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Car Forum / Land Rover Cars / May 2006Reversing sensor kit: is this a good idea
My local garage has an ultrasonic (I think) reversing sensor kit for £15. I was wondering if it was (a) good value, and (b) worth fitting to the 110. I do a lot of town driving and a reversing sensor would be good, but not if they're rubbish. So is the technology pretty stable, or is there a wide range of products and quality? £15 is probably worth the risk anyhow, but I was just wondering what the team thought... Regards, Simonm.  Signaturesimonm|at|muircom|dot|demon|.|c|oh|dot|u|kay SIMON MUIR, BRISTOL UK www.ukip.org EUROPEANS AGAINST THE EU www.members.aol.com/eurofaq GT250A'76 R80/RT'86 110CSW TD'88 www.kc3ltd.co.uk/profile/eurofollie/ > My local garage has an ultrasonic (I think) reversing sensor kit for > £15. I was wondering if it was (a) good value, and (b) worth fitting to > the 110. I do a lot of town driving and a reversing sensor would be > good, but not if they're rubbish. <snip> > Regards, > > Simonm. I fitted one to my 200Tdi there were problems, it seemed to work OK at least my other half never reversed into anything! The only thing to be aware of is that the rear tyre can stick out further than the bumper (where the sensors are mounted) - so you may have less room than you think. Woolies were selling them off at £7 each a couple of years ago, so I've got a couple in the garage. With my capstan winch and tyre on the bonnet I'm tempted to fit it on the front so I know how close the winch is to anything! :-) Cheers Peter 1990 110 Reggie the Veggie 1959 Austin A40 1964 Rover P4 110 1973 Hillman Imp >> My local garage has an ultrasonic (I think) reversing sensor kit for >> £15. I was wondering if it was (a) good value, and (b) worth fitting to [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >further than the bumper (where the sensors are mounted) - so you may >have less room than you think. Good point. It might be adjustable or modifiable to react earlier (suspect a tuned circuit or similar)... >Woolies were selling them off at £7 each a couple of years ago, so >I've got a couple in the garage. With my capstan winch and tyre on the >bonnet I'm tempted to fit it on the front so I know how close the winch >is to anything! :-) It sounds like it's worth a punt then. Finding the time to fit it is another matter mind! Thanks for the thoughts. Regards, Simonm. Signaturesimonm|at|muircom|dot|demon|.|c|oh|dot|u|kay SIMON MUIR, BRISTOL UK www.ukip.org EUROPEANS AGAINST THE EU www.members.aol.com/eurofaq GT250A'76 R80/RT'86 110CSW TD'88 www.kc3ltd.co.uk/profile/eurofollie/ |||| My local garage has an ultrasonic (I think) reversing sensor kit |||| for £15. I was wondering if it was (a) good value, and (b) worth |||| fitting to the 110. I do a lot of town driving and a reversing |||| sensor would be good, but not if they're rubbish. || It sounds like it's worth a punt then. Finding the time to fit it is || another matter mind! I was lent a Skoda Fabia (don't ask...*) recently and that had reversing sensors. They were so good that I am seriously considering adding them to the Disco. There was a how-to article in LRO recently, could dig it out if you want. * Actually <cough> not a bad car at all... For a car. SignatureRich ============================== I don't approve of signatures, so I don't have one. > * Actually <cough> not a bad car at all... For a car. Aside from the REALLY ugly dashboard area and the fact that 1st gear is so tall. SignatureEMB || Richard Brookman wrote: ||| [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] || -- || EMB Yes, and yes. But for a small hatchback it was remarkably fun to drive and for a 1.2 3-cyl it went well. Driven as a twoc, obviously... SignatureRich ============================== I don't approve of signatures, so I don't have one. > |||| My local garage has an ultrasonic (I think) reversing sensor kit > |||| for £15. I was wondering if it was (a) good value, and (b) worth [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > * Actually <cough> not a bad car at all... For a car. Nothing wrong with Skoda's these days, they are the thinking mans VW. Richard Signaturewww.beamends-lrspares.co.uk sales@beamends-lrspares.co.uk RISC-OS - Where have all the good guys gone? Boycott the Yorkshire Dales - No Play, No Pay > Nothing wrong with Skoda's these days, they are the thinking > mans VW. Not that there's anything left of Skoda in them, it's just a badge now. I'm not a fan of that kind of marketing exercise, e.g. putting Austin Healey badges on new cars, or even worse the Riley badge (IIRC) on a shitty old rover with a red grille insert. SignatureBlast off and strike the evil Bydo empire! ||| Nothing wrong with Skoda's these days, they are the thinking ||| mans VW. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] || Austin Healey badges on new cars, or even worse the Riley badge || (IIRC) on a shitty old rover with a red grille insert. Worst of all was rebadging a crappy and ugly rustbucket saloon as a "Sunbeam Alpine". To those of us who remember the original, elegant Alpine, it was sacrilege. SignatureRich ============================== I don't approve of signatures, so I don't have one. > > Nothing wrong with Skoda's these days, they are the thinking > > mans VW. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Austin Healey badges on new cars, or even worse the Riley badge (IIRC) > on a shitty old rover with a red grille insert. Exactly - all the VW group come out of the same parts box (with differeing A surfaces) and use the same platforms. Richard Signaturewww.beamends-lrspares.co.uk sales@beamends-lrspares.co.uk RISC-OS - Where have all the good guys gone? Boycott the Yorkshire Dales - No Play, No Pay |
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