How to Fit Parking Sensors like the PD1

Car parking sensors are great to have on a vehicle for many reasons. First your insurance premium may lower because you are providing more safety features on your car. The insurance companies like to see a lower risk for claims, and lesser claims sent in. Anything that can help you negate a claim on your vehicle is more than worth it. You also have the benefit of not getting in an accident, which means you don’t need money to fix your vehicle, especially if you don’t make the deductible in the damage. We have mentioned in other articles what the parking aids will do for you. We have even mentioned in some of these articles how the electromagnetic parking sensors work; however we have only scratched the surface on how to fit parking sensors. At www.parkingdynamics.co.uk you will be able to purchase the Parking Dynamics PD1 parking sensor.

The PD1 parking sensor is an “invisible” when fitted design. This means you do not have to make modifications to your bumper in order to fit your parking sensors. They are a no drill parking sensor. Here is how to fit parking sensors:
Step 1: You will need to remove the bumper to have better access to the inside area of the bumper. Before you remove your bumper though measure from the ground to between 40 and 50cm. The parking sensors must be within that range to work most effectively. You will need to mark the measurement to help you get the parking sensor fitted.
Step 2: Once the bumper is measured and removed you may begin to fit the car parking sensor. You may start with the reverse parking aid, as this could have a metal bar in the way. The bar is a metal crash protection inside the bumper in some vehicles. This can get in the way. You may have to circumvent this by going below or above it.
Step 3: The PD1 parking sensor has an adhesive tape that comes in the PD1 kit. This adhesive tape will allow you to fit the car parking sensor to the back of the bumper. The parking aid will run the entire length of the bumper rather than just one section. This helps for all around protection. The front parking sensor will be fitted in the same manner, but typically you don’t have a metal crash protection bar in the way. Some cars may though, so be prepared to move around it. 
When you ask how to fit parking sensors, you may need to be concerned with the metal bumpers. Some vehicles still have a metal bumper. With just a small modification you can also fit the PD1 car parking sensor to the metal bumper.

November 1st, 2008

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