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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: rajveer.sandhu on 16 November 2010, 09:39:11
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Hi
How easy would it be to fit Retro fit parking sensors to an MV6 3.0 facelift Automatic?
I already have the actual sensors that fit in the bumper.
Is the wiring already present?
I am guessing I will need to Tech2 it, to get it to work.
Raj
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Simple, just follow the wiring diagrams
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Wiring diagram? - from where?
So there is no tech2 needed?
Does that mean the wires already exist if I take the rear bumper off?
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What have you actually got, just the sensors in the bumper or do you have the control unit as well
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I just have the sensors in another bumper (not yet put onto the car).
Is the control unit already in the car? Or do I need that also?
So the 3 things I require are:
Sensors (got)
Wiring (I will need to check)
Control Unit (I am unsure where this would be placed)
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Control unit is about £90 from VX. Better off fitting aftermarket
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Fitting aftermarket is a doddle... I think it took me about half an hour or so ;) :y
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Cool, I'll give it a shot.
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i'm looking at doing this myself anyone have any comments about these, seems to me a good price atleast
http://cgi.ebay.de/Ruckfahrwarner-Einparkhilfe-PDC-Parkhilfe-CM-PDC1-NEU-/350298914141?pt=Autoteile_Zubeh%C3%B6r&hash=item518f713d5d
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You wouldnt catch me drilling holes in my bumper for reversing sensors, if your a good enough driver you dont need them, its not like the omega is 60ft long :D :D
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i'm looking at doing this myself anyone have any comments about these, seems to me a good price atleast
http://cgi.ebay.de/Ruckfahrwarner-Einparkhilfe-PDC-Parkhilfe-CM-PDC1-NEU-/350298914141?pt=Autoteile_Zubeh%C3%B6r&hash=item518f713d5d
I would think that most of here don't sprechen enough Deutch to have an opinion. ;) ;) ::)
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You wouldnt catch me drilling holes in my bumper for reversing sensors, if your a good enough driver you dont need them, its not like the omega is 60ft long :D :D
You don`t need to cut sensors in if you don`t want to -
You can get a long "strip" sensor that fits discreetly behind the bumper - can`t remember the make offhand, but it`ll come to me in time.
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I just have the sensors in another bumper (not yet put onto the car).
Is the control unit already in the car? Or do I need that also?
So the 3 things I require are:
Sensors (got)
Wiring (I will need to check)
Control Unit (I am unsure where this would be placed)
Aftermarket ones usually take a live feed from the reversing lights to activate them, and are really really really easy to fit.
:y
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You wouldnt catch me drilling holes in my bumper for reversing sensors, if your a good enough driver you dont need them, its not like the omega is 60ft long :D :D
usually i'm not bad but being a caravan and all it is quite long compared to a limo and extra help is always good especially when its only €30 and i'm sure you can drill the holes neatly but dnddave sounds like he has the solution with a strip
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..... but dnddave sounds like he has the solution with a strip
This has been poo poo'd a few times in the past. ::) ::)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/No-Drill-No-Holes-Easy-Fit-Car-Parking-Sensor-/170434089972?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27aea9d3f4#ht_5781wt_905
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..... but dnddave sounds like he has the solution with a strip
This has been poo poo'd a few times in the past. ::) ::)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/No-Drill-No-Holes-Easy-Fit-Car-Parking-Sensor-/170434089972?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27aea9d3f4#ht_5781wt_905
I agree that they are not as good as the conventional sensors, but do offer a solution to those who do not want to drill the bumper
;)
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..... but dnddave sounds like he has the solution with a strip
This has been poo poo'd a few times in the past. ::) ::)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/No-Drill-No-Holes-Easy-Fit-Car-Parking-Sensor-/170434089972?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27aea9d3f4#ht_5781wt_905
I agree that they are not as good as the conventional sensors, but do offer a solution to those who do not want to drill the bumper
;)
I quite agree, it was just those that dis-credited it because they felt that it couldn't be as good as the type that you drill the bumper for.
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To be fair, its all down to the quality of the product, as I can think of quite a few brands of "drilled" sensor that we will no longer entertain - Steelmate being one of them - bloody awfull
The best ones in my opinion are the Cobra ones, and certainly now the only ones that we use and fit here
:y
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The cheap (french?) ones on the MV6 are OK (good job it was a 8 sensor kit - plenty of spare sensors when they fail, which they do), but not a patch on the factory fit (Bosch Parkpilot I believe) which are very, very good
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Rather than buy from e-bay .. you can always go direct to the makers ....
http://www.parkingdynamics.co.uk/Universal-Sensors/Parking-Dynamics-PD1/Parking-Dynamics-PD1-Parking-Sensor
Same price BTW
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Rather than buy from e-bay .. you can always go direct to the makers ....
http://www.parkingdynamics.co.uk/Universal-Sensors/Parking-Dynamics-PD1/Parking-Dynamics-PD1-Parking-Sensor
Same price BTW
it was a lot easier to find them without knowing a name via eBay ;) ;) ;)
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Rather than buy from e-bay .. you can always go direct to the makers ....
http://www.parkingdynamics.co.uk/Universal-Sensors/Parking-Dynamics-PD1/Parking-Dynamics-PD1-Parking-Sensor
Same price BTW
it was a lot easier to find them without knowing a name via eBay ;) ;) ;)
And cashback going via egay ;)