Park Distance Control / Optical Parking Sensors (PDC / OPS)

**mhh** · 01-10-2011, 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by walbjj

at this stage no, but the thing that gets me is that the mk6 has a diff canbus interface to the mk5 so the mk5 should get better results. a member on the golfmk5 forums got his unit up and running, albeit not perfectly, but enough to be operational.
and markwid got his unit running on a mk6.
i got one last stab at it with derek as my car needs to get this water pump/ whistle issue looked at and then it goes in for my upgrades and derek will have another go at it with any new info that i can gather.

Good luck. It's worth hanging in there now you've got this far. The solution is so tidy it is worth the pain to get it working.

**walbjj** · 01-10-2011, 05:18 PM

Wow, I got the ops working months ago. Sorry if I never updated

**jdimitri** · 02-10-2011, 10:58 AM

Originally Posted by walbjj

Wow, I got the ops working months ago. Sorry if I never updated

Tell us how! I wouldn't mind some sensors if it's not too expensive =)

**walbjj** · 02-10-2011, 11:18 AM

I bought the carsystems.pl kit off eBay, cost was about $350. And Derek at ea in sydney installed after a few tries. Wasn't easy but in the end after getting all the correct info it worked out

**XTC838** · 05-10-2011, 09:22 AM

I'm tossing up between a rear park sensor or OEM Camera. The cost difference between them is around $121.

Would be interested to hear from people who has either one of those and which is more useful in the Golf.

Cheers guys.

**Corey_R** · 05-10-2011, 10:13 AM

IMO, Camera.
PDC can miss poles or other objects, they also don't help at night when it's really dark and you can't see too well what's behind. The RVC has great nightvision and can give a view of what's obscured by the Golf's relatively poor rearward vision.

Additionally, the car park that I park my car in at work has rather tall concrete blocks which are presumably to stop you from going over the railing by hitting your tyres. Except, they're so tall, they would hit the exhaust in my Golf R, and then the bumper, and probably lift the car in the air, way before it ever reached a tyre. The PDC doesn't pick them up that well. The RVC is perfect in that instance.

**walbjj** · 05-10-2011, 12:04 PM

A rvc is prob better, but I've never had issues with my ops.
The rvc and PDc unit in the hilux I have works excellently tho, and is essential for large cars

**Captain Courteous** · 07-10-2011, 08:08 AM

+1 for the camera mate..

My previous car had a reverse camera and parking sensors.. I always found the camera more useful.. More precise especially in those tight spaces in the city..

With the Golf now I only have sensors.. Wish I had the camera

**phantomcamel** · 07-10-2011, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by Captain Courteous

+1 for the camera mate..

My previous car had a reverse camera and parking sensors.. I always found the camera more useful.. More precise especially in those tight spaces in the city..

With the Golf now I only have sensors.. Wish I had the camera

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**BooHiss** · 22-10-2011, 07:40 PM

Hi all,

Week two of owning a new Golf 118TSI and really loving it, I am however having difficulty gauging the distance between neighbouring cars when parking, the bonnet dips so low I can't confidently tell how close I am to other objects. So I'm thinking about getting the Optical Parking System added but would like to know:

1) Is it really useful and not just a gadget?

2) can it be added by the Dealer? the Golf Sales pamphlet doesn't list it as a Dealer accessory, so does that mean it's factory fitted only?

3) Will it work with my RCD 310 Stereo?

4) How much does it cost?

5) Is it just as good to have the front and rear parking sensors "beeping system" installed?

any feedback is appreciated

thanks