Reverse parking sensors.

My buzzer is mounted on the boot side trim under the rear parcel tray and when it's removed i.e. going to the tip, it's wayyyy too loud. I doubt hearing it will be a problem. I agree with Dave that the display is a waste of time.

Andy C

I bought a set off ebay for the wife's car last year but they were crap as they wouldn't work when wet, however I would recommend these people

Stephen

Funny you should mention that ... I was talking to my BIL tonight and he said the same of the ones on his Disco.

Cool thanks. My mate has regular deliveries from them as well. ;-)

Cheers, T i m

Thanks again.

Cheers, T i m

Thanks for all the links and thoughts Peter.

I'll have to consider the situation here, plus need v ease of installation etc.

ie. The prismatic lens thing sounds like the cheapest / simplest, wouldn't need much consideration in use and you aren't relying on any 'tech' (if you don't 'see' something you still shouldn't assume something isn't there).

The sensors, if used in the right environment could be good as a 'transparent' aid to general and reversing (false positives being less of an issue than no positives).

The camera sounds like it would give you the best strict view but needs one to actually 'look' at the screen whilst also still looking about etc.

Lots of thoughts.

Cheers, T i m

you tend to only use the screen for the very last slow and close bit of the reverse manouevre.

Ah, ok, thanks. 'Final docking' etc.

Cheers, T i m

I assume that you are talking about a a Fresnel lens. Which is an optical large lens with a surface of concentric grooves of prismatic profile, used in automobile headlights, searchlights, spotlights, etc.? These lenses were originally developed for lighthouses by French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel. (Just a bit of trivia :) )

I am (and I think I referred to it such earlier somewhere).

That's the badger. ;-)

And some hand held 'flat' magnifiers etc, yup.

And amazing how they were able to magnify a very small amount of light from pre-electric lighthouses to project as far as they did. Were the original lighthouse rotating lenses clockwork driven or some such?

Cheers, T i m

Yep, clockwork, using a weight.

Chris

the whole lot floating on mercury was the bit I found the most interesting.