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

[javab0y]

has anyone had reverse sensors painted correctly & 100% colour matched in brisbane qld area?
denlo parramatta managed to paint the sensors whiter than the candy white when i bought the gti.
dealing with them to fix or a respray was a joke and t

Did Denlo fit it for you as well? I am still looking for an installer (live in ACT) but no luck yet
Can't help with your question as I bought these (VW Golf Mk6 5K1 - Park Pilot Rear w. OPS - Candy White) pre-painted in CW.
I am still waiting for instructions on how to install them (kept getting ignored, or told "tomorrow" everyday by them for more than a month or two since I got the unit from Poland).
Also mine was "Skoda" branded when I got it but they have said it shouldn't matter?
If I have the instructions I can at least see if a Car Stereo place can do the install for me in ACT..

[atlas]

Barloworld are offering me $550 to have rear sensors installed on my about to be delivered 103TDI.

Alternatively I can have the sensors plus their Solar Gard tint installed for $900.

Does it sound reasonable?

[javab0y]

Barloworld are offering me $550 to have rear sensors installed on my about to be delivered 103TDI.

I have a written quote from Lennock (ACT) for $978 for rear parking sensor supply/install (and that too: Audible only / NOT Optical OPS).. so I personally definitely would have got it at $550 (but only if it was the OPS variety). If just audible, I may have considered it, but probably not - even at $550 (personally).
I have ordered an after market OPS and that alone has already cost me $300 and then I have to get it installed on top (which I still can't find anyone to do in ACT).
So for $550, if it is an OPS I would definitely get it (in my circumstance).

[walbjj]

if its $550 for a vw OPS system, then that seems reasonable. but i reckon its just a beeping audible unit.
u better confirm what it is tho.
either way, i got mine from ebay for about $350 delivered and then installed by EA. works perfect, no issues, im happy with the unit. of course a rvc would be a step up, but then again, so is the price

[mhh]

I bought the rear sensor kit and camera from our Polish friends but I'm having some fun and games getting them working. My installer did a beautiful job on the bumper holes and camera install but they are struggling with the wiring on the sensors. My '12 car has orange/trace brown and orange/trace green can wire colours but the kit supplied has solid orange and brown (no trace). The installer thinks the kit might be designed for an '10 or '11 car.

Any suggestions? Should I ask carsystems.pl who sold me the stuff, or is that a waste of time?

FWIW, my installer is confident the VW dealer will be able to activate the rear camera at least.

[javab0y]

Any suggestions? Should I ask carsystems.pl who sold me the stuff, or is that a waste of time?

I bought OPS from them as well... good luck getting a response! I have been emailing them literally more than 2x a week since i got the unit for MK6 Golf Install Instructions (more than 10-20 emails!) and the answer is always {no response, "soon", "tomorrow"}. No luck still. I had confirmed with them prior to purchasing that instructions will be supplied too!

Who did you get to install, can I ask? I can send you Polo instructions (which they sent me... infact I may have posted it in this thread from memory - have a look a few pages back?), that may help?

EDIT: Found the Polo instructions.. it is on this thread, Post #88 if that helps.

[jameshero]

Step 1 : look at which pins on the ops module the two wires connect to
Step 2 : look at wiring diagram of ops module on Erwin/Elsawin to determine what the pins are supposed to be connected to, ie canbus low, powertrain canbus high
Step 3 : look at wiring diagram of canbus gateway on Erwin/elsawin to determine which pins are for canbus low and powertrain canbus high
Step 4 : connect wires between pins determined in step 2 and step 3

[mhh]

Who did you get to install, can I ask? I can send you Polo instructions (which they sent me... infact I may have posted it in this thread from memory - have a look a few pages back?), that may help?

EDIT: Found the Polo instructions.. it is on this thread, Post #88 if that helps.

My install was done by a local car hifi shop that I've used for other accessories. The instructions that came with the sensors don't seem to have been accurate.

---------- Post added at 02:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:38 PM ----------

Step 1 : look at which pins on the ops module the two wires connect to
Step 2 : look at wiring diagram of ops module on Erwin/Elsawin to determine what the pins are supposed to be connected to, ie canbus low, powertrain canbus high
Step 3 : look at wiring diagram of canbus gateway on Erwin/elsawin to determine which pins are for canbus low and powertrain canbus high
Step 4 : connect wires between pins determined in step 2 and step 3

Thanks jameshero. I'll pass on your suggestions.

[walbjj]

as mentioned previously, i had a hell of a time with my install. i actually got responses from them and they eventually put me in contact with their man on the ground in oz.
all the technical stuff wrt installing is above my head, but derek at EA got in contact with the guy and with that info was able to install the OPS into my car successfully.

i know it might seem like a mission, but it seems like no one else is putting up their hand to install this in your area, so i think ur going to have to bite the bullet and organise a day to get it done at EA.

[mhh]

i know it might seem like a mission, but it seems like no one else is putting up their hand to install this in your area, so i think ur going to have to bite the bullet and organise a day to get it done at EA.

If I was in Sydney, I would. But I'm in Adelaide. Do you have contact info for carsytems.pl's man on the ground in Australia?