Wow, check this out

[Smart22186]

Does any one have one of these?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SENSOR-REVERS...0QQihZ004QQcategoryZ75330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

also any one here installed a reverse sensor, now i know im about to get lots of abuse about reverse parking but has any one fitted one or any good ones to look out for? pics would be good if possible.

Cheers guys

 

[goble]

yer hundreds of cobra ones.
obviously the make is cobra and they work well and pics are on their site sensors just need painting.
and they dont stop you from reversing into things just beep faster when your getting closer .
learn to drive!

 

[ElasticTangent]

And the abuse begins......if it's after market you must be able to trust it otherwise it's a waste of time.

 

[Craig Senior]

I got one like this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Meta-SR2-Targa-Easy-Fit-Parking-Sensors_W0QQitemZ320071172419QQihZ011QQcategoryZ10404QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Took about an hour to fit and works very well and looks discrete. I got it from Stoneacredirect on ebay for about £65.

 

[Smart22186]

Wow, what a good idea, alough the other one is more gadgety, is this very effective near the corners of the car? or does it just to straight back motion?

 

[Craig Senior]

Wow, what a good idea, alough the other one is more gadgety, is this very effective near the corners of the car? or does it just to straight back motion?

Seems to cover the whole back of the car quite well as the sensors are angled out.

The small speaker that came with it has two small LEDs and I have put this above the rear window so when reversing you can hear the beeps and also see which LED is flashing so which sensor is detecting the obstruction.

I always found that the Leon is not the easiest car to reverse due to the small rear window and high back end. I used to reverse upto things and be sure that I was very close only to get out and find a 5 foot gap

The hardest bit when fitting the sensors is removing all the plastic panels in the boot to get access to the reversing light wires.

 

[ElasticTangent]

Daft question Craig but how does the gadget know you're in reverse?

 

[willbatch]

I would say its power feed comes from the reverse lights, fitted a few of these kits in my time lol.

 

[Craig Senior]

Daft question Craig but how does the gadget know you're in reverse?

As Will says.

Just two wires to connect. One wire to earth, the other to the reversing light feed.

 

[ElasticTangent]

Sounds like a really good idea.

 

[willbatch]

Wait till you try to take you rear bumper off to fit them, so many screws!!!!!

 

[Craig Senior]

Wait till you try to take you rear bumper off to fit them, so many screws!!!!!

You don't need to take the bumper off to fit the number plate ones