T8 JPE Posted August 23, 2008 Posted August 23, 2008 Im not sure if its just me but im only 5"7 and cant see anything out of the back wen i park. all i can see is the rear window and non on the back end of the car. Has anyone got experience with the parking sensors on the zed. I know they ruin the lines of the car abit but they could be a great help. Anyone got ideas on price? Are they easy to retro fit? etc Quote
martinmac Posted August 23, 2008 Posted August 23, 2008 From memory I was quoted £130 for a retro fit by the dealer. I dont reverse park any more, cant see a thing in a roadster Quote
mbs Posted August 23, 2008 Posted August 23, 2008 I'm 5'9" and had the sensors fitted when i bought the car, stealer charged me £230 but well worth it IMO Quote
Trev-the-Rev Posted August 23, 2008 Posted August 23, 2008 I'm 5' 6" and have a Nismo rear spoiler that blots out half of the vision through the rear screen. I tend to use the door mirrors for reverse parking, but judging where the back of the car is is a nightmare. Quote
bigphil Posted August 23, 2008 Posted August 23, 2008 We have a new kit available which fits behind the bumper so nothing is showing. We have trialed this for two months now on three cars and it is better than the standard system. £150 fitted. Will post up more details next week. Quote
GIXXERUK Posted August 23, 2008 Posted August 23, 2008 mine were fitted from new, they are a god send, i wouldn't be without them, i would def recommend them Quote
T8 JPE Posted August 23, 2008 Author Posted August 23, 2008 spoke to my local nissan stealer this morning and the rear park system is £294 + £175 labour. I might be giving u a call next week bigphil. cause im not paying nissan prices. Quote
GIXXERUK Posted August 23, 2008 Posted August 23, 2008 spoke to my local nissan stealer this morning and the rear park system is £294 + £175 labour. I might be giving u a call next week bigphil. cause im not paying nissan prices. ebay and fit them yourself, there are always nissan kits on there £20 ish Quote
GIXXERUK Posted August 23, 2008 Posted August 23, 2008 I dont think they ruin the look of the rear either (reversing into something would ) Quote
Digsy Posted August 23, 2008 Posted August 23, 2008 We have a new kit available which fits behind the bumper so nothing is showing.We have trialed this for two months now on three cars and it is better than the standard system. £150 fitted. Will post up more details next week. That sounds great, Phil. Quote
jim Posted August 23, 2008 Posted August 23, 2008 We have a new kit available which fits behind the bumper so nothing is showing.We have trialed this for two months now on three cars and it is better than the standard system. £150 fitted. Will post up more details next week. Do they fit on a JDM rear bumper? Quote
bigphil Posted August 23, 2008 Posted August 23, 2008 We have a new kit available which fits behind the bumper so nothing is showing.We have trialed this for two months now on three cars and it is better than the standard system. £150 fitted. Will post up more details next week. Do they fit on a JDM rear bumper? will fit on any car. Quote
Ebized Posted August 23, 2008 Posted August 23, 2008 We have a new kit available which fits behind the bumper so nothing is showing.We have trialed this for two months now on three cars and it is better than the standard system. £150 fitted. Will post up more details next week. That sounds great, Phil. So, you're not going to continue on parking by feel then - sorry, couldn't resist Quote
Ebized Posted August 23, 2008 Posted August 23, 2008 will fit on any car. ...........and potentially then at the front as well? But not sure how front sensors are normally wired in to work automatically I should have added when making a forward manouvre Quote
live2themaxuk Posted August 24, 2008 Posted August 24, 2008 I have an electro-magnetic sensor system like i think Phil is talking about fitted to my JDM. Works really well. Just a piece of tape fitted on the INSIDE on the bumper. You need to take the bumper off, and it hooks up to reverse lamp regards Jamie Quote
Chris`I Posted August 25, 2008 Posted August 25, 2008 We have a new kit available which fits behind the bumper so nothing is showing.We have trialed this for two months now on three cars and it is better than the standard system. £150 fitted. Will post up more details next week. That sounds great, Phil. So, you're not going to continue on parking by feel then - sorry, couldn't resist I think he proved exhaust tips dont make good parking "feelers" (sorry bud! ). Fortunately that saved me from doing the same! Quote
T8 JPE Posted August 29, 2008 Author Posted August 29, 2008 iv found an electro magnetic tape kit on ebay for £29. how easy is the back bumper to remove and are there any gromits that i can pass a wire through in the boot? Quote
bigphil Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 iv found an electro magnetic tape kit on ebay for £29. how easy is the back bumper to remove and are there any gromits that i can pass a wire through in the boot? you normally just wire up to the reverse light. Quote
jim Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 iv found an electro magnetic tape kit on ebay for £29. how easy is the back bumper to remove and are there any gromits that i can pass a wire through in the boot? you normally just wire up to the reverse light. Is this the same system you have used, Phil? Quote
bigphil Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 iv found an electro magnetic tape kit on ebay for £29. how easy is the back bumper to remove and are there any gromits that i can pass a wire through in the boot? you normally just wire up to the reverse light. Is this the same system you have used, Phil? same system but as with everything there are good and bad versions, we did try some of the cheaper ones on the TVR but were very intermittant in operation. The ones we have now have been trialed for a while with no glitches even comming up to very thin posts at all angles never fails, which the standard Nissan item sometimes misses. Quote
Stew Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 I guess to answer jims q about the front it'd be possible. They normally have a switch located in the cabin. Well my dads rangie, mums CRV and think sisters qashqai all do...... Just switch it on or off if in traffic. Or in the rangie offroad as it goes nuts beeping when you are bouncing about! Quote
jim Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 iv found an electro magnetic tape kit on ebay for £29. how easy is the back bumper to remove and are there any gromits that i can pass a wire through in the boot? you normally just wire up to the reverse light. Is this the same system you have used, Phil? same system but as with everything there are good and bad versions, we did try some of the cheaper ones on the TVR but were very intermittant in operation. The ones we have now have been trialed for a while with no glitches even comming up to very thin posts at all angles never fails, which the standard Nissan item sometimes misses. You quoted £150 fitted, Phil. How much just to supply? (It's a long run to Sunderland!) Quote
bigphil Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 iv found an electro magnetic tape kit on ebay for £29. how easy is the back bumper to remove and are there any gromits that i can pass a wire through in the boot? you normally just wire up to the reverse light. Is this the same system you have used, Phil? same system but as with everything there are good and bad versions, we did try some of the cheaper ones on the TVR but were very intermittant in operation. The ones we have now have been trialed for a while with no glitches even comming up to very thin posts at all angles never fails, which the standard Nissan item sometimes misses. You quoted £150 fitted, Phil. How much just to supply? (It's a long run to Sunderland!) £85 supply only Quote
T8 JPE Posted August 31, 2008 Author Posted August 31, 2008 Hi Phil, I'll give u a call in the week about a ordering some parking sensors from you. Id rather spend abit more than install a crap set Cheers Jim Quote
p1tse Posted August 31, 2008 Posted August 31, 2008 We have a new kit available which fits behind the bumper so nothing is showing.We have trialed this for two months now on three cars and it is better than the standard system. £150 fitted. Will post up more details next week. sounds interesting, on how it works behind the bumper and nothing showing. Quote
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