Parking Assist

[Ratz]

Hi everyone. I thought I update who ever is interested about installing a parking aid.

I did not want to install ultrasonic type as I did not want to drill the bumper. I was also intrigued by Rostra Obstacle Sensing System (ROSS) an electromagnetic system that can be viewed here .

System was easy to install and as I just installed it today only some testing was done in local parking lot.

Nice feature is it detects person, dog, tree, poles and other, which I find very useful as new cars do not have the greatest visibility.

Light Emitting Diodes which I mounted on the inside of the third brake light are hidden behind the center rear seat headrest (which I thought I will remove) but was pleasantly surprised that since the LEDs are mounted high they reflect in rear window glass which is very nice.

Audible alarm is nice and loud and is mounted under the rear window parcel shelf. It is loud enough so when car is backing up a person walking will be alerted as it is reasonably loud even outside. It sound like a truck backing up. If I get tired of the noise I can always put a piece of tape over the alarm.

One draw back I found is that car has to be moving at least 2 Km/h in order to function. I found speed too fast when parallel parking.

Here are some photos,

Cheers, Ratz