Backwards is just not my thing

[trevskoda]

You need a person to watch your rear when you are reversing

But you do have to watch your head lamps on the reverse corner swing.:scared:

 

[trevskoda]

Or nine months before

True as mum smoked.

 

[trevskoda]

100% agree, small children have a habit of appearing from a blind spot when you only use cameras.
A German once reversed into my motorcycle because he didn't notice it on his rear view camera.
His wife was sat in the passenger seat, if she had observed the bike would not have been hit.



They don't stand behind the van, they stand where you can see them in the driver's mirror.


May I also suggest you get one of these, you can't be too safe.
REVERSING REVERSE BEEP SIREN ALARM LIGHT BULB: Amazon.co.uk: Car & Motorbike

There halogen and use to much power,on ebay there is a big bleeper which wires into reverse lights or switch like the bin lorries have.

 

[trevskoda]

Cannot beat the camera every time,handy for lining up t/bars on trailers to.

 

[Cass]

But you do have to watch your head lamps on the reverse corner swing.:scared:

I dont understand comment

 

[trevskoda]

I dont understand comment

When you swing round a left or right corner in reverse ones head lamps swing out to,BOOBIES,slow tonight are we.:lol-053:

 

[Cass]

When you swing round a left or right corner in reverse ones head lamps swing out to,BOOBIES,slow tonight are we.:lol-053:

Excuse me but my headlights dont swing anywhere

 

[Herman]

You still have to be careful with cameras as they don't show the corners and you get a false sense of security, I fell fowl of this so have had a towbar fitted, but feel sensors would have save me.

 

[Cass]

You still have to be careful with cameras as they don't show the corners and you get a false sense of security, I fell fowl of this so have had a towbar fitted, but feel sensors would have save me.

Thats exactly what happened to me, my camera misses the bits ive bumped

 

[mark61]

Might be an idea to look into wider angle camera. I can see past corners with mine.

 

[r4dent]

use to much power

Given that your engine is running and you only reverse for a short time I don't think this is an issue

 

[Cass]

Parking sensors should be fitted next week, new rear lense arrived

 

[phillybarbour]

I hope you can get it sorted for sensible money.

 

[Cass]

I hope you can get it sorted for sensible money.

Yeh i can do the lense myself its only only 4 screws, and got a friend doing the sensors

 

[QFour]

Not really. When you are reversing, it is important to go very slowly and keep looking in different directions, checking all the mirrors and camera.
It is far too easy to become focussed on just one mirror or camera screen. The best way to overcome that probably is lessons.

Adding reversing sensors will make the problem worse.

True .. I have sensors fitted to the Laika and still managed to clip a car in a car park. I use a rear camera , mirrors and sensors. Biggest problem with the sensors is its just another bleeper that goes off. Very similar to the step bleeper, fridge door bleeper and satnav. The car I clipped was parked at a strange angle to the rest of them. As soon as the bleeper went off I wondered what it was and realised to late there was something sticking out. I think I hit the brakes as I hit the car. No damage to the car but a crack in the rear plastic.

As MH's are reasonably wide I fitted a six sensor unit. With nothing to fasten sensors to I fitted a 50mm deep aluminum channel and mounted the sensors in that. There was no way you could drill holes and thread cables. It does work you just have to remember not to slam the brakes on if the fridge door is not shut properly.

Also have a camera on the front of the A Class as its impossible to see whats directly in front of you.

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[mistericeman]

Properly chosen and mounted camera (wide angle and mounted high to give a good overview OR dual camera unit) is a godsend...
I fitted one to my works 4m hightop crafter and it enabled me to manoever into places that would make a grown man cry... Especially on some of our crowded sites with rather expensive Jag/landrover products.... Including prototypes etc lying around.

New work boxer van has reversing sensors fitted.... Good BUT not a patch on a decent camera IMHO....
Mind at close to 100,000 miles in two years maybe the next one will come with a camera too ;-)

 

[ChrisCross]

Not really. When you are reversing, it is important to go very slowly and keep looking in different directions, checking all the mirrors and camera.
It is far too easy to become focussed on just one mirror or camera screen. The best way to overcome that probably is lessons.

Adding reversing sensors will make the problem worse.

I added reversing sensors and camera........No more problem

 

[yeoblade]

I fitted a camera, it helps identify what I've hit.

I got a dual camera but bike rack really gets in the way of the down looking lens, the big steel full width tow bar works a treat though.

 

[jeanette]

I fitted a camera, it helps identify what I've hit.

I got a dual camera but bike rack really gets in the way of the down looking lens, the big steel full width tow bar works a treat though.




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