Disco 2 Camera or Parking Sensors

I regularly have the joy of parking the D2 in Bath. Anyone familiar with Bath's streets will know that on-street parking spaces tend to be pretty tight.

Whilst i'm more than happy reversing into tight parking bays, onto a slightly awkward drive, etc, the lack of decent rear visibility on a D2 does make parking on-street rather fun

So... i've been thinking about installing some form of rear parking aid. Not because I need it, but because it will mean I can squeeze into tighter spaces with the confidence that i'm not about to hit something.

The big question is - sensors or camera? And any recommendations?

I have the factory fitted parking sensors in the rear bumper of my disco, they seems to work OK, BUT, there's that bloody great overhang of the spare wheel mounted on the rear door which the sensors do not take into account.

I have just had the same issue at home! The idiots who park here don't think about anyone else but themselves and whilst I could squeeze in the gap a Tailgate mounted camera could work just to make it a bit easier

Nice towbar and braille park like in Paris

I installed 1 of the £15 reversing sensor kits off ebay - has been brilliant for 3 years now.

+1 - I have the same (wireless) and they work well.

would one of these D3 rear cameras fit by any chance

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CCD-Rever...-Range-Rover-Sport-Freelander-2-/162352815392

also got the rear parking sensors, well erm, not currently working

iansoady said:

+1 - I have the same (wireless) and they work well.

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can you direct me to a kit like that please

sierrafery said:

can you direct me to a kit like that please

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I am looking for something like this as well.

Maplin do a 2 sensor kit, £35. Dead easy to install and works very well, comes with the holesaw for your drill. I mounted them in the 2 little parts of the bumper that protrude.

Ive been tempted by a reversing mirror.

No wires to complicate things.

Cameras good but you have to look at the screen, sensors better as you look where you are going and take note of the beeps, some practice and you can be very accurate

Take out the passenger lamp cluster and it's a straight run to the rear of the bumper. The only reversing mirrors I could find were hundreds of pounds!

Tow bar and winch bumpers front n back would save all that money on a camera.