Recommend a reverse sensor company?

mad m · 08-04-2014 12:05pm #1

Looking to get reverse sensors fitted. Rang up a place in Sandford and got quoted 350euro plus colour coding included.

Anyone any recommendations.

Harcrid · 08-04-2014 12:55pm

Are you looking for OEM sensors? What car is it? I fitted a cheap €20 eBay set which was buzzer only to my car a few years ago and never had a problem with them. They look almost OEM too. Of course I fittted them myself so if you are not up for that you would need to find someone to fit them for you.

MarkR · 09-04-2014 11:02am

I also had a set of ebay ones fitted, going to buy another set for the new car. Very easy to fit (seemingly - I got a mate to fit it)

Worst part is drilling into the bumper! I have a pdf showing you how it's done if you're interested. You just drill the holes, push in the sensors, feed the wires back to the brains in the boot, and connect it to the power for the reversing light.

mad m · 09-04-2014 8:37pm

It's a new golf that will have colour bumper. Not something I want to attempt on a new car!

MuppetCheck · 09-04-2014 10:46pm

Is the car already built? There's a reversing camera available that's actually quite reasonable on them.

It's also possible to retrofit one. You can buy units that replace the rear number plate lights cheap enough and the head unit on the mark 7s can take video in afaik. Saves drilling new bumpers.

mad m · 09-04-2014 10:53pm

Yeah, already built. Can you link me muppetcheck. Sounds great.

Thanks

MuppetCheck · 10-04-2014 9:57pm

This is basically the same thing as on the Golf:

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=393200
RVC reversing camera installed

MuppetCheck · 10-04-2014 9:58pm

Some eBay links too.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/golf-reversing-camera

I think it's mainly coding, it's all optical cabling now but you can buy compatible cameras.

Recommend a reverse sensor company?

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