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[amba]

Pleased to hear you got yours working,Alexandjen.
I have had what can only be described as anightmare with the set I bought.After reading lots of write ups decided to buy the Cobra 4 eye system from a firm in Canvey Island.Got a fair price so decided to do the fit myself as couldn,t be that difficult.To start with I took off the rear bumper as during the course of fitting the sensors I wanted to replace the long chrome trim which got bent by a tow bar in a car park.The bumper came off easy and armed with a drill fitted the eyes and got all back inplace.Feed the 4 wires up through the number plate light wire hole and grommet and then connected each in turn to the control module.The unit had a feed wire which needed connecting to earth and another into the reversing light switch wire into the boot lid.So far so good!!!! The last 2 wires went to the buzzer which I positioned behind the rear seat corner pad.
As the instructions advised to reverse and  stop approx 50cm from wall and a 2 beep[ would sound..then wait approx 100 seconds for the eyes to register and become set then all would work.It then advised that a "loop blue wire"should be cut and each end taped.I followed the instructions to the letter and despite retracking my steps I could not get the unit to function..it would only beep twice with the blue wire joined and continous with the blue wire cut.
I contacted the supplier and they were very helpfull and said it sounded like a faulty control module and they would replace it.Th e new one arrived just before Christmas and I decided to refit it.
The original problem still remains where by you either get just a 2 beep to advise function or with the blue wire cut a continuos beep.I again retraced my steps and found all to be as per fitting instructions.I again contacted the supplier who advised that I could take the car to them in Canvey Island and pay for one of their fitters to try and rectify..so at present I have 4 fairly unobtrusive rear sensors in my rear bumper...but no reversing system.
Would be curious to know what system you bought and if anybody else has had a similar experience...they don,t seem difficult items to fit so now looks likeI have a trip to Canvey (deep joy ) in 2008.        

[alexandjen]

Hi mate, I fitted these..........

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Valeo-Beep-Park-Display-Rear-Reversing-Parking-Sensor_W0QQitemZ110209859036QQihZ001QQcategoryZ75330QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD10VQQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p1638.m127

Sorry to here about your problems, I can't work out why a wire would be supplied only to be cut and both ends taped up?
There was very little set up on mine, basically select reverse and it beeps once to let you know it is armed and then once you get within 1.6m of an obstacle it starts to beep, then gets progressively faster until within 0.2m when it changes to a continuous beep.
Mine also has a display which gives you distance readout and position of obstacle, i.e left, right or centre.
Hope you get yours sorted quickly in the New Year. John

[Auto Addict]

Cheers Mark, all fitted now and working perfectly  

A few small variations on the maint guides:

There are two trim pins under the bumper holding it on.
The screws in and under the wheel arches are in fact torx bolts/screws.
I had to remove the bumper as the polystyrene would not let me feed the wires through at all.

Took a while but mostly because I had to keep offering the bumper up and removing again so I could adapt the polystyrene so the sensors and wiring were not fouling on it.
All in all though I am well pleased as is the better half who drives the miggy more than me anyway  

 

[Andy B]

If these reverse aids have a screen, which I assume is generally fitted up front, ala BMW factory fit, is there not a temptation to be looking at the screen rather than over your shoulder at where you're actually going?  :-/

[amba]

Andy B..in hind sight I think it was easier to just go back and trust your judgment..like the sat nav that tells you to go one way but you know you should be going the other..modern gizmos just make you feel safer ?or in the case of my reversing sensors..well thats another story..Happy New Year All

[alexandjen]

If these reverse aids have a screen, which I assume is generally fitted up front, ala BMW factory fit, is there not a temptation to be looking at the screen rather than over your shoulder at where you're actually going?  :-/

 Don't often look over my shoulder anyway just use the mirrors most of the time, to used to driving trucks and vans I suppose