parthiban Posted April 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Looks awesome bro! And the cam looks cool! Where did you get the car detailed? Thanks mate, it was Dove House Cars up in Northampton - that's where it went for its service and they have their own detailer so I just told them to do it while it's with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHAHZ Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Ahh i see, thought it might be a more local one.... Really want to do it myself, but just don't have the time!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted April 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Ahh i see, thought it might be a more local one.... Really want to do it myself, but just don't have the time!! Unfortunately not, a lot of the Ferrari guys use a company called Sportscar Protection though who are mobile so might work better for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super josh Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Wow paint looks lovely now that it's been detailed Which reverse camera did you go for? are you pleased with it? I fancy fitting one to the mx5, but not sure whether to fit just the camera or camera and parking sensors, how is it just having the camera? Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted April 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Wow paint looks lovely now that it's been detailed Which reverse camera did you go for? are you pleased with it? I fancy fitting one to the mx5, but not sure whether to fit just the camera or camera and parking sensors, how is it just having the camera? Josh Thanks mate It was actually a camera that Ferrari themselves are selling for the older cars, it's custom made into one of the number plate lights so no idea what the camera is unfortunately (see pic below). In normal circumstances I actually prefer sensors to a camera as it gives you coverage of the edges and the audible warning is easier to use than a visual one, but I didn't want to drill the bumper on this car, plus I need a camera to get close enough to the back wall of my garage. It should be fine as I only use this car occasionally, but if it still seems a problem I'll probably add one of those strips that sits behind the bumper as a parking sensor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I use the camera on my 370 to find if im in the garage enough , I drive in , flick it into reverse and check the screen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted April 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I use the camera on my 370 to find if im in the garage enough , I drive in , flick it into reverse and check the screen Due to the shape of my garage I have to reverse in, it's a very tight fit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super josh Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Thanks for the reply useful info on the practicalities of the camera I wouldn't bother with one of those strip based sensors, I've read on another forum that they are really poor and lack the sensitivity of the ultrasonic ones. Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4UL T Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I use the camera on my 370 to find if im in the garage enough , I drive in , flick it into reverse and check the screen Once your in fully, hang a tennis ball on some string from the ceiling so that it just touches your windscreen. Next time you drive in, stop when the tennis ball touches the screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I have a stop which uses radar and traffic lights but I still like to use the reverse camera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4UL T Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I have a stop which uses radar and traffic lights but I still like to use the reverse camera wow, high tech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Hardly , similar to this, also saves hitting your head on the tennis ball when you go into the dark garage http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/maplin-garage-parking-sensor-traffic-light-system-n45ce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4UL T Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Hardly , similar to this, also saves hitting your head on the tennis ball when you go into the dark garage http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/maplin-garage-parking-sensor-traffic-light-system-n45ce The words "radar" and "traffic lights" sounded high tech compared to the tennis ball 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted April 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Hardly , similar to this, also saves hitting your head on the tennis ball when you go into the dark garage http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/maplin-garage-parking-sensor-traffic-light-system-n45ce That looks really useful! How adjustable is it? It says it allows fine tuning but does it allow enough movement for the distance at which it turns red? Thanks for the reply useful info on the practicalities of the camera I wouldn't bother with one of those strip based sensors, I've read on another forum that they are really poor and lack the sensitivity of the ultrasonic ones. No worries. The guy who works on my car (and fitted all of this) was telling me that they do actually work really well, it's poor installation that causes issues. There is the one drawback that it doesn't work when the car is stationary but otherwise they dow work very well supposedly if installed correctly. He's fitted them to a number of other 360s and has had no issues with it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Hardly , similar to this, also saves hitting your head on the tennis ball when you go into the dark garage http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/maplin-garage-parking-sensor-traffic-light-system-n45ce That looks really useful! How adjustable is it? It says it allows fine tuning but does it allow enough movement for the distance at which it turns red? Dunno about that one , mine has three lights that start at 1.5 m and count down in .5m increments meaning red is .5m from the sensor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted April 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Dunno about that one , mine has three lights that start at 1.5 m and count down in .5m increments meaning red is .5m from the sensor Ahh, that's probably still a bit too far in my garage, I think I'd want it to be about 0.3 when it goes red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Mine wasnt from Maplinjs as i said but it functions in a similar way , that Maplin one does so its adjustable which mine is not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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