OK, not had my used Kodiaq a week and Im thinking that I'd like front parking sensors but seems a retrofit would be in the region of £500 to £700 fitted?
I'm really not bothered about spending that much so looking at alternatives, so the "bolt on" number plate ones seem a bit naff and only cover the middle portion of the car, certainly not going to be much good on the very corners when parallel parking somewhere tight. So, Im thinking about https://www.parkingsensors.co.uk/product/audio-front-parking-sensors

 

Any thoughts on this plan? 

 

Forgot to say, this seemed the best area to post this but if not please let me know.

Edited 1 October, 20205 yr by PaulCanning

No one?

Well they should work but obviously they won't integrate with the rest of the car.

 

Just make sure they are on a switched live so they can't flatten the car battery if you leave them turned on.

On 01/10/2020 at 17:58, PaulCanning said:

OK, not had my used Kodiaq a week and Im thinking that I'd like front parking sensors but seems a retrofit would be in the region of £500 to £700 fitted?
I'm really not bothered about spending that much so looking at alternatives, so the "bolt on" number plate ones seem a bit naff and only cover the middle portion of the car, certainly not going to be much good on the very corners when parallel parking somewhere tight. So, Im thinking about https://www.parkingsensors.co.uk/product/audio-front-parking-sensors

 

Any thoughts on this plan? 

 

Forgot to say, this seemed the best area to post this but if not please let me know.

Thoughts?

Well, I too like the idea of front parking sensors. But, unlike with a rear reversing camera, the front parking sensors involve drilling holes, which makes me a bit twitchy.

Especially, as in the example you show, you're going to need to drill holes in your front bumper for sensors of unknown accuracy and reliability. That really makes me pause on the idea.

(Are the holes drilled are larger than those needed for OEM sensors? I'd want to be checking this.)

I'd also be having plans for what I'm going to do if the sensors are hopelessly inaccurate (giving false readings that are too sensitive, or not sensitive enough), and what I'm going to do if they just plain stop working after a few months.

 

Personally, I'd be looking to get some OEM front sensors, and I'd probably get a retrofitting expert to fit them, TBH.

 

But if you like them, and you just want to go for it, I just had a search online and noticed this, which might be worth a look. The standard kit doesn't seem to come with it.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dolphin-Display-Upgrade-Converts-Parking/dp/B06XRKF1LG

 

The kit itself is also £10 cheaper on Amazon, and I dare say even cheaper elsewhere, so shop around.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dolphin-DPS400-Reverse-Parking-Ultrasonic-Gloss-Black/dp/B06XH5TCD7

 

One more thing: Thinking out of the box a little, why not consider something like this, but mounted on the front of your car?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Boscam-Reversing-Reverse-Monitor-Waterproof-RVS-K3/dp/B0797SYRGR

 

 

Edited 10 October, 20205 yr by EnterName
Other ideas added.

Cheers mate. The dolphin sensors are the ones that keep popping up and have had some good feedback and awards even from the likes of auto express. I really don't want to go down the route of a seperate display but like your out of the box thinking on that one. 

 

I've had a couple of quotes for retrofitting and i know that would be the best option really but at the thick end of £750 Im leaning toward not bothering at all now to be honest.

3 hours ago, PaulCanning said:

Cheers mate. The dolphin sensors are the ones that keep popping up and have had some good feedback and awards even from the likes of auto express. I really don't want to go down the route of a seperate display but like your out of the box thinking on that one. 

 

I've had a couple of quotes for retrofitting and i know that would be the best option really but at the thick end of £750 Im leaning toward not bothering at all now to be honest.

£750 sounds way over the odds to me too.

I'd have thought £500 would be at the top end of cost for fitting.

 

More out of the box thinking (albeit a bit psychopatic): if your Mrs (or another family member) has an old car, surprise her with a set of Dolphin front parking sensors and fit them for her.

That way you get top practice on a vehicle that doesn't have a huge cost risk associated with a botched job, and you get to see how well they actually work on a vehicle.

 

36 minutes ago, EnterName said:

More out of the box thinking (albeit a bit psychopatic): if your Mrs (or another family member) has an old car, surprise her with a set of Dolphin front parking sensors and fit them for her.

That way you get top practice on a vehicle that doesn't have a huge cost risk associated with a botched job, and you get to see how well they actually work on a vehicle.

I've had Dolphin rear sensors fitted on my other car (Citroen C1) for around 8 years and they work perfectly.

6 hours ago, EnterName said:

£750 sounds way over the odds to me too.

I'd have thought £500 would be at the top end of cost for fitting.

 

More out of the box thinking (albeit a bit psychopatic): if your Mrs (or another family member) has an old car, surprise her with a set of Dolphin front parking sensors and fit them for her.

That way you get top practice on a vehicle that doesn't have a huge cost risk associated with a botched job, and you get to see how well they actually work on a vehicle.

 

She don't drive, but I do have a 24 year old Mazda Bongo I can easily practice on i guess lol. 

6 hours ago, PetrolDave said:

I've had Dolphin rear sensors fitted on my other car (Citroen C1) for around 8 years and they work perfectly.

Good to know.

Interestingly this morning I had an email back from my local skoda dealer who said they would contact me about this over a week ago. Anyway, they are quoting £395 all in which is a number I might be happier with!

4 hours ago, PaulCanning said:

Interestingly this morning I had an email back from my local skoda dealer who said they would contact me about this over a week ago. Anyway, they are quoting £395 all in which is a number I might be happier with!

That's more like it!