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Anyone fitted non OEM front parking sensors? I didn't want the bumper drilled and sensors inserted there. I then found a sensor kit that sends signals collected by sensors via a box in the engine compartment to a small audio/visual display in the cabin, wirelessly. There is no need to trail...

yes mine is totally unused! I may see what I can fabricate, time permitting.

many thanks: same contents in the old as in the new Kit!! looks like just the lid has changed; ie the mounting holes and brackets.

Hello all Niche question here - who knows if it is the correct section though.....: one of my prized accessories on my old s197 was a Roush toolkit that was attached to the underside of the trunk/boot lid. The s197 has gone but the toolkit remains. Anyone figured out a neat installation on the...

thanks Mike re the wheel arch; I suspected there would be insufficient room without removing the wheel, but it was worth the question. As for the mirror power, I am happy with Acc/Run power only rather than permanent BAT power due to the length of time the car sits inactive. Most youtube vids...

Hello Efi yes I want to explore this. As I said, the Dongar is out of stock or not available here in UK, but I do not see why a version cannot be made using two parts of the same connector plus a miniature voltage regulator, resistor, fuse and possibly heatsink. .....as long as this is small...

Thanks Mike. Your pics are useful for the next project: fitting front parking sensors which need engine bay and cabin power as well as getting the cable through the bulkhead, if my wireless (!) sensors don't work due to stray radio interference in the engine bay. Did you need to take the wheel...

I fitted my dashcam about a month ago now via hidden cable from cigarette lighter in the console box. It works fine though the camera is not great but the install is neat. However, I think I'd like to explore getting power from the rear of the mirror instead per Blustang's post. The connector...

I'll take it.

Mike you've (rightly) done a good job dissuading me from following this route. Those clips are notoriously brittle. If the connections could have been piggy-backed like in the "old days" it might have been worth it but with your insights here, I don't think it is worth it to go this way. Good...

Hello Mike that's a very comprehensive answer and I should have guessed you'd already investigated the courtesy lights as a source! With your analysis, I'll drop that aspect of enquiry. Good news re the voltage drop on 10 foot of wire for USB. I'll see if can get a long male/female USB B mini...

Thinking further about this method (before I actually get round to do anything!!) instead of Mike's neat solution, my camera needs 90 deg USB B male cable input. Running a USB extension from anywhere where I can conceal that switch and the 12v to 5v buck converter and round the windscreen, is...

Interesting find thanks; seems available here too. Are you thinking, place this near the fuse panel piggy-back take-off, fuse the input to the converter, then run an extended USB up to the mirror area where the camera would ideally be located?

Nice write up/pics/diagrams Mike! I hope to get to mine in due course........if it ever stops raining here. Please do give a running report in due course. cheers RDS

i'll pm you

Many thanks; the more info the better, for all these projects!

Hello again and many thanks for the continued input.. Re the location of the grommet, that was a good find: did you have to strip back a lot of carpet and sound deadening? My s197 has a lot to pull back there. Many thanks for the link: I will study that in due course; looks very detailed and...

sorry for the delay; several pressing matters intervened... good, then we are on the same page with this kind of work. My replacement cam runs via the 12v cig adapter down to 5v (according to the specs) and draws 1.5A. If yours is similar and doesn't overload the circuit (remember the dashcam...

No, there were no data on the box re current so I sent it back. the replacement from another supplier "has been delivered" according to the courier, except it hasn't of course.... I don't want cables trailing everywhere but the only "easy" way I can see is to run a 12v feed to the crevette...

A popular misconception. Fuses are inserted into circuits primarily to protect the insulating cover of conductors rather than a component. Automotive fuses are often also "slow blow" rather than quick. The result of the foregoing is that other sensitive electronic components can be destroyed...