galaxy-one Posted August 1, 2007 Report Posted August 1, 2007 (edited) Hi all, I am looking to fit reverse parking sensors on my wife's 2000 Galaxy Zetec auto (Mk1 - I think).I have seen quite a few on eBay but not sure which one to buy. Any suggestions or anything in particular to look out for? Also, I had a quick look inside the rear comparment (where the jack is stored), and saw a whole load of wires, but couldn't quite work out which one is the live reverse light wire (the live wire connected to the actual reverse light bulb socket is blue/black, but I didn't see a blue/black wire in the compartment?!) Any help would be grately appreciated. Thanks (funny that Ford use a brown wire for neutral/earth, whereas in domestic electrics brown is live!!) Edited August 1, 2007 by galaxy-one Quote
morticiaskeeper Posted August 2, 2007 Report Posted August 2, 2007 I fitted a sensor system to the tailgate with the control box/display at the top of the rear window and surface mount sensors at the bottom of the tailgate. I took a tap from the back of the reversing light (sorry, can't remember which colour) and ran the cable through the bellows at the hinge. The sensor wires went under the trim down the side of the window and were taped around the bottom edge of the door. No problems in 4 years. I removed the system on Monday 'cos I'm selling the car and want a sensor on my work van. I've looked at fitting flush mounted sensors on my new car (Audi A6 Avant) but I'm going to pay the money for someones else to have the hassle. Quote
Davetheref Posted August 2, 2007 Report Posted August 2, 2007 I bought 2 different sets from Ebay and the fitting was much the same for both, one for my car and the other for my father in law's Fiesta. I actually used a volt meter to get the correct wires and the fitting was very easy. The only difficult bit was getting the holes for the sensors in the right place. Quote
morticiaskeeper Posted August 2, 2007 Report Posted August 2, 2007 Your selling mort????why???? SWMBO has come into some money, or is about to, so we went looking for a replacement. Then we fell in love with an Audi A6 1.9Tdi Avant :unsure: The Shazmobile (guess SWMBO's name!) is on the market. Had a bloke from Bradford call up, but he thought Tewkesbury was just a little bit too far!!! 1995 Sharan 2L ADY engine Zavoli single point LPG system with underslung tank. Tax end Nov, MOT end Jan '08. Does 20mpg on gas, so costs about the same as 44mpg on Petrol. Quote
mumof4 Posted August 2, 2007 Report Posted August 2, 2007 Hope that you will still stay with us..be a shame to see you go. Quote
galaxy-one Posted August 2, 2007 Author Report Posted August 2, 2007 Thanks for this info guys, very helpful.I'll go invest in a volt meter. Quote
Davetheref Posted August 2, 2007 Report Posted August 2, 2007 Hope that you will still stay with us..be a shame to see you go. As in the words of the famous song ' You can check out anytime you like but you can never leave' :) Quote
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