Are parking sensors all the same?

Jez · 11 Jan 2008 at 21:01

Hi there,

A while ago someone scraped along the back of my damaging one of my parking sensors, it needs to be replaced, which leaves me with the problem that it turns out that they are aftermarket, and i cant get a replacement.

I notice on ebay that parking sensor kits cost very little, does anyone know if one of the sensors from one of those kits would work with my system if i connected it to the cable currently going to the broken sensor?

Basically wondering if they are all the same, or whether its likely that sensors from different kits wouldnt work with another kit.

Thx

Jez · 11 Jan 2008 at 22:03

The guys on IRC are saying the same thing. Aids. Thanks for the replies anyway

Jez · 11 Jan 2008 at 23:27

BigglesPiP said:
Grow some man parts and learn to park?

What was the point of even posting that? Seriously.

Jez · 11 Jan 2008 at 23:35

JRS said:
Some of are able to park ~18.3ft* long American scrap heaps without parking sensors

That said, I'm starting to warm to the idea of them now that a friend has had them fitted to his LWB XJ8. They do seem to work really well. Obviously I'd never have them on any car I own, as it would be admitting that I'm not a Driving God™, but I can see why other people really like them now.

* - that would be around 5.5-5.6m for the mathematically challenged. And dear God I hope I got that right after making that crack....

You realise you can buy a set for 25 quid, why not get them anyway for the sake of it? Makes parking better.

Anyway the point for me is that i have a bloody great hole in my bumper and a system which beeps at me all the time because one of the sensors is knackered - it needs to be replaced regardless of whether i wanted the system or not.

Jez · 11 Jan 2008 at 23:41

DannyW said:
jez, can you post up a pic of the sensor i have a few spare ones in my garage, dad's a driving instructor so fits them to his cars..

certainly! brb

Jez · 11 Jan 2008 at 23:49

DannyW said:
jez, can you post up a pic of the sensor i have a few spare ones in my garage, dad's a driving instructor so fits them to his cars..

How the sensors should look:

The aids sensor, note the missing ring which goes on to hold it in place, its just sorta wedged in the hole at the moment

Jez · 12 Jan 2008 at 00:05

iBot said:
Dont let fox see that dirty car!

Its actually clean quite a lot of the time these days, it gets used very heavily however, therefore in this horrible weather and where i live down 4-5 miles of small country lanes from the main road its unfortunately going to be dirty some of the time.

Shame you couldnt find any sensors danny