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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 10 May 2017, 23:42:36
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Swmbo hates parking the Omega as she cant see the front of it, which is fair comment as neither can I.
I must admit I'm always slightly nervous when parking front end on to the front of another car in supermarkets and the like, as I like to get the rear end off the road if possible, but cant see exactly how close I could get to the car in front.
Anyhoo, I am considering installing a little camera in either the front grill or bumper.
Anyone got any experience / recommendations etc ?
Tia.
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bosch-0263009571-Parkpilot-URF7-Stand-alone-Frontsystem-Kein-Hecksystem-notw-/152500208405?hash=item2381b88315:g:xTsAAOSwCGVX9Oos :y
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Do you get a free omega with that?
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Do you get a free omega with that?
My German is a little rusty, but no, I don't think so ;D
Might be more effective than a little camera stuck behind the grill though ;)
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Parking sensors in the front bumper........works for me.
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Mondeo Mk5 TitaniumX has it as standard. ::)
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I find the Omega remarkably easy to park. Now the Jag, I admit, I do have to rely on the technology, front and back :-[
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Your eyes are much younger than mine. My first Omega, 10 years ago, seemed easier to park than my current one. :D
I don't seem to be able to judge distance as finely as I used to, despite visits to Specsavers.
The Bosch is probably a decent one, but a bit too pricey I think. Will do a bit of research and may decide on something then.
Actually, a park pilot from the rear of an Omega fitted to the front might be a possibility. :-\
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Just creep slowly forward and when you start to feel resistance, you're there :y
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Just creep slowly forward and when you start to feel resistance, you're there :y
Or stick a dogs squeaky toy to the bumper ;D ;D
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That's my kind of solution to a problem. :y ;D
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Just stop when you here the bang!!!! And if its a really loud bang then drive off quickly ;D
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Parking French style in an old car is perfectly acceptable. ;) :)
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Parking French style in an old car is perfectly acceptable. ;) :)
French kiss?
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I park by touch at the front ::) Tow bar is fine for the back ;D
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I find the Omega remarkably easy to park. Now the Jag, I admit, I do have to rely on the technology, front and back :-[
My XFR has front and rear parking sensors as you would expect.
The rear view camera I rarely use, looking over my shoulder instead.......plus the annoying 'nanny knows best' beeping really pisses me off.
The Omega is a large car for the ladies to deal with and most have no idea where the front and back finish. Datsun Micra or smaller is better for girlies. :)
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Already got three cars here.Easier to rig something up on the front of the Omega than buy another car. ;)
While rummaging in the shed yesterday I cam across an aftermarket park pilot type system I removed from an Omega a few years back.
I may install that at the front of the Omega.
A potential problem I can see with this, is that the sensors will be beeping while in traffic etc. unless I keep a good distance from the car in front. Not sure how best to solve this. :-\
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Already got three cars here.Easier to rig something up on the front of the Omega than buy another car. ;)
While rummaging in the shed yesterday I cam across an aftermarket park pilot type system I removed from an Omega a few years back.
I may install that at the front of the Omega.
That will work :y use the traffic master switch for on/off :y
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That's a possibility. Only concern is if the driver forgets to switch it on. :o ;D
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That's a possibility. Only concern is if the driver forgets to switch it on. :o ;D
At a risk of mixing metaphors, you can lead a horse to water :D
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.........but it can forget to drink. :D
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Already got three cars here.Easier to rig something up on the front of the Omega than buy another car. ;)
While rummaging in the shed yesterday I cam across an aftermarket park pilot type system I removed from an Omega a few years back.
I may install that at the front of the Omega.
That will work :y use the traffic master switch for on/off :y
That's PTM, you probably want latching.
If I was doing, I'd probably intercept speed signal, and also reverse (want fronts to be active when reversing), to turn on.
Migv6, you will find 3rd party systems universally shite
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Just found the 3rd party system which was working when I removed it from the rear of an Omega several years ago, no longer works at all.
Also, the car doesn't have a TM switch to wire it into, if it did work.
Back to the drawing board, but I cant see the result being me intercepting the speed signal. ::) ;D
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Tried the parking system again today, but connected to a power supply I knew had power, rather than one that I thought had power. It worked fine. :-[ ;D
So, Ive fitted it to the car with a little switch on the gearshift panel. Seems to work ok. :)