Reversing camera and or sensors?

I had sensors fitted to my Wilton when new. The beeper was so far away at the back that I couldn't hear it but a distance indicator mounted at the top of the windscreen worked well.

It did what it was supposed to do but when I saw a similar van fitted with a rear view camera and mirror mounted monitor I knew I could use that to park much more accurately.

I decided against wireless because such a system will suffer from interference at some time and that will almost certainly be when you really want it to work properly.

I contacted the firm who supplied systems to AS but they wouldn't talk to me as I was only a retail customer!!!!!!

I sourced a similar system at a quarter of the price and bought it but took it to the AS service centre to have it fitted. I have the technical skill to wire the electronics but routing the cables through the van and drilling holes in the exterior is, in my opinion, best left to someone who knows how the van was put together. I chose not to have it switched by reverse and manually switched it on when I wanted to use it.

The current van came fitted with the 'standard' AS system. I'm happy with it and the camera superimposes a distance scale up to 3 meters - very useful.

The high mounted rear view cameras would cover the bike rack, I would look for one with an adjustable bracket so you can make it look a little further back. I would not choose a low mounting camera as you will miss tree branches and other higher level obstructions.

Peter