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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: PaulW on 26 September 2007, 12:05:05
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Gona be looking at fitting some to the Elite, but I want to put the actual display/readout bit where the satnav is usually fitted onthe 3ltrs, next to the stereo... So ideally need a unit which is 3" x 2" in size!
Any suggestions?? Really is a gray-area for me :(
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ill measure mine for you when i get in from work
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for reverse basically two models exist (that also I think you will like) .. one with camera (really nice)
another with distance meter (either inch or cm ) some can be precision adjusted
the models that only give sound signal is not usefull (I tried in friends car dont like it)..
ps : also some of them can be painted and still work..
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Money saving tip from Dave C....
Strap some old tyres on your bumpers... ;)
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Money saving tip from Dave C....
Strap some old tyres on your bumpers... ;)
;D ;D ;D
Well on the old one I did have a towbar fitted which gave an audible 'crunch' if I got too close...
Did well stopping my bumper getting damaged tho :D
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Fitted some to mine but they didn't work :(
Might have wired them up wrong or put too much paint on, can't be @rsed to sort it now ::)
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I have a towbar too :y I also have sensors fitted I personally prefer just the audio beeping type with this you do not have to watch a display just listen too the beeps :y oh and you do not need to run cables etc from back to front of the car either :y
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I have a towbar too :y I also have sensors fitted I personally prefer just the audio beeping type with this you do not have to watch a display just listen too the beeps :y oh and you do not need to run cables etc from back to front of the car either :y
Must admit.....i like mine....just the beepy type.....when it screams i know im about 6" away.....havent backed into anything yet ;D :y
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there are other options, a bluetooth mirror with built in reverse sensors or ones ive recently seen at halford that locate to the side of the rear numberplate! may be worth having a look.
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Fitted some to mine but they didn't work :(
Might have wired them up wrong or put too much paint on, can't be @rsed to sort it now ::)
If you havent sorted them b4 the next OOF meet and were both there.....give me a shout and i'll have a look at em for you :y
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Fitted some to mine but they didn't work :(
Might have wired them up wrong or put too much paint on, can't be @rsed to sort it now ::)
If you havent sorted them b4 the next OOF meet and were both there.....give me a shout and i'll have a look at em for you :y
...which means you stand behind the car and TD will reverse it at you, if they don't bleep, then TD will confirm they are not working.... ::)
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Fitted some to mine but they didn't work :(
Might have wired them up wrong or put too much paint on, can't be @rsed to sort it now ::)
If you havent sorted them b4 the next OOF meet and were both there.....give me a shout and i'll have a look at em for you :y
Cheers :y Can't see me getting round to it any time soon :-/
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i prefer audio only, and struggled to find on ebay.
What good is a screen, when you are still supposed to look behind (its only a driver aid, not a replacement for looking).
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Oh & be careful where you drill the holes, there are strengthening bits in the bumper & guess where I chose to put mine ::)
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Fitted some to mine but they didn't work :(
Might have wired them up wrong or put too much paint on, can't be @rsed to sort it now ::)
If you havent sorted them b4 the next OOF meet and were both there.....give me a shout and i'll have a look at em for you :y
...which means you stand behind the car and TD will reverse it at you, if they don't bleep, then TD will confirm they are not working.... ::)
;D ;D
I wasnt thinking of that much work AA......i just said i'd look at them.....nothing said about doing anything :y ;D
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Fitted a set on my DTI, got them from ebay, very good too, had no issues fitting them, the drill bit came with them also.
:y :y :y
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i prefer audio only, and struggled to find on ebay.
What good is a screen, when you are still supposed to look behind (its only a driver aid, not a replacement for looking).
Me too, I bought a set that came with one of those pointless (IMO) displays and threw it away. I don't place enough trust in the sensors that I'm prepared to reverse without looking, so I'd have to keep looking back and forward to check the display!
The factory fit ones in my dad's BMW are audio only. Personally unless it's integrated with the car's standard information system, I think having a display for them looks cheap and unprofessional.
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i prefer audio only, and struggled to find on ebay.
What good is a screen, when you are still supposed to look behind (its only a driver aid, not a replacement for looking).
Me too, I bought a set that came with one of those pointless (IMO) displays and threw it away. I don't place enough trust in the sensors that I'm prepared to reverse without looking, so I'd have to keep looking back and forward to check the display!
The factory fit ones in my dad's BMW are audio only. Personally unless it's integrated with the car's standard information system, I think having a display for them looks cheap and unprofessional.
Yes, agreed, the stick on displays look tacky...
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Audio ones it is then!!
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Mine were factory fitted. One on either side of the car & 1 in the middle of the windscreen ...... mirrors! ::) ::)
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I remember Sounds2k talking about a system that just uses tape stuck to the inside of the bumper thus avoiding the need to fit unsightly sensors.
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Here: http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1179851618/12#12
Anyone tried them?
Kevin
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this display (some of them are really quality displays) what people dont prefer have a very simple solution, put on the back side so you can see both back and the display ;D
ps: also they are more expensive
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when i first got my miggy i fitted a set, mine came with the digital display that tells me which sensor is closest to the obsticle
Accuracy, within 2 cm, i have never had any isses, my only wsh was that i could intergrate it slightly better so it doesnt look as aftermarket as it does.
Given the choice i would go for display type again
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Right! That's it, Sorted.....
I'm fed up of all of your expensive methods.......
To prevent damage to your rear bumper....
TOW A CARAVAN Towable Home.....
Even MrBoy will agree with that...
DC :D
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Thats gonna hurt your postcount >:(
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Thats gonna hurt your postcount >:(
oh no, someones going to suffer
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I fitted a kit to a mates car (Focus Saloon), his wife is a short ar5e you see! It was from Halfuds, £99, it's a number plate surround type, two sensors, distance adjustable, it beeps from the boot at you, it uses a ground connection and it's live feed from the reversing lights only.... I think it'll fit on a Meega too....
DC
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Thats gonna hurt your postcount >:(
Oh dear, More Junk mail! I'm sick of counting post.... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
:-* :-* :-*
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I remember Sounds2k talking about a system that just uses tape stuck to the inside of the bumper thus avoiding the need to fit unsightly sensors.
it's the "Taurus T21P" system - found it to be good until some scrote failed to stop in time and whacked into the back of the car - during the repair procedure I think they might have damaged it, probably only needed the sticky tape aerial replacing - but I never bothered.
The other advantage of non-display units of course being that you can look where you're going ... I might fit one of the Taurus units to the Saab ...
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http://www.parkingsensors.co.uk/taurus.asp
And a video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyl51qoTiqM
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The ones factory fitted to our '03 Elite estate are audio only. They work really well (towbar also fitted ;D) and the buzzer seems to be located in the C pillar.
I'm after a set for the CD estate which look and perform as close to factory spec as possible. Would anybody be kind enough to fire up a few links as to products might be best??? As mentioned, there's LOADS on the bay, don't really want to buy crap.
Not bothered on the visual display, just after a really tidy install, the car is black as well so hopefully they won't need painting.
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As a personal opinion, I despise of parking sensors.
Technology on cars is getting such that anything that requires "judgement" such as parking is being done for you, and people will forget how to do thigns for themselves soon.
I prefer to park by using my own observations, rather than waiting for beeps... keeps driving/parking skills much more up to scratch.
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There are too many posts now below boot height, I find them invaluable.
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There are too many posts now below boot height, I find them invaluable.
This is true. Street furniture these days is shocking with respect to visibility from cars. Designed to protect the street, sod your car.
Kevin
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I agree with both side of the argument on this yes you should be able to park with out them i always use mirrors etc but I just can not see the back end of the omega and althought I do have a towbar as a bit of an early warning I did still manage to hit a small post on my last one and it just dinged the chrome strip >:( could not blame anyone but me for that . I have them fitted to this one and would fit again to next one its much cheaper than repairing a bumper but everyone has there opinion on these as we do everything else in life :y Oh and if any one needs a new buzzer I have a couple I ordered a couple 3 through work and ended up with loads 30 they would not take them back it was not worth the cost of sending them back apparently If you want one pm me :y
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The omega is a big, long car, you only have to look at 75% of the FRONT bumpers on them to see just how many people have trouble parking them. They've all got scrapes!
Reversing sensors are useful like on our driveway where space is limited and cars have to be parked as close to the walls/doors as possible. As said, they are a parking AID, not a substitute for proper parking! And hopefully stops all the crap drivers (with towbars also) making contact with the bumpers on your nice new motor James!
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Anything that aids the driving / reversing of a car has got to be an advantage, else we would still be giving hand signals.
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I already have two parking aids ... :)
1. SWMBO with a voice that rises an octave when she thinks I'm too close .. and remember she drives a clit she has just bent !!
2. Nice solid towbar :)
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1. SWMBO with a voice that rises an octave when she thinks I'm too close .. and remember she drives a clit she has just bent !!
Yeah, I've got one of those parking sensors too. Don't suppose you've found a way to reset them? Mine goes off when I fail to park in the space it thinks would be best and just keeps going until the battery's flat.
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Kevin
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1. SWMBO with a voice that rises an octave when she thinks I'm too close .. and remember she drives a clit she has just bent !!
Yeah, I've got one of those parking sensors too. Don't suppose you've found a way to reset them? Mine goes off when I fail to park in the space it thinks would be best and just keeps going until the battery's flat.
;)
Kevin
There's a switch on the back, just under the bra strap !!!! ;D ;D ;D
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1. SWMBO with a voice that rises an octave when she thinks I'm too close .. and remember she drives a clit she has just bent !!
Yeah, I've got one of those parking sensors too. Don't suppose you've found a way to reset them? Mine goes off when I fail to park in the space it thinks would be best and just keeps going until the battery's flat.
;)
Kevin
There's a switch on the back, just under the bra strap !!!! ;D ;D ;D
Haven't been allowed anywhere near that region for some while .. I was under the impression that once past the age of 50 the "bra strap" became the "bra tensioner" and was made of reinforced kevlar ?? :)
so finding a switch there could prove a dangerous, albeit life threatening, procedure .... :)
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1. SWMBO with a voice that rises an octave when she thinks I'm too close .. and remember she drives a clit she has just bent !!
Yeah, I've got one of those parking sensors too. Don't suppose you've found a way to reset them? Mine goes off when I fail to park in the space it thinks would be best and just keeps going until the battery's flat.
;)
Kevin
There's a switch on the back, just under the bra strap !!!! ;D ;D ;D
Haven't been allowed anywhere near that region for some while .. I was under the impression that once past the age of 50 the "bra strap" became the "bra tensioner" and was made of reinforced kevlar ?? :)
so finding a switch there could prove a dangerous, albeit life threatening, procedure .... :)
Past 50 it's called an " Over the Shoulder Boulder Holder!" ;D ;D