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Parking Sensors
« on: 18 September 2011, 12:28 »
My car doesn't have parking sensors and as I'm crap at parking I really ought to invest in a set.
On the VW Acessories internet thingy there are several possibilities listed.

One set is £425 1K0 054 630 B

One set is just under £200 but not painted and there's another set listed a pre painted and only costs £210 fitted 2GB 000 052 2LA7T (steel grey version, slightly different suffix for other colours).

I know this has been discussed before but I can't find the threads, so does anyone know the differences between the kits?

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Re: Parking Sensors
« Reply #1 on: 18 September 2011, 15:18 »
I would go after market if it was me (I have been thinking of it and have been looking at the trade mags)
There are systems available much better than VW accessory ones that look exactly like the OEM ones from VW factory. With flush fit small sensors.
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Re: Parking Sensors
« Reply #2 on: 18 September 2011, 15:37 »
Heres the laserline ones (seen better ones in the trade mag but the make escapes me and someone binned the mag  :angry: )

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You mean like this :wink: Laserline, the best outside OEM. Contact Laserline and they'll put you in touch with a local fitter. I would guess up to £300 fitted?

I fitted these myself, bought a brand new set off ebay for only £25 :cool: They come in at around £125 normally.
Quite a skilled job (I worked in F1 & Aircraft) would recommend you get a fitter. I'm really pleased with result & reckon they look near as damn it original, but they do not display on RNS510 screen, just audible bleeper.



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Re: Parking Sensors
« Reply #3 on: 18 September 2011, 16:20 »
I have them on my Tig and they are great , definitely spec them on my next motor.   :wink:
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Re: Parking Sensors
« Reply #4 on: 18 September 2011, 17:27 »
Thanks Geoff.

I would do the same Steve but being a tight wad who changes car too frequently I always buy second hand so don't get quite the same choice. Whenever I find a car with my perfect spec the thing is either too expensive or my part ex price is too low which amounts to the same thing.

I was speaking to a dealer the other day who had a 12 month old GTI with full spec except leather up for £20k (mileage was a bit high admittedly at 17k) so that car took a hit of about £12k in one year looking at what the dealer would have paid at trade.

So it's a retro fit for me ...
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« Reply #5 on: 18 September 2011, 17:30 »
Most car audio dealers will fit these and make a good job. I don't know were your located so could not really recomend anyone. But if you look on www.talkaudio.co.uk/vbb im sure you could find a good recomended dealer near you.
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Re: Parking Sensors
« Reply #6 on: 18 September 2011, 18:48 »
I simply love my front and rear little darlings and the way they show up distances on the RNS 510.
The front ones beep from the front speakers and the rear ones utilise the rear speakers. Worth every penny or in this case pound.
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Re: Parking Sensors
« Reply #7 on: 18 September 2011, 18:51 »
Mine would have had them if.. (We all know the story about my helpful delaer so i won't go on)  :grin:
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Re: Parking Sensors
« Reply #8 on: 18 September 2011, 21:15 »
Quote from: Snoopy on 18 September 2011, 17:30
Most car audio dealers will fit these and make a good job. I don't know were your located so could not really recomend anyone. But if you look on www.talkaudio.co.uk/vbb im sure you could find a good recomended dealer near you.

Thanks Geoff (again), I'll have a nose around that site.
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Re: Parking Sensors
« Reply #9 on: 18 September 2011, 22:00 »
Just get a rear view camera, far better than parking sensors  :smiley:
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