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Title: Parking sensors ?
Post by: albitz on 07 January 2010, 23:10:03
Thinking of getting some for the rear of the car,had a look on feebay and there,s hundreds of them, from 62p (hong kong) upwards.Does anyone have any experience/reccomandations ? dont want to spend a fortune but want something which works reasonably well.
Title: Re: Parking sensors ?
Post by: Lazydocker on 07 January 2010, 23:21:26
I think mine came from here (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Reversing-Parking-Sensor-4-Sensors-Audio-Buzzer-Alarm_W0QQitemZ330340144598QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item4ce9ce95d6) but can't be sure!  :-/ :-/ :-/

The colour match was superb and all the kits are basically the same :y :y
Title: Re: Parking sensors ?
Post by: feeutfo on 07 January 2010, 23:23:47
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Thinking of getting some for the rear of the car,had a look on feebay and there,s hundreds of them, from 62p (hong kong) upwards.Does anyone have any experience/reccomandations ? dont want to spend a fortune but want something which works reasonably well.
cant get genuine from a breaker? plug and play presumably?
Title: Re: Parking sensors ?
Post by: Andy B on 07 January 2010, 23:35:38
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cant get genuine from a breaker? plug and play presumably?

Earlier cars don't have the OE wiring that the later cars have.

Anyway, what's wrong with the factory fit mirrors?  ;)  ;)  ;D
Title: Re: Parking sensors ?
Post by: Broomies Mate on 07 January 2010, 23:40:52
Does anyone know if these parking sensors can be blown over with a couple of dust coats of basecoat and then a couple of coats of lacquer?  Does it render them useless?  :-/
Title: Re: Parking sensors ?
Post by: Vamps on 08 January 2010, 00:09:02
They can be painted

I have them on the front of my car as well as the rear, when I test drove my car the front looked so difficult I had them fitted, hardly used them once i got used to the car...... ::) ::)
Title: Re: Parking sensors ?
Post by: feeutfo on 08 January 2010, 00:17:21
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They can be painted

I have them on the front of my car as well as the rear, when I test drove my car the front looked so difficult I had them fitted, hardly used them once i got used to the car...... ::) ::)
on the front? can you not just.... "see"where your going?
Title: Re: Parking sensors ?
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 08 January 2010, 00:19:18
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They can be painted

I have them on the front of my car as well as the rear, when I test drove my car the front looked so difficult I had them fitted, hardly used them once i got used to the car...... ::) ::)
on the front? can you not just.... "see"where your going?

It's his age....   ::)
Title: Re: Parking sensors ?
Post by: Vamps on 08 January 2010, 00:22:01
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They can be painted

I have them on the front of my car as well as the rear, when I test drove my car the front looked so difficult I had them fitted, hardly used them once i got used to the car...... ::) ::)
on the front? can you not just.... "see"where your going?

It's his age....   ::)

You sit in a citroen C4 Grand Picasso and look out of the front window, worse than a VW Beetle........ :P :P :P
Title: Re: Parking sensors ?
Post by: feeutfo on 08 January 2010, 00:28:51
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They can be painted

I have them on the front of my car as well as the rear, when I test drove my car the front looked so difficult I had them fitted, hardly used them once i got used to the car...... ::) ::)
on the front? can you not just.... "see"where your going?

It's his age....   ::)

You sit in a citroen C4 Grand Picasso and look out of the front window, worse than a VW Beetle........ :P :P :P
NEVER! NEVER NEVER NEVER. ever...awfull awfull car.
Title: Re: Parking sensors ?
Post by: Broomies Mate on 08 January 2010, 00:37:41
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They can be painted

I have them on the front of my car as well as the rear, when I test drove my car the front looked so difficult I had them fitted, hardly used them once i got used to the car...... ::) ::)
on the front? can you not just.... "see"where your going?

It's his age....   ::)

You sit in a citroen C4 Grand Picasso and look out of the front window, worse than a VW Beetle........ :P :P :P

Rented one of those in Spain last year.  Must say, It was surprisingly nice to drive  :-X
Title: Re: Parking sensors ?
Post by: feeutfo on 08 January 2010, 00:53:45
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They can be painted

I have them on the front of my car as well as the rear, when I test drove my car the front looked so difficult I had them fitted, hardly used them once i got used to the car...... ::) ::)
on the front? can you not just.... "see"where your going?

It's his age....   ::)

You sit in a citroen C4 Grand Picasso and look out of the front window, worse than a VW Beetle........ :P :P :P

Rented one of those in Spain last year.  Must say, It was surprisingly nice to drive  :-X
not driven one as i cant get near without vomiting, but i guess they are fairly nippy going by the number of blue rinses wanging round in them.

Its the appearane, inside and out, awful,  sorry Mike, just is. :-/ ;)
Title: Re: Parking sensors ?
Post by: albitz on 08 January 2010, 00:55:14
They arent for the Omega (I no longer drive one)Its for the little Merc.I think the higher spec models had them but they may be built into the rear bumper.
Did think about a rear facing camera,dont know how much they cost or how much is involved in fitting. :-/
Title: Re: Parking sensors ?
Post by: Del Boy on 08 January 2010, 08:01:34
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They arent for the Omega (I no longer drive one)Its for the little Merc.I think the higher spec models had them but they may be built into the rear bumper.
Did think about a rear facing camera,dont know how much they cost or how much is involved in fitting. :-/
Camera's are easy get a wireless one and you can even pick up T.V, just connect to reversing light bulb etc etc took me about 5 mins to do on my trafic before  :y
Title: Re: Parking sensors ?
Post by: unlucky mark mv6 on 08 January 2010, 09:50:21
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They can be painted

I have them on the front of my car as well as the rear, when I test drove my car the front looked so difficult I had them fitted, hardly used them once i got used to the car...... ::) ::)
on the front? can you not just.... "see"where your going?

It's his age....   ::)

You sit in a citroen C4 Grand Picasso and look out of the front window, worse than a VW Beetle........ :P :P :P
NEVER! NEVER NEVER NEVER. ever...awfull awfull car.
Its french  :-X :-X :-X ;)