Fitting Parking Sensors - MGTF

ok i havent any hair.....id better come clean and show the real image in my little tf mirror....

Now that's the Bluestreak I remember!

Sundance

BruceTF135 wrote: .....My daily drive is a LWB Mercedes Vito van and it's easier to park because the mirrors are huge compared with the silly things on the TF.

Same with my Volvo FM10, rear is some 9 metres back, no reverse sensor and a screen for the reverse camera that goes up and down with no logic and gives no picture.

Following your excellent post I fitted sensors today, removed the bumper as detailed, quite easy really, drilled the holes and then drilled 2 holes to feed the cables through a grommet, left the number plate ones where they were. All the cables now in the boot, I know where the live for reverse is, the green and brown wire but where did you wire the earth ? Just need to wire them up now and feed the cable for the speaker into the cabin

therobster wrote: Following your excellent post I fitted sensors today, removed the bumper as detailed, quite easy really, drilled the holes and then drilled 2 holes to feed the cables through a grommet, left the number plate ones where they were. All the cables now in the boot, I know where the live for reverse is, the green and brown wire but where did you wire the earth ? Just need to wire them up now and feed the cable for the speaker into the cabin

I am sure there is a earth stud in the rear compartment behind the boot liner on the left hand side if I remember - near the top. There is a major earth stud in the engine bay on the left also, look to the side of the fuel filter.

Sundance

If you're picking up the positive from the light cluster, pick up the ground up also.

Reversing sensors on an MG.... Hmmm. Really?


You may also need them on on a Smart Car, with marginally less overhang than an MG.

mgtfbluestreak wrote: ok i havent any hair.....id better come clean and show the real image in my little tf mirror....

I know the Mods don't like us quoting pics, but you appear to be in the passenger seat here.....
You have also stolen my image.....

Many thanks, it's a lovely day so will get on that today 😊

Having replaced the plastic screened hood for glass, I found the rear view restricted & reversed into a low stump, which would have been visible before. That cost me a fresh bumper, so for under a tenner I fitted the sounder only kit. Scoff if you will but buy by the time I had the bumper painted I was £150 down. I don't want that again.
I fitted 3.5mm jacks on the sensors & sockets through the rear panel, adjacent to the sensors, that allows for easy bumper removal, plus you can dress the cables to length, so you don't end up with a boot full of wire.

I've retro fitted them to the rear of the MG and to the front and rear of my 4x4. I have to get 3 cars on the drive so every inch counts

Git them wired up and tested, and working, can you tell me how you managed to feed the cable into the cabin, I cannot seem to find anywhere that I can get the monitor cable through