the bumper. No holes but a lot of faff getting the bumper off. I wouldn’t bother again, I’d use the ‘normal’ type of sensor.
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I have not found any situation ( at present!) that beats the sensors, when the tone becomes constant I know for certain I am 300mm off something...
300mm! That's a whole armful, I mean a whole foot. I obviously squeeze into tighter gaps than some of you. Their merit, as I see it, is warning of foot high posts that are out of your line of vision when backing into what you think is a bigger space.
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I just love my parking sensors to bits, with a visual display on the multi function screen as well as audio. Trouble is I have become so reliant now when solo, I reverse without paying full attention but know exactly what room I have left.
But one day they may fail and I will be in deep ****, because its made me over reliant on them.
Oh and because they are CANBUS loomed they switch off as soon as the van is plugged into the 13 pin. But for those using a bypass relay an Auto electrician will easily fit a disableing switch to the dash
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I had to have the unit replaced on my vehicle. At the same time the auto electrician fitted a cut off switch so tht I can switch the sensors off whenever I wanat to.
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OH collects her car on Wednsday. It will be interesting to see how she copes with this 'new technology'.
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Val. I had some fitted to my current car by the dealer when I bought it some years ago. They drilled the bumper and also painted the heads to match the colour. They work fine. I recently asked about some for the motorhome from a place I saw advertising them fitted at around £80 I think. I would have had some fitted if it were not for the fact they said you could not adjust the critical distance to take into account the overhang of the cycles. I guess this is why they all seem to have a critical distance of 300mm which is far too small for the motorhome with the bikes on. If anyone out there knows of some that can be adjusted I would appreciate it. Regards, Roy
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I think if I had a MH, I'd rather have a camera at the back.
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I think if I had a MH, I'd rather have a camera at the back.
We have a camera that can stay on all the time, so i use it as a rear view mirror, along with the large bus-type mirrors.
however, im inclined to do a quick recce as i approach (even on the most innocuous looking pitches) prior to starting back...
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Val. I had some fitted to my current car by the dealer when I bought it some years ago. They drilled the bumper and also painted the heads to match the colour. They work fine. I recently asked about some for the motorhome from a place I saw advertising them
fitted at around £80 I think. I would have had some fitted if it were not for the fact they said you could not adjust the critical distance to take into account the overhang of the cycles. I guess this is why they all seem to have a critical distance of 300mm
which is far too small for the motorhome with the bikes on. If anyone out there knows of some that can be adjusted I would appreciate it. Regards, RoyThanks - I think we're going to go ahead in the New Year and I'll let you know how we go on. Thanks to others for their tips about a disableing switch for when towing!
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All it needs is a small switch. To use Clarkson's phrase "how hard can it be?"
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I think if I had a MH, I'd rather have a camera at the back.
We have a camera that can stay on all the time, so i use it as a rear view mirror, along with the large bus-type mirrors.
however, im inclined to do a quick recce as i approach (even on the most innocuous looking pitches) prior to starting back...
You are quite right CY, I do have a camera which like BB's can be left on all the time, but the problem comes when you have the bikes on as it restricts the view, particularly if you travel with a bike cover fitted. Hence the parking sensors to assist. Have a great Christmas, will you be in Alicante at all? Regards, Roy
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No. Relatively local this year or is that local with relatives. Don't go down to Spain at Christmas as I am a bit traditionalist when it comes to Christmas so prefer a UK flavour.
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Electrically rear view cameras, sensors, etc and turning them on or off when towing or not, is very simple. The real problem is finding wires or running new ones without taking half the car apart. Even then you have spare wires going to the 12 volt supply
or to a viewing point on the dash. This applies equally to satnavs. Does anyone have ideas for dealing with this. The dealer of course takes the car to bits and charges!0 -
We have a Toyota Aygo we tow behind the motorhome. This has factory fitted rear parking sensors which have a switch in the boot to silence them if required.
Suggestion for the op concerning hearing directions, buy a pair of 2 way radios. We find them very useful when reversing the motorhome into a pitch, also when checking lights etc when hitching the car behind.
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When I bought my car (Toyota Hilux) the previous owner had had an auto electrician fit a cut out switch on the lower dash, to disable the reversing sensors when a trailer is hitched.
As a side note, if you're thinking of fitting front sensors, ensure they only work an manoeuvering speed, not whilst driving normally. They can stop a police speed trap from getting a 'lock' on your car ...... apparently
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Hi, it might be worth checking that the car does not already have a switch to turn off the sensor, our Honda CRV has one. By mistake it was turned off when a friend was looking at the car when they were thinking of buying one. A couple of days later I hit
a low post out of the view of the reversing camera! Fortunately only slight paint damage, touched up with a paint stick!0
