Hi, you can buy aftermarket sensor kits for £30-£50 and these are an easy fit, why waste loads of money?
    Brian

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.

Happy Days
Nick

Brian wrote on 08.07.2011 at 14:43:19:


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.

Jacqueline wrote on 09.07.2011 at 13:29:35:

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

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 !

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

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

Fitted some on my Renault Trafic Van. However as they mount on the Bumper, and the bumper is low, I get false alarms on Gravel and when there is rain on them. Easy fit however , they were supplied with a holesaw which cut through the steel bumper too. Simply splices into the reversing light feed.

I guess if you wanted em on a 40 , you would have to use the stick ons as there is nowhere else to fit them.

DIY kit from any Motor Factor circa £45.00 for a two sensor  inc Monitor ( which I did not fit) or about £90.00 with 4
comes with Tank cutter.
Longest job masking off & marking out prior to drilling.
Then its easy Peasy

Hope this meets the approval of you bods  I didn't have to remove the bumper just the tail lights which gave me access to the far ends of the bumper.
The kit only cost on E bay 

A couple of millimeters maybe, anyway when I put the pedal to the metal all anyone sees is a blur 
The sensors are sky blue they can be painted to match though.

ng4xjs wrote on 11.08.2011 at 13:33:03:

Give the criticism a rest guys, He has tried  and not taken the easy option of handing it over to the pros. If I walked around your houses I feel sure that as a Builder, I would spot some diy nightmares. People treat there houses as experiments, but put their cars on a pedestal. Your house is permanent, a car is usually fairly short term.  I have done some rubbish work on my cars in the past. Thats how you learn.
rant over!

yortonheath wrote on 12.08.2011 at 22:06:10:


Builders usually live in the worst houses as they don't like working on their own after a hard days work  . Don't take it too seriously chum, all said tongue in cheek. Archie never took offence, I remember when this forum used to be fun 

Jacqueline wrote on 09.07.2011 at 13:29:35:


Working sensors usually make a humming sound when activated - duff ones are quiet - you just need someone with good hearing to put their ears to each sensor in turn whilst car running in reverse.  Tip keep your foot firmly on the brake - good mates are hard to find 

Jacqueline wrote on 15.11.2011 at 23:06:25:


Wouldn't trust just the handbrake - why not try it with ignition on, car in reverse, engine not running 

Just lever out from rear "bumper" carefully (small screwdriver)

supertrev wrote on 03.03.2012 at 19:29:50:

I am sure a morris 1000 badge would look good on the back of a S type also.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Morris-minor-1000-badge-/320856901534?pt=UK_CarsParts_...

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The S Types days are numbered however, the rear window recently dropped and I spent over an hour stripping the panel 
I'm after another , once I find one....and transfer the reg the S Type will be on E bay/ Gumtree  [/quote]

Just picked up a 98 2.5 Sport trade in from a local dealer, 10 months MOT 5 month tax, 3" lift kit and Nitrogen shockers - whatever they are 
It drives sweet as a nut, only problem is the central locking doesn't work off the remote I'll soon sort that out 

The dealer is interested in buying the Jag when the plates are changed.