Top positive review
26 people found this helpful
Works great, cheap, effective, just some important notes about installation.
By Kyle W on Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2014
This is a great little sensor unit. I bought a titanium step bit per other reviews (the hole saw fell apart just trying to make a pilot hole for one of the spots.I installed this on my 2001 F150 Supercrew Lariat.I drill the 4 holes (took 2 days because drilling into the metal bumper killed my battery after 2 1/2 holes).Part way through, since my drill battery died, I decided to do the electrical work. I decided to tap in to the right reverse light. The power cable on the backup sensor unit has 2 wires, red (hot) and black (ground). The reverse light also has 2 wires. Mine had a solid black that was for ground and one with a blue stripe going up the wire for the hot wire. I cut the wire, stripped to expose the copper, tinned both with solder, tinned the power cable with solder, soldered all 6 ends (2 from the cable and the 4 from splicing the reverse light wire). I decided, since I had (barely) enough room, that I would keep the main unit in the light housing because the power cable was short and it would be a nice dry place to keep this located.I ran the 4 sensors wires over across (behind) the bumper and into the hole going into the reverse light area, plugged them in and then, since I didn't want to add wire and make holes/find holes, I ran the LCD/beeping alarm from the back seat and through the rear sliding window, down in front of the truck bed, and looped it through holes of the truck frame until it was in the same compartment as the other wires. My window closed tightly, I poured a bottle of water on the seam and it didn't leak, so this was a great place for me to put mine and, as I mentioned, I didn't have to add any extra wire to get this job done.I then zip tied all of the loose wires so they wouldn't snag on anything while driving and so it looks nice.FINALLY, and this is important, in reading reviews of these various backup sensors, I noticed a lot of people (not really on this one) complained about it constantly beeping while backing up even when there is nothing in the way of the sensors. I pulled each sensor out and realized that each sensor has an arrow pointing up and it says "up". I rotated each sensor to be pointing up and the random beeps are gone and it works great.I recommend this, and rest assured that its doable on a truck without adding extra wire! (as long as you have a rear sliding window and are willing to use it)
Top critical review
Works OK for the money
By Jeffrey D. Joseph on Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2022
This system is OK for the money. The first one failed, however, I figured out in the second install what were the issues.First, try to get everything set so that you do not have to plug in connectors more than once. They break easily.Second, the system seems to be very voltage sensitive. My system does not work until the engine is running and the voltage is higher. Both systems were sensitive to this. I think this accounts for some systems not working in the reviews.Third, forget using the hole saw. Not for metal at all. Even on plastic didn't cut well and left the mounting hole undersized.I am using this for a front sensor to avoid hitting things with my oversize winch bumper. I avoided going through the firewall by mounting the display upside down on the underside of the rear of the hood. It is easily seen and avoids hearing the too loud warning buzzer.
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