Bit of a random one this but....
Has anyone got any recommendations for someone to fit reverse parking sensors in South Manchester or East Cheshire?
We use bespoke technology at work to sublet some of our work out.
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Thanks.
I'm sure they do a good job but they seem to be more at the Bentley/Lambo end of the market - £250 for colour-coded ones. I've seen places that charge <£150.
Anyone got any recommendations for someone who's done a good job at that end of the market?
Do you have one of these?
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Tow bar works for me 😉
Diy, they're really simple. I bought a phillips kit off ebay for £30. Came with a holesaw too.. Pop em in, find a place for the control box in the boot and connect a wire to the reverse light.. Took me about 30 mins to do an X-Trail
all the aftermarket ones seem so fugly - like warts on your bumper
How has reversing a vehicle suddenly become impossible without special needs equipment?
Do you have one of these?
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I do. And [b][i]I[/i][/b] can use it.
How has reversing a vehicle suddenly become impossible without special needs equipment?
Crikey, people, they are parking [i]aids[/i]. It is not impossible to park without them but it is easier to park with them.
I could almost certainly park the car in question without mirrors or power steering. Should I rip those out and re-upholster the seat in sackcloth for you?
Mine are colour coded and don't stand out.
Which kit did you go for Mr Monkey?
(and mine would be for a van, if that's okay with the parking nazis)
No idea mate, I just picked one, but came with a phillips control box about the size of a deck of cards.. Very loud too, had to wrap it in tape!
What van is it? I have bought some for my lwb relay, but found them so so.. Was hard to get the space right for loading and opening doors.. I fitted a cheap reversing camera, much better. Was about 60 quid, with a small 2.5 inch screen. Its just about big enough
I bought a phillips kit off ebay for £30. Came with a holesaw too.. Pop em in, find a place for the control box in the boot and connect a wire to the reverse light.. Took me about 30 mins to do an X-Trail
Interesting. Mine's an X-trail too.
I have had a [u]quick[/u] poke about in the boot/bumper but couldn't see an obvious way to get the sensor leads from the back of the bumper into the body of the boot.
Any hints/tips?
Can't remember how I did it now, and wasn't difficult though. I did take the middle bumper cover bit off, Bolts are under the spare wheel boot cover, most of mine snapped though, so replaced them with some stainless ones.
Right.
I've bought a DIY kit. How hard can it be? If a Monkey can fit them, no matter [i]how[/i] Funky he is, I'm sure I can.
If anyone's following an X-Trail with four (or less) reversing sensors pointing randomly out of five (or more) holes and a faint smell of electrical burning, feel free to say hello.