Reverse Parking Sensor

[ColinT]

Installed this type of reverse parking sensor today. Purchased from ebay for $30. Apart from the price it goes behind the plastic of the bumper and there are no sign of it being fitted. Two good selling points.

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Location of the inside unit. I decided to put this in the same place the Ford unit. It does come with a led display so it can be mounted on the parcel shalf or they suggest on the roof near the window. I decided I only wanted the beeps so I mounted it out of sight.

Location of where I placed the black box that operates the system. Connected into the reversing light in that corner for power.

The magnitic detection tube mounted inside the bumper. I think I could have mounted it a bit higher in the bumper. Had to drill a small hole into the boot to pass the wire through.

The system works well as and there is a sensitivity adjustment if required. The detector is sensitive enough to pick up changes in the road surface when reversing. that's sometimes annoying. That also why I think I could have mounted it a little higher. I have tested it using a mates car and the rubbish bin. Going only on the beeps I parked 15cm from both safely.

Just went looking on ebay can't find a link at present. The guy only selld one at a time.

[tab]

Good stuff - certainly better than the ugly button holes on the factory setup.

Pretty good price tag as well

[Flukey]

So when the reverse light come on, powers the unit and beep beep

Gotcha.

Looks pretty simple.

[DBOSS]

Looks good if you can find the link that would be great

[ColinT]

Looks good if you can find the link that would be great

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Here is the link from a closed item. He puts one kit on every ~24hrs. Otherwise contact him on his email address [email protected]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/INVISIBLE-REVERSE-S...1QQcmdZViewItem

I noticed they have now gone to $32 Buy it Now. Getting popular I guess.

[4LTURBO]

I like it, I always thought they'd come in handy, but didnt like the look of 4 buttons across the bumper... thinking about getting a set for the front too, to stop scrapage... especially now that I have my cooler, which hangs to the very bottom of the front bar. what do you think you'd wire it up to for the front though? just wire it up to a switch I spose?

[Paradoxx]

Nice work, I always wondered why they couldnt make it invisible... I guess being a magnetic annode detector it can be hidden. The ultrasonic sensors cannot be mounted behind any surface as this would make them useless.

[Decoy]

sounds good, I hate it when I get hoes in my bumper!!

[SHOWDOWN]

I just bought one of these systems, looks simple enough to fit.

Does anyone have instructions on how to remove the rear bumper bar?

Ozzie