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bankz5152



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2004 Defender 110 Td5 DCPU Epsom Green
Fitting Parking Sensors NAS Rear Step
Afternoon all,

Got some parking sensors I want to fit to my 110, just trying to work out exactly where/how to fit them. Can't really do it the traditional way as I've got a NAS rear step I shant be getting rid of.

Couple ideas on where to fit them.

Idea 1 - Drill a parking sensor size hole in the bracket around the jacking point fit the other two below the reflectors in the body work.

- Only issue I see with this is the inner parking sensors may be too close together and not pick up things around the tow bar.

Idea 2 - Drill directly into the NAS step bar and fit the sensors evenly across it.

- Better sensor coverage, but may look a bit naff.

Any other ideas?
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Browjam



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I have a parking sensor on the back or my truck - it's called the spare Rolling with laughter
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bankz5152



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I've got that n all. Recently demolished 2 bollards at Sainsburys Laughing Laughing
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Most parking sensors aren't designed to be mounted into metal. If you do they don't work very well at all! You can buy metal bumper specific ones or get ones with little brackets, then possibly rivnuts into the bottom of the NAS step to mount the brackets? 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
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bankz5152



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Ahhh how come they don't work in metal?

Heres what I have

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CISBO-Parking-Re...0384815553
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Profyaffle



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Urban offer a parking sensor kit/fit.. and you need the NAS step..
https://houseofurban.co.uk/shop/defender/p...d-package/

Can you not fit your sensors where they do? Thumbs Up 1993 200Tdi Defender 90
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greenlandrover



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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green
Doesn't that block up the jacking tubes?
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AMBxx



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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Orkney Grey
In my NAS step, there were two plastic plugs, each filling a round hole. I drilled out the centre of the plug and the parking sensors fitted perfectly.
Only fitted two sensors, but they work perfectly. There's less need to the sensors towards the corners in a Defender as visibllity is so good,

I've not reversed into anything since fitted...

Edit - just lookd at the kit suggested above - that's exactly what I've done. I spent abot £20 thoigh.
Didn't realise they were jack points - LR supplied a bottle jack.
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greenlandrover



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Ahhh...

I've got a huge pice of ironwork behind the front seats! Laughing
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Def90



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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 SW Corris Grey
Park Assist set up taken off a Discovery 2 and fitted into a modified rear step .
No issues as yet with fitting the sensors into a metal housing but the sensors do have a plastic casing.



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Post #641494 2nd Aug 2017 9:23pm
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Paulv8



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I happily fitted parking sensors to my rear crossmember. I drilled 20mm holes and mounted the sensors straight in. I bought the set off ebay. I went for"learning" ones as I have a tow bar. Had no problems with them except they are a bit slow to activate V8 90...WIP
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I'd go for a camera over sensors, find sensors don't actually help that much!
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bankz5152



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Got a camera ready to fit too! Decided on both as parking my dads RR with both is so simple and easy, 110s arnt the easiest things to park with the turning circle of a narrow boat n all!

I thought about using the jacking holes as I use a hi-lift or trolley jack anyway, never used the LR one... Though I lost the bloody bungs that go in the hole and not been able to find a new set. Which is why I thought about drilling out the mount for the jacking point and fitting the sensor in there!

Def90 that looks very tidy!
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Stiff1



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Def90 wrote:
Park Assist set up taken off a Discovery 2 and fitted into a modified rear step .
No issues as yet with fitting the sensors into a metal housing but the sensors do have a plastic casing.



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That looks fantastic, so many questions.

What is the logo'ed cover over the large hole from?

Never seen a folding step fitted to a NAS, any instruction on how it was done/ do you not have a tow bar?

OK... just two for now.

More...

What is the bracket on the right hand side for?

Where did all the little covers for the holes in the crossmember come from?
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I fitted 4 sensors into the NAS step on my old TD5 by drilling the tube and running the wires in it. I would not do it again. They looked OK (gaps round them filled with black silicone mastic) and worked OK most of the time. But they didn't work when the tube filled with rain which I never solved (I suspect that they all do this) so I ended up drilling drain holes. And the crap finish on the (genuine parts) NAS step deteriorated even faster where I had drilled it despite zinc primer and painting over. Cheers, Guy.
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