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  • After-market reverse parking sensors in S Manc, E Cheshire?
  • higgo
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    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?

    adscatt
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    We use bespoke technology at work to sublet some of our work out.

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    higgo
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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?

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    sharkbait
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    Do you have one of these?

    br
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    Tow bar works for me 😉

    TheFunkyMonkey
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    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

    M6TTF
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    all the aftermarket ones seem so fugly – like warts on your bumper

    joao3v16
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    How has reversing a vehicle suddenly become impossible without special needs equipment?

    higgo
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    Do you have one of these?

    I do. And I can use it.

    higgo
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    How has reversing a vehicle suddenly become impossible without special needs equipment?

    Crikey, people, they are parking aids. 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?

    TheFunkyMonkey
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    Mine are colour coded and don’t stand out.

    IHN
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    Which kit did you go for Mr Monkey?

    (and mine would be for a van, if that’s okay with the parking nazis)

    TheFunkyMonkey
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    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

    higgo
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    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 quick 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?

    TheFunkyMonkey
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    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.

    higgo
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    Right.
    I’ve bought a DIY kit. How hard can it be? If a Monkey can fit them, no matter how 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.

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