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11th November 2006, 18:21 | #12 |
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Had to abandon plans for today as by the time it stopped raining it had already begun to get dark. Will have another go in the morning if it is dry.
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I am in the market for some, I like the idea of not drilling any holes
Christopher where is your receiver, inside the boot or out in the elements? also could crud on the antenna be the problem especially when wet? |
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Its not crud on the antenna a) as it is protected under a thick film of duct tape b) unless the crud had iron filings in it it shouldn't matter and c) I took the whole thing apart cleaned it and reinstalled it as new and still no joy I'm pretty sure it is the 'box'
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I wanted to wash mine tonight but could not I either need a garage, two more arms or some one to invent a brolley/torch all in one tool
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The two sensors are held on with decent 3M sticky pads (will make taking them off fun) and for the moment I have the wires trailing back into the boot in a straight line. Black cables and sensors against the Moonstone Green paintwork is perhaps not the neatest solution, but it will do for now, and I will revisit the Taurus/bumper drilling options in the summer. The control unit is currently loose in the boot while I play with the best location for it. Due to the excellent soundproofing in the 75, I can barely hear the NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- thing at the moment, so I will have to experiment with attaching it to the back of the rear seat or at worst, running the cables into the cabin and sticking it on the rear shelf (cables should be long enough, but I fear it will be too loud having it in the cabin). In practice it works extremely well - I'm running it off AA batteries so it is live all the time, so it started beeping when a motorcyclist decided to stop two feet off my back bumper at the lights earlier this evening, but it also accurately told me when to stop when I reversed into a parking space in Tesco. All in all - for £10 it was a bargain. The eBay seller I got the kit from still has 7 for sale: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=270025189705 Listed with a Buy It Now of £14.99, but the seller accepted my best offer of £10 each for two (bought a set for my sister's Pug 106 as she can't parallel park to save her life. Oh - and here's a pic (not great as it was taken in the dark), of the fitted sensors on the car: http://www.chrisgreen.co.uk/carpics/...ors_Fitted.jpg
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Been looking on ebay just before the weekend away (hence no posts until now).
There are some interesting units out there. Including a few that took my fancy are these little fella's: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MAGIC-MIRROR-R...QQcmdZViewItem They have a display inside the rear view mirror. ie you fit the new mirror which incorporates an LCD display giving you distance information which negates the need for a seperate display unit. What does everyone think of these? |
13th November 2006, 21:43 | #19 |
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Fitting this would almost certainly involved running cables behind the headlining and possibly making a cut in it - cold day in Vegas before I would attempt either.
I'm quite happy with beeps, whether it is from my cheapo JML kit or from a bumper-drilled set of sensors.
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Chris running cables up there is relatively easy I had no trouble attaching the aerial for my FBH just in front of the mirror and losing the cable it just tucks in very nicely no cutting at all
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