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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: g10gti on 13 February 2009, 20:38
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Hi thinking of parking sensors however not sure if it worth the money. Any ideas how dear?
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do you mean after market ones?
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Not sure what you mean after market. I currently dont have sensors so is it worthwhile getting them fitted?
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By aftermarket he means are you having thrid party sensors fitted, or are you planning on getting the VW ones?
I would say it depends on how much you really need, or would use them. Do you tend to park on a driveway or garage etc? If so you probably wouldnt need parking sensors. If you parallel park quite often, then they can be pretty handy....
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Very handy piece of kit IMO, you miss them once you have them.
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Thanks i mostly park in car parks and dont do too much parr parking. However if i was getting it done it would be VW sensors. Any idea how much?
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I wish I had parking sensors when I first started driving the GTI. Was such a huge car in comparison to the fezza, I difficulties adjusting to the size. Don't need them any more.
PLus I hate the look when the sensors are fitted - ruins the bumper IMO. Definitely want the passatt cc reversing camera.
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I have sensors on my A4 & would miss them if they were not there & would spec them on any car.
I am picking up an Ed30 for the wife on Monday & have a price of the local dealer to fit OEM ones coded in grey for £230.00, which i think is worth it.
Also fitting cruise for £155.
ta
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cool i may have a look at pricing some up. I have cruise and i use it all the time om M/Way. love the simplicity of the cruise and sure the wife will love it.
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I hate the look when the sensors are fitted - ruins the bumper IMO.
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b308/RedRobin_05/BlackTips.jpg)
....I didn't think I would need them but I later got my VW dealer to fit some. I wouldn't be without them now - Extremely useful in a tight space.
Painting aftermarket sensors risks clogging them. I've got lots of black bits on my car's arse, so I don't mind.
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I fitted my own for £17 for a kit from fleabay - they came colour coded in silver & the colour match is dam near perfect, they do stick out depth wise more than the OEM kit but for the money were a steal & to most people they wouldn't know the difference. Cutting holes in the bumper was a brown pants moment tho :laugh: Now I have them I wouldn't be without em
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Its not like they help you park but are very useful when reversing into a space just so you know how far to go - as long as the stereo isnt too loud to drown them out :laugh:
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I think they ruin the look of the bumper too and would never buy a car with them on. When I bought the Ed30 the salesman was trying to sell me a used one they had on the forecourt but I rejected it straight away cos it had parking sensors! I even asked that if I was to buy it would it be possible to remove them and have a normal bumper put on :grin: I never bought the car and specced my own instead......without parking sensors!
The Golf is hardly a big car and if you need them to park then there's a problem IMO! :lipsrsealed:
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cool i may have a look at pricing some up. I have cruise and i use it all the time om M/Way. love the simplicity of the cruise and sure the wife will love it.
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I spec'd the A4 as it was new & out of all the bits, sensors, cruise & £27 for auto boot were well chosen.
I use cruise ALOT and the boss does also when she drives it
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I can't believe how people are hung up 4 dots on a rear bumper.
I have them on a black S-line A4 and they are hardly noticeable (?).
If 4 dots on the back of a motor inter....fears with ones life that bad then............I'll get my coat.........
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I think they ruin the look of the bumper too and would never buy a car with them on. When I bought the Ed30 the salesman was trying to sell me a used one they had on the forecourt but I rejected it straight away cos it had parking sensors! I even asked that if I was to buy it would it be possible to remove them and have a normal bumper put on :grin: I never bought the car and specced my own instead......without parking sensors!
The Golf is hardly a big car and if you need them to park then there's a problem IMO! :lipsrsealed:
....Are you being serious? :shocked:
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Haven't got them personally but the wife's Toyota Aygo has :rolleyes:
Maybe RNS-510 and reversing sensors/camera is the way to go - saves cricking the old neck :laugh:
Cass
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have used them in other cars and love the factory fit ones i used. simple but effective.
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redrobin...
i have to say i always think red is my least fave colour for the golf but everytime i see your car i think.....hhmmmmmmmmm :undecided:
nice car geeza!!
matsu
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redrobin...
i have to say i always think red is my least fave colour for the golf but everytime i see your car i think.....hhmmmmmmmmm :undecided:
nice car geeza!!
matsu
....Thanks for the big compliment, matsu :smiley:
It must be the black parking sensors which do it for you :evil:
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imo, you pass your test without them, why get them afterwards, just seems lazy to me.
If you had a massive car then I would consider it, but a Golf isnt exactly a big car, and its not hard to judge where the bumper is.
Spend the money on some nice detailing instead.
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Parking sensors pick up potentially damaging obstacles such as posts and kerbs - Things which are out of sight in a Mk5 Golf.
It's a no-brainer imo. It makes parking in tight spaces much easier.
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I think they ruin the look of the bumper too and would never buy a car with them on. When I bought the Ed30 the salesman was trying to sell me a used one they had on the forecourt but I rejected it straight away cos it had parking sensors! I even asked that if I was to buy it would it be possible to remove them and have a normal bumper put on :grin: I never bought the car and specced my own instead......without parking sensors!
The Golf is hardly a big car and if you need them to park then there's a problem IMO! :lipsrsealed:
....Are you being serious? :shocked:
Yep :smiley:
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I think they ruin the look of the bumper too and would never buy a car with them on. When I bought the Ed30 the salesman was trying to sell me a used one they had on the forecourt but I rejected it straight away cos it had parking sensors! I even asked that if I was to buy it would it be possible to remove them and have a normal bumper put on :grin: I never bought the car and specced my own instead......without parking sensors!
The Golf is hardly a big car and if you need them to park then there's a problem IMO! :lipsrsealed:
....Are you being serious? :shocked:
Yep :smiley:
....I feared you might be!
So if your favourite car of all time was offered for sale to you at a price it would be rude to say no to, you would never buy it if it had parking sensors? :shocked:
Each to their own of course, and entirely your decision :cool:
[Thinks: Will I ever understand the female mind?]
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You dont need them but when you have them they prove useful - are you sure it isn't that you just wish you had them :wink:
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Go for the sensors, I had them on my last car and now miss them so much on ma poverty spec gti, if they save a kerbed monza or bashed bumper its gotta be a no brainer.
safe parkining lol
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........& while we are on the subject.....I think the rear wiper really spoils the lines of the car.....going to take mine off when I pick the car up on Monday :grin:
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This would have been good as a Poll :laugh:
It's one of those subjects .... each to their own I say ! :evil:
I think they're very useful, but they are some way down on my wanted list of options
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Really useful in my opinion. Mine are colour coded so not really noticeable. Makes parking so much easier
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Ok while we are on this topic, can a kind person post up a picture of a vw dealer retro-fit of the parking sensors, cos my understanding is that they look slightly different to a factory fit.
If they are different, if I was able to source a bumper that had the sensors fitted at time of build, and then bought the "factory fit" sensors. Then got the rest of the retro-fit kit to actually get me a retro fit rear parking sensors BUT with the factory oem look?? then can anybody think of a reason why I couldnt do this??
cheers peeps
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Im also in the camp of thinking they ruin the bumper. Im more than capable of parking a car without something beeping at me.
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Im more than capable of parking a car without something beeping at me.
....Don't worry, your manhood isn't being challenged :evil:
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I'll be dammed if Im letting a silly beeping computer make me look like a woman :D
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With your sound system on you probably wouldn't hear the beepers anyway :afro:
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I have them and I used to live in an area where reverse parking was always required. As a conseqence consider myself an expert and sometimes able "speed Parker" :-)
Still I've come to like them and I think they work very well :-) snot just a out parking andnot hitting things rots about leaving the standard space between you and the muppet behind so they don't hit you on the way out ! :-) like them have them wouldipa £300 for them? Yes now having used them for a year :-)
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I have them and I used to live in an area where reverse parking was always required. As a conseqence consider myself an expert and sometimes able "speed Parker" :-)
Still I've come to like them and I think they work very well :-) snot just a out parking andnot hitting things rots about leaving the standard space between you and the muppet behind so they don't hit you on the way out ! :-) like them have them wouldipa £300 for them? Yes now having used them for a year :-)
That took a little time to work out, but I think i got there in the end!! :smiley:
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That took a little time to work out, but I think i got there in the end!! :smiley:
I think I took longer than you. One day I'll be psychic and won't have to worry about such little problems as writing sentences.
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LOL sorry will clean it up later :laugh: iPhone input and home distractions :-) not up to standard.....
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So if your favourite car of all time was offered for sale to you at a price it would be rude to say no to, you would never buy it if it had parking sensors? :shocked:
If it was a deal not to be missed then of course I'd buy it. I'd just use the money I'd saved to get them removed :grin:
[Thinks: Will I ever understand the female mind?]
Maybe not, but at least you'll know a chick that can park :cool:
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So if your favourite car of all time was offered for sale to you at a price it would be rude to say no to, you would never buy it if it had parking sensors? :shocked:
If it was a deal not to be missed then of course I'd buy it. I'd just use the money I'd saved to get them removed :grin:
[Thinks: Will I ever understand the female mind?]
Maybe not, but at least you'll know a chick that can park :cool:
Hi Claire, have you or Gary heard anything from Deako recently?
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So if your favourite car of all time was offered for sale to you at a price it would be rude to say no to, you would never buy it if it had parking sensors? :shocked:
If it was a deal not to be missed then of course I'd buy it. I'd just use the money I'd saved to get them removed :grin:
....Fussy or what. Your perogative.
[Thinks: Will I ever understand the female mind?]
Maybe not, but at least you'll know a chick that can park :cool:
....Tut-tut :rolleyes: - No-one's challenging your ability to park, my dear.
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If it was a deal not to be missed then of course I'd buy it. I'd just use the money I'd saved to get them removed :grin:
....Fussy or what. Your perogative.
Honestly speaking RR, I'd do the same. Have yet to see a car where sensors make it look good.
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If it was a deal not to be missed then of course I'd buy it. I'd just use the money I'd saved to get them removed :grin:
....Fussy or what. Your perogative.
Honestly speaking RR, I'd do the same. Have yet to see a car where sensors make it look good.
....Fair enough - We can't all like exactly the same. I kinda like the black pimples on my red bum - They look well with the other black bits (IMO).
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I had my parking sensors retro-fitted (whoever asked for a picture I will try and remember to take one for you). The VW ones come black and on my black golf i find them barely noticeable. I have to have them as I broke my neck and triple-dislocated my spine playing rugby a few years ago. Be warned though if you do get extremely used to using them, just remember that not all cars have them (ie a courtesy car...... ooops!!!) - but the less said about that the better! :lipsrsealed:
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Actually just found this on my computer not perfect for what you want to see i know but it will do for now:
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/wellzee_2k/sensors.jpg)
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AFAIK all the aftermarket ones are black. Some people will say thay can be carefully masked and painted but there's a big risk of clogging them.
Okay, some people dislike seeing them and others can't get beyond being concerned that others may think they can't park, and some both! Each to their own, as we say.
I don't like the Ka-style big black plastic rear bumpers on Mk5 GTI's, so I changed it - I guess it's the same for those who are bothered by 4 small black dots.
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Mine are retro fitted, not by VW tho...did them meself, & came in a silver that matches a treat
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/spikeydoodoo/backplate.jpg)
Mostly of the school if they save one bump at the back of the garage then well worth it... :grin:
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Hey Wellzee and Spikydoodoo, cheers for the pictures, ma mota is black so they awill not ppear to not be too obvious.
safe parking all lol
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like many said earlier, being a hatchnback I thought that it would be dead easu to park, however due to the thick c pillars and relatively small and high rear window, it is quite hard to judge when reversing. I think sensors would be very handy.
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Exactly that - They are handy - You ain't gonna smash up the back of your GTI without them but they sure do help you miss the obstacles is easy to miss (posts and high kerbs etc). Having them doesn't mean you're a 'girl' who can't park.