Reversing 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.

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SpamTrapSeeSig wrote:
> 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.
>
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>
> 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

In article <[email protected]>,
puffernutter <[email protected]> writes
>SpamTrapSeeSig wrote:
>> 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.

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.

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SpamTrapSeeSig wrote:

|||| 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.


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Richard Brookman wrote:
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> * 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.

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EMB wrote:

|| Richard Brookman wrote:
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||| * 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.
||
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|| 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...

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"Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote:

> SpamTrapSeeSig wrote:
>
> |||| 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.
>
>

Nothing wrong with Skoda's these days, they are the thinking
mans VW.

Richard
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On 2006-05-01, beamendsltd <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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 ****ty old rover with a red grille insert.

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Ian Rawlings wrote:

|| On 2006-05-01, beamendsltd <[email protected]> wrote:
||
||| 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 ****ty 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.

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Ian Rawlings <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 2006-05-01, beamendsltd <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > 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 ****ty 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
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