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Front and Rear Parking Sensors
06.07.2011 at 18:20:40

I have a very small garage and I doubt that my Jaguar would comfortably fit-in hence my reason for contemplating fitting both front and rear parking sensors. Doing a Google search there are many companies offering to fit at your residence both front and rear sensors for £300. The place I bought my Jaguar X-Type from offered to fit rear sensors only for £250. Any experience of these online-firms who offer to fit both front and rear sensors?

I had remote central locking and an alarm fitted to my previous vehicle by an online firm, it took ages to sort the installation out, more than 2 weeks with the 'engineer' having to visit three times!

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Brian Senior Member Offline Posts: 739 east anglia Gender:	Re: Front and Rear Parking Sensors Reply #1 - 06.07.2011 at 18:24:51 Hi, you can buy aftermarket sensor kits for £30-£50 and these are an easy fit, why waste loads of money? Brian
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JeffGordon I've just arrived Offline Posts: 5 Thetford, Norfolk, UK Gender:	Re: Front and Rear Parking Sensors Reply #2 - 06.07.2011 at 18:59:24 Brian wrote on 06.07.2011 at 18:24:51: Hi, you can buy aftermarket sensor kits for £30-£50 and these are an easy fit, why waste loads of money? Brian That might be okay for somebody who knows what they are doing, I haven't got one engineer-brain-cell in my body:-) [how the hell do I attach smilies to my message?]
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Re: Front and Rear Parking Sensors
Reply #3 - 08.07.2011 at 13:29:46

If you are not that way inclined then I guess a daunting prospect.

I did the rear of my wife’s Toyota Yaris a couple of months ago. Bought “on line” in the correct colour for about £20.00. All the bits included including a display and bleeper. The most difficult bit was identifying the power to the reversing light. I have to say it works well.

I suspect also the ease of which components dismantle to allow access etc. will play a vital part of how easy the job is.

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Brian Senior Member Offline Posts: 739 east anglia Gender:	Re: Front and Rear Parking Sensors Reply #4 - 08.07.2011 at 14:43:19 If parking in the garage is the problem, why not go with the tennis ball on string option ? easy to fit, no moving parts or battery, 100% reliable, go for it !! Brian
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Re: Front and Rear Parking Sensors
Reply #5 - 08.07.2011 at 15:38:23

Brian wrote on 08.07.2011 at 14:43:19:

If parking in the garage is the problem, why not go with the tennis ball on string option ? easy to fit, no moving parts or battery, 100% reliable, go for it !!

Brian

Went today to a local hardware store and found lots of things that would help me out.
Foam filled cushion covers for outdoor chairs - ideal to hang on the rear garage wall in case I misjudge the distance.
Foam camping lounger - the stuff that you lay on the groundsheet before putting your sleeping bag down - ideal to layer the wall where the door of my vehicle opens to prevent damage marks. Also ideal to wrap-around the door joists in case I misjudge the width.
Then I would use the 'tennis-ball on string' as you and others so kindly mentioned.
Saves me hundreds of pounds to have some one come to fit the sensors OR me to attempt the job, make a real hash of it and pay some one to rectify my mistakes:-)
Thanks, know where I am going now.

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Jacqueline Senior Member Offline Posts: 1748 Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire Gender:	Re: Front and Rear Parking Sensors Reply #6 - 09.07.2011 at 13:29:35 I need at some point to look at the reversing sensors on the Omega. Seems to have at least one not working as it bleeps everytime the car is put into reverse. Told I will need someone to do diagnostics on the car to find out which sensor is dodgy though as dont really want to have to replace all of them.
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Re: Front and Rear Parking Sensors
Reply #7 - 09.07.2011 at 14:59:07

Jacqueline wrote on 09.07.2011 at 13:29:35:

I need at some point to look at the reversing sensors on the Omega. Seems to have at least one not working as it bleeps everytime the car is put into reverse.

Told I will need someone to do diagnostics on the car to find out which sensor is dodgy though as dont really want to have to replace all of them.

Stand Ralph behind the car and reverse towards him and get him to change position until you find the problem. when you hear a eeeeek then you will know which sensor is duff... simples

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Brian Senior Member Offline Posts: 739 east anglia Gender:	Re: Front and Rear Parking Sensors Reply #8 - 09.07.2011 at 16:15:52 Jac, most sensors give a single bleep when selecting reverse, this is to let you know they are working otherwise you would not know they had packed up until you hit something Brian
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Reply #9 - 09.07.2011 at 18:33:26

I have fitted Backscan reversing sensors to my X300 when I first bought it 3 years ago, and recently to my S Type, the one on the X300 still works fine (I also fitted one on my Jeep)

You don't have to drill the bumper as the sensors just stick on, you Scotchlok the wires to....on the S Type O/S rear light loom centre wire and wire second from left, one is an earth the other live.
You can buy a Backscan unit for less than £20

..(.I have no connection with the company BTW)

Edit- the snag is some miscreant could pull off the sensors !

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Reply #10 - 11.07.2011 at 20:06:50

Mine give constant bleeps when in reverse rather like a truck or bus and there are no variations in the speed of the bleeps as you would get if the sensors were working.

Mentioned it to Richard soon after getting the car in passing when I was over there with something for the Jag and he demonstrated to me how it should sound so pretty confident what the problem is but not a big issue

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Reply #11 - 12.07.2011 at 06:33:06

I thpought there was a visual display as well as bleebs.

one for yes

and two for no

three it's too late

Archie I feel those wires look naff man.. better hole drilled in rear end...of car.

how did we ever do without sensors???

my former had em on her streeka.. couldnt see the point.

four long flags on each corner of car would do ..then you can do the royal wave Wink

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Brian Senior Member Offline Posts: 739 east anglia Gender:	Re: Front and Rear Parking Sensors Reply #12 - 12.07.2011 at 16:32:42 I agree with Roly, those wires are terrible, it can't be too much work to get the bumper off can it ?? come on Archie, get the hole cutter out
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ng4xjs Senior Member Offline Posts: 1469 Kent Gender:	Re: Front and Rear Parking Sensors Reply #13 - 12.07.2011 at 20:00:36 Sorry Archie, a mess. As I said somewhere round here you can do a proper and neat job for around £30 and half a morning's work. Happy days Nick
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Sockets Ex Member	Re: Front and Rear Parking Sensors Reply #14 - 12.07.2011 at 21:18:46 I have to agree with the others Archie, you need to get drilling and get rid those wires. Oh and this is just a hunch by looking at the boot lid, is your car a V8 by any chance
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