Aftermarket Parking Sensors

Redandwhitemonkey · December 12, 2007

Hello all,

I've recently bought a IS200SE (year 2000 with 33,000 miles on the clock) and I'm really liking it. My only slight problem is rear visibility as I have to parallel park where I live, which leads me to thinking about getting parking sensors fitted. Does anyone know what the options are? Do Lexus do a retro fit or do I have to go for an aftermarket option? Any help would be appreciated.

Rob · December 12, 2007

DO a search for parking sensors ( top RH corner of the screen) and u will find a plethora of previous topics on the subject.

but TBH the rear view isnt so bad once u get used to it.

but lexus do offer a kit but u have better kits out there, also kits that use a strip so no drilling of holes etc

corsavandal · December 12, 2007

Depends what you have to spend on it! Lexus one is expensive!! There's lots out there even cheap ones that look like a number plate surround.

This isnt for parking sensors, but check it out anyway: CLICKY

My brother in law is getting it, so i suggested we fit it in his car to see how good it would be as a reversing aid! I think the idea in principle is great and at £80 its certainly a bargain.

Ill post it up once we've done it (after xmas)

tyrrp · December 13, 2007

Hello all,
I've recently bought a IS200SE (year 2000 with 33,000 miles on the clock) and I'm really liking it. My only slight problem is rear visibility as I have to parallel park where I live, which leads me to thinking about getting parking sensors fitted. Does anyone know what the options are? Do Lexus do a retro fit or do I have to go for an aftermarket option? Any help would be appreciated.

What ever do just don't let Halfords fit it.

Steve_D · December 13, 2007

Hello all,
I've recently bought a IS200SE (year 2000 with 33,000 miles on the clock) and I'm really liking it. My only slight problem is rear visibility as I have to parallel park where I live, which leads me to thinking about getting parking sensors fitted. Does anyone know what the options are? Do Lexus do a retro fit or do I have to go for an aftermarket option? Any help would be appreciated.

I fitted these ones recently E-bay item #, one sensor in the middle & two either side, some spray paint from Halfords, drilling holes in the bumper was a scary experience but they look & work great.

I used these instructions Click me

Redandwhitemonkey · December 13, 2007

Thanks for all the advice. I'm not sure I'm confident enough to fit them myself so I'm going to speak to a few people about getting it done.

My other option is to add a reversing camera via the new stereo I think I'm going to get fitted.

Vyker · December 13, 2007

I've been thinking about getting some parking sensors fitted too....

Of all the research I have done, these seem to come up top.. http://www.proxel.com/eps-wbd.htm

Look! It almost says Prolex :P

It requires no drilling, its an electromagnetic strip [As Rob mentioned a up there ^^^] that you stick BEHIND the bumper, which I am assuming is easier to remove then to drill!

Also has a cool little LED display meter, which is handy as we already have a reversing buzzer and would sound pretty crap with two buzzers going off.

Another interesting one i found was a this.. Item number 120193400196

Its also a drill free solution but instead is placed below or above the number plate, pretty clever, but i suspect as our IS's have very high number plates, it wont work so well?

I'll keep deliberating further which option to go for!

tyrrp · December 14, 2007

I've been thinking about getting some parking sensors fitted too....
Of all the research I have done, these seem to come up top.. http://www.proxel.com/eps-wbd.htm

Look! It almost says Prolex :P

It requires no drilling, its an electromagnetic strip [As Rob mentioned a up there ^^^] that you stick BEHIND the bumper, which I am assuming is easier to remove then to drill!

Also has a cool little LED display meter, which is handy as we already have a reversing buzzer and would sound pretty crap with two buzzers going off.

Another interesting one i found was a this.. Item number 120193400196

Its also a drill free solution but instead is placed below or above the number plate, pretty clever, but i suspect as our IS's have very high number plates, it wont work so well?

I'll keep deliberating further which option to go for!

Don't.

I had a few of these systems to try out a few years ago. They just don't work well. Fine one minute then nothing the next. You just don't know when to trust them.

pobrown · December 14, 2007

About £420 fitted from my local Lexus dealer when I had them fitted last. 4 sensor system, perfectly colour coded. Not cheap, but very handy.

A similar Halfords system was about £220 fitted, but the guy that I spoke to didn't inspire much confidence in me when he said "we'll get the bumper off somehow"

KevLex · December 16, 2007

I bought one of these which was already colour coded to match the car colour:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Parking-Reversing-Se...1QQcmdZViewItem

At just over £20 including the drill bit to make the holes accurately I though it was a bargain. All of the wiring is done in the boot so it is quick and simple to do.

If you are careful you can do it without removing the bumper and the wiring can be fed through the same grommets as the rear light clusters (just undo the tape, feed the new cables and then re-tape the grommet.