Can't reverse for shit - fixerated!

[jakebullet]

When I first got my disco I quickly realised I can't reverse it for shit. So I quickly banged in a reverse camera kit. Having no sunroofs gave a handy spot for a screen:

 

 

It's been a help, and reverse slowly has avoided squashing too many things. Until last month when I was at motorway services and failed to spot a little shed also reversing until last moment. Didn't hit it but it shook my confidence. So a quick visit to ebay for more giffer assistance devices.

 

Does it work before I start drilling holes?

 

 

Sure does and doesn't detect spare wheel.

 

Ignored comedy hole saw and bought one from screwfix

 

 

Cable tie wires to existing trailer wiring loom. Connect up the juice and sticky pad "Ai car fun" in place

 

 

Success! Doesn't look out of place. Makes a suitable "fuck you've hit it" screeching when 10 inches from actually doing so. Confidence restored. 

 

 

 

[warninglight]

Looks factory! That's exactly where the factory fitted ones were in mine. Until I ripped the rear bumper off during an off-road recovery, and replaced it with a non-sensor bumper anyway.

[SiC]

This thread is a contender for a number plate obfuscation award.

[Lord Sterling]

My BMW has these, but they are factory fitted, recently they have been fucking up a bit beeping at me when there is nothing behind. Reversing doesn't bother me anyway, years of parking between cars on the road teaches you that I guess.

[Eddie Honda]

When I first got my disco

Fugging 'ell. An actual post about one of your motors!

 

Good work. Keep it up.

[Remspoor]

I installed a camera on my lump of plastic and metal too. The garage I employ for the difficult work suggested one. Cameras can puck up a ditch where as sensors cannot. And thin poles.

Sensors are hard to fit in a really straight line.

Just be area that the camera does not pick up the extreme corners of the car. I still have to use me door mirrors.

My camera is part of the rear number plate surround.

Even if I had r/sensors as standard I will still want to add a camera.

[jakebullet]

Fugging 'ell. An actual post about one of your motors!

 

Good work. Keep it up.

 

I'm thinking about posting the 88" too, but could be embarrassingly high in the britpart stakes. 

[Eddie Honda]

Ah go oh. Want to see some ShitPart action!

[catsinthewelder]

I think bigger door mirrors would be handy on Disco's.  I very nearly reversed ours into a stone wall in broad daylight and did reverse it hard into the upright bit of a carpark height barrier in the dark (and in front of a whole scout troop ).  The advantage of the Disco was the complete lack of damage where a hatchback would have crumpled.

 

The 405 has parking sensors but the bleeper doesn't always work which is obviously really helpful.

[stuboy]

my galaxy has rears that beep and fronts that do fudgeall

[sutty2006]

Top quality job!

[Timewaster]

my galaxy has rears that beep and fronts that do fudgeall

Switch the sensors on, put your ear to each one, they emit a slight ticking noise.

Check the rear ones so you know what to listen for.

Replace any silent ones for about £20 each off eBay.

 

Simples.

 

Worked for me, plus I got £200 knocked off the car when I bought it cos they didn't work. Shame it took me 4 years to get around to it.

[MikeR]

I miss the big plastic and steel bumpers on my old Volvo ... they made good parking sensors , and even if they did not detect ,, they protected !

[robinmasters]

I miss the big plastic and steel bumpers on my old Volvo ... they made good parking sensors , and even if they did not detect ,, they protected !

I always referred to the tow ball on my volvo as the 'parking sensor'.