shopman1

In order not to run into a curb or wall or what ever, I thought that I could adapt a rear sensor to work on the front. I talked with the guys that make the MICRO 3s and they made one up limited to a 3' range. Now the problem was that you needed to put a switch on it so that when you need it you put it on. Not good. Instead I spliced it the hot lead into the running light on the passenger side. This dose the trick and you can tune it off if you wish. Anyway, we will not be hitting anything now! The MICRO 3s speaks to you, 3 feet, 2 feet, 12 inches, and goes to a CRASH word when you go below 12 inches. Very cool. I mounted it to my alternate license plate bracket. SEE:

Hoonose

I'd love one! Where can they be purchased? And where would it go without the front plate?
Thanks!

shopman1

Call 800-869-8866 talk to John. He can fix you up. Its $105 for the Micro 3 tell him you want the one limited to 3 feet. You could mount it under the front bumper.
To tie it in with with running lights you need to take the inner liner off and get to the wire harnise behind. You want to tie it into the Brown wire. Thats the hot tip for today.

RoscoesC5

How hard to rig this to the C5????

Sounds neat!!!

shopman1

Its not that easy, you need to take the passenger side front (correction) -> INNER fender off. Get to the plug, splice into the brown wire going to the running lite. Fish the sensor wire up to the engine compartment. This Vette is tight man. Not many holes any ware! I put the sensor control in next to the battery using Velcro, the ground wire went to a ground located on the passenger side frame just behind the radiator. For now, I put the speaker inside the interior filter box because I could not find a place to fish the wire into the cabin! Not sure about drilling a hole until I have a manual to make sure I don't drill into something! It will do for now.
It took a few hours thats for sure.

RoscoesC5

Thanks!!!

Roscoe...

viabono

I've always thought those things were silly until now. This is one of the best ideas I've seen. I always worry about the front end. Took me a year to feel confident parking the C5, now I'm leaning again on the C6. If this were an option I would have gladly paid for it. Nice work and a great idea!

shopman1

I'll tell you a story that I am not proud of: I was pulling my 73 into my shop to put it on the lift and miss-jugged the front and put the nose into my drywall about an inch. Fortunately no damage! After that, I devised a hanging piece of carpet on a fold out arm, when I hit it, I was in the correct place to put the car up on the lift.

C8-Vette

Hang a tennis ball from some fish line. Hang it so it just contacts the windshield at the point were you want your car to stop! Works every time.

Blevinator

Just bought this sensor off ebay!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT
I plan to remove the sensors from the bracket, mount them in the plastic that is under the front bumper. The readout will be mounted in the console in the car. Have not decided to use a toggle switch or Roscoes method, but know I can mount a toggle in the ashtray if nothing else. i just scraped the paint off the underside of mt C6 bumper.
I have it being repainted next week ans will NEVER let this happen again. kit was 40.00 shipped!!!!

bass mechanic

i would like to rig up a similar setup but have the sensor trip a relay that will display a front mounted camera rather than my read camera and i would then have a visual on my kenwood nav screen and actually see the curb im parking into.