Reversing sensors on a Ford C-Max
25 January 2011, 12:03 PM
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Reversing sensors on a Ford C-Max
Due to the addition in our family, the missus has traded her Fiesta ST in for a more family friendly Ford C-Max (59 plate).
It didn't come with reversing sensors unfortunatley and she has mentioned it would be a nice option to have as she has only ever owned small cars.
The local Ford dealer have said they can fit them for about £260 (including colour coding the sensors) which I didn't think was too bad.
Anyone know anywhere else that might be worth a look?
It didn't come with reversing sensors unfortunatley and she has mentioned it would be a nice option to have as she has only ever owned small cars.
The local Ford dealer have said they can fit them for about £260 (including colour coding the sensors) which I didn't think was too bad.
Anyone know anywhere else that might be worth a look?
25 January 2011, 12:49 PM
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You can do it yourself with kits but to be honest, doesn't sound a disaster. C-Max (the new one) very popular at the moment and sure that compares well to the option price (all about packages now rather than individual options so only included with the 'city pack' or some twaddle)
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25 January 2011, 12:59 PM
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If it's not fitted as standard it'll be the xvision kits that your being quoted for actually quite good does what it needs to do and reasonably accurate. Fit these all the time at work I'm a senior tech with ford. The guides are available online for fitting if you've got the berries to drill into your own bumpers 
25 January 2011, 02:21 PM
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See if they will price match and then quote this ford dealers prices
http://www.acornmotorgroup.co.uk/rev...-sensors.shtml
I know it says starts from that price but worth a phone call or email to see what they quote first tho.
http://www.acornmotorgroup.co.uk/rev...-sensors.shtml
I know it says starts from that price but worth a phone call or email to see what they quote first tho.
26 January 2011, 01:17 AM
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Scorpion PS40 £50 plus fitting and VAT
Got a set on the Altea.
Do not fit the Front system though, its a bit pants. The Rear only model is fine.
DIY fitment is quite easy if you know how to remove a bumper - wiring just takes power off the reverse lamp. You need to be very careful when drilling the holes in the bumpers correctly; f*** it up and you've made an expensive mistake (its will be costly to repair and fill the holes and repaint the bumper). But colour matching the sensors maybe tricky, you can get away with aerosol, but we mix the paint properly to get a decent match.
Some bumpers do have marker holes on the inside of the bumper moulding which makes things easier (so long as their posistion is roughly in right place)
Shouldn't cost any more than £100+vat to fit. So thats £150+vat all in.
Got a set on the Altea.
Do not fit the Front system though, its a bit pants. The Rear only model is fine.
DIY fitment is quite easy if you know how to remove a bumper - wiring just takes power off the reverse lamp. You need to be very careful when drilling the holes in the bumpers correctly; f*** it up and you've made an expensive mistake (its will be costly to repair and fill the holes and repaint the bumper). But colour matching the sensors maybe tricky, you can get away with aerosol, but we mix the paint properly to get a decent match.
Some bumpers do have marker holes on the inside of the bumper moulding which makes things easier (so long as their posistion is roughly in right place)
Shouldn't cost any more than £100+vat to fit. So thats £150+vat all in.
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28 January 2011, 10:20 AM
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I fitted this kit on the Kuga, neat as isnt seen in the slightest and works a treat (get a few false alarms in the rain) http://www.parkingdynamics.co.uk/Veh...g-Dynamics-PD1
28 January 2011, 12:07 PM
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It's not the wiring bit that worries me, it's the drilling and colour coding bit that is the problem.
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I fitted this kit on the Kuga, neat as isnt seen in the slightest and works a treat (get a few false alarms in the rain) http://www.parkingdynamics.co.uk/Veh...g-Dynamics-PD1
When you say false alarms, do you mean it beeps whilst you are driving?
28 January 2011, 12:24 PM
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False alarms are bleeps whene there is nothing there. Its works on microwave/radar, so funny angles of nearby objects can upset them.
OEM systems aren't 100% either. which why they are always stipulated as a "parking aid". As my uncle found out when he reversed his BMW into a narrow post. Keep this in mind when using any type of parking system, be it factory or aftermarket.
For example reversing up a steep curb or up a hill; The angle of the sensor to the ground will make it think the ground is an obstacle. Same with tow hitches (some are affected - Jags are OK, some aren't, like BMWs).
The main thing to look out for is narrow posts and "grid" type fencing. None of these systems are 100% at detecting these, so keep an eye out (especially for 2ft tall steel posts).
OEM systems aren't 100% either. which why they are always stipulated as a "parking aid". As my uncle found out when he reversed his BMW into a narrow post. Keep this in mind when using any type of parking system, be it factory or aftermarket.
For example reversing up a steep curb or up a hill; The angle of the sensor to the ground will make it think the ground is an obstacle. Same with tow hitches (some are affected - Jags are OK, some aren't, like BMWs).
The main thing to look out for is narrow posts and "grid" type fencing. None of these systems are 100% at detecting these, so keep an eye out (especially for 2ft tall steel posts).
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Theuy only work while in reverse, the false alarms with the parking dynamics is litterally rain drops pass the sensor strip, it still works perfectly well but might make you stop a little early. 
Also oltho the Kuga maybe slightly different, i fitted without having to remove the bumper.
Also oltho the Kuga maybe slightly different, i fitted without having to remove the bumper.
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28 January 2011, 01:51 PM
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Had the standard Ford ones put on my wifes Focus for the same cost as the OP, they work well and to be fair I think they are as god as any others you may find, I think they are a reasonable cost
28 January 2011, 01:56 PM
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Theuy only work while in reverse, the false alarms with the parking dynamics is litterally rain drops pass the sensor strip, it still works perfectly well but might make you stop a little early.
Also oltho the Kuga maybe slightly different, i fitted without having to remove the bumper.
Also oltho the Kuga maybe slightly different, i fitted without having to remove the bumper.
Will take a look at those I think.
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ford Cmax (2013 Mark 2) Reverse Wire Colour (Passenger Side)
Hi, I have a Mark 2 ford Cmax and am looking to fit rear parking sensors however I cannot find anything that advises me of the correct colour of wire to connect it to. Any help would be appreciated.
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You can do it yourself with kits but to be honest, doesn't sound a disaster. C-Max (the new one) very popular at the moment and sure that compares well to the option price (all about packages now rather than individual options so only included with the 'city pack' or some twaddle)
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If it's not fitted as standard it'll be the xvision kits that your being quoted for actually quite good does what it needs to do and reasonably accurate. Fit these all the time at work I'm a senior tech with ford. The guides are available online for fitting if you've got the berries to drill into your own bumpers
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