After market parking sensors

[Roboticarm]

Hi all
I've found myself a new (to me car) which is a little older than I've been used to, the one thing missing spec wise is parking sensors, it's an estate so I'd really like to install some.
Seem to be hundreds of different ones available many with odd screens to show distance which I wouldn't want in my car
Can anyone recommend a good set which are audio only and easy to install

[Dewithedragon]

had these on my E39 for 6 years now with no issues :-

https://www.dolphinparkingsensors.co.uk/

They do a huge range of colours to.

What car is it by the way? As some companies with do retrofit kits that will fit in the exact location the OEM sensors go.

[Taff107]

I put some of these in about 4 years ago and they are still doing absolutely fine. Cheap as chips, and even the colour choice suited

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CISBO-REVERSING-PARKING...

[p4cks]

Taff107 said:

I put some of these in about 4 years ago and they are still doing absolutely fine. Cheap as chips, and even the colour choice suited

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CISBO-REVERSING-PARKING...

How challenging is it DIY'ing it?

[paradigital]

p4cks said:

How challenging is it DIY'ing it?

With that kind? Piece of cake.

Bumper off, mark (might already be marked if the car was optionable with sensors) and drill with the correct size hole saw. Feed cables into a boot cavity and tap into reverse light for a signal to switch a relay on for 12v (don’t take power from reverse if the car can sense bulb failures).

[dundarach]

paid about £15 from ebay, replaced crappy BMW ones in the Rover that had endless problems...

Tacked power lead to bulb holder for reversing light so they come on with reversing light!

Everything still working after 4 years and 50,000 miles, canbus happy, sensors happy, me happy

[Spare tyre]

I’d be looking at a camera

[Taff107]

paradigital said:

With that kind? Piece of cake.

Bumper off, mark (might already be marked if the car was optionable with sensors) and drill with the correct size hole saw. Feed cables into a boot cavity and tap into reverse light for a signal to switch a relay on for 12v (don’t take power from reverse if the car can sense bulb failures).

As Para says - easy.

Put masking tape on, measure and mark, drill with the supplied hole saw and connect wires as per instructions.
Make sure those marks are right before you start with the hole saw though

[p4cks]

I've got a car which has a dash warning light when a bulb is out (mk5 Golf) so I suspect that me cutting in to the black/blue (reverse light) will cause an error message on the dash and I've plenty of those already