Reversing Sensors and Camera

Coolhand · Post by **Coolhand** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:49 am

I am thinking of fitting one of the many Reversing Sensor kits that are sold on Ebay. They look pretty staight forward but is there anything I should look out for?

Also has anyone fitted a reversing camera, I have just fitted a Beat 500 DVD player which has all the connections for one so I might go down this route.

Mike

David Edwards · Post by **David Edwards** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:10 pm

I have just fitted an in dash dvd too and was thinking along the same lines, will have to look for a suitable camera, it will also do sat nav so gonna try a tomtom disc I have and try and tie in my receiver.

ronhud · Post by **ronhud** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 1:11 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WIRELESS-PARKING- ... dZViewItem

I fitted this a couple of months ago and I am very happy with it.
Ron

tridentlee · Post by **tridentlee** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 1:55 pm

iam in the process of fitting a camera on the bongo but at this moment in time i havent got the time to finnish the job, the camera i chose is
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LED-SENSOR-CAR-RE ... dZViewItem

i hope this link works, i will let you know when i have completed the job hopefully sometime this week,
other jobs for this week are

1 reverse middle seat ( waiting on 2 lap belts )
2 fit flush mount rear fog lamp
3 fit new glow plugs
4 general valet ready for the summer

watch this space, LEE

Coolhand · Post by **Coolhand** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 2:42 pm

ronhud wrote:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WIRELESS-PARKING- ... dZViewItem

I fitted this a couple of months ago and I am very happy with it.
Ron

I was thinking of this one because it is wireless, I take it it is wired up at the back and the display picks up the wireless signals. Is the display hard wired or does it plug into the lighter socket. Where abouts have you mounted the display.

How do you get on with the sensor beeps and the Bongo reversing beeps?

Mike

ronhud · Post by **ronhud** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:06 pm

The display picks up the wireless signals from the control box which I have behind the rear driver side panel. I wired the control box to the reversing light cluster - scotchlok connector to tap it. The dislay sits in the cubby above the radio and comes with a ciggie connector which I am using. I could hard wire it and might do so because occasionally it gives a little chirp as I drive along which I suspect is the ciggie connector sometimes losing contact.

What I really appreciate is the wealth of info on the display - graduated line of flashing dots indicating side object - actual distance shown changing as you reverse - audible beeps increasing in speed with proximity.

Ron

ronhud · Post by **ronhud** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:08 pm

forgot your last point. I have'nt found any confusion.
Ron

andyh · Post by **andyh** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:00 pm

I fitted one and its a mixed bag - I did it in the hope of removing the rear mirror which I dont like the look of - the view behind is great but its really hard to judge distances - I find myself using the rear mirror!! I ran a video and power lead from back to front - following the fog light wire out into the bumper - which was easy as i'm in the middle of a side conversion. Power lead connected to reversing light and it auto switches my head unit.

I guess the best place for a camera is looking down from the spoiler - that way you could see the bumper and van extremities... A job for the summer...

Peg leg Pete · Post by **Peg leg Pete** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:44 pm

Do these cameras have a self cleaning lense, as the rear end of our Bongo constantly needs cleaning