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Member Since: 30 Nov 2019
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Hi has anybody fitted, retrofitted front parking sensors on a d3 and how would you prevent them from beeping everytime you got near something in front of you whilst driving or shall I not bother
Pete pete truckle
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 31st Aug 2021 10:59 am |
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Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
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Remove drivers headlight.
There should be 2 connectors under it.
1 with 3 thick wires for fog lights.
1 with small wires for park sensors. Red green blue yellow brown black.
If that one exists you have a chance.
You will need a gap iid to enable.
They don’t work under 10 mph,
Im kinda in the don’t bother camp unless you park in tight spaces
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| 31st Aug 2021 12:17 pm |
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Trucks
Member Since: 30 Nov 2019
Location: south newton
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Than thank you for that information when I get time I will go and have a look and see what I can do I still need to buy the sensors any suggestions which one I might buy? Ihave some Mercedes spare ones which are brand new which I've had some time and I'm sure most of them are all the same thanks again pete pete truckle
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| 31st Aug 2021 5:32 pm |
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Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
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I usually go with the cheap ebay ones. Some even have a life time warranty
Yes merc ones may well be the same.
You will need a wiring loom too.
Maybe of interest:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/273347925960?ha...Swk1NbZMwL
Doesn't seem to show the sensor holders though?
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| 31st Aug 2021 5:55 pm |
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Trucks
Member Since: 30 Nov 2019
Location: south newton
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just looked at the link you sent and as you said no holders,I just purchased a set off Amazon for her Skoda Fabia hatchback/estate they look the part and in the right colour too.
if they work ok I might buy another set for the D3 front and then take it from there,but that will be a few weeks/months away as I will be starting my chemo this weekend.
on another note the reverse sensors on my D3 work well but when reversing and the beep changes to a constant tone and as we know its the time to stop,but I still have 4,5,6,ft clearance left behind me,I know that and keep going a bit further back to compensate the extra distance to park in the correct way.
Basically what I am asking is there anyway I can change the distant setting with the IID tool to get a better distant prospective from the sensors.
Pete pete truckle
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| 2nd Sep 2021 6:44 am |
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Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
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No.
I guess they are optimised for caution, incase you are moving at speed.
And incase the 4 sensors are missing an object
6ft sounds like a big gap.
You could read the 4 live values (with gap iid) when parked against a flat wall (at the point when the tone goes solid)
Maybe one sensor is faulty, and reading short/ different
From memory I thought they go solid at 0.3m. Or 1ft
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| 2nd Sep 2021 7:02 am |
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Trucks
Member Since: 30 Nov 2019
Location: south newton
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Christ that was quick a quick reply,someone else who can't sleep then.
That was my suspicions better safe than sorry I suppose.
I think that sums up my query thanks
Have a good day 😊 pete truckle
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| 2nd Sep 2021 7:09 am |
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Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
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Have update it with another Idea 
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| 2nd Sep 2021 7:10 am |
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