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Old 09-06-2007, 08:24 PM
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I'll post all the pictures tomorrow after I am done. Right now I have all the sensors, except one, in place and siliconed. After the silicone dries, I'll cut the excess off and it should look nice and clean. The one not in place is next to the scratch I need to repair.

Trying to figure out exactly where to mount the display is the hardest part. It's small enough that I could mount it most anywhere. But the problem is that the High/Low/Off switch is on the back so I need access to that easily. And it has these green runway lights on either side of the car in the display and that would get annoying if it were in view all the time. I'm thinking I will mount it in the front sunglasses holder. That way it's out of the way and still accessible quickly if needed. Course I would just access it to shut the speaker off. I'm thinking that I might connect the rear sensors to the back up lights (of course) and the front sensors to the brake lights. Maybe, maybe not. I'd prefer a switch for the front cause I don't pull into parking spots with my foot on the brake and I don't really want it on all the time. Course then I run into the problem of there not being any inexpensive switches for the new Tundra yet.

I did wire it up temporarily to test out the wire extension. Played around with the sensors for a little while to see their range and the readout. I kinda like it. The display will show the distance in feet to an object and will read as low as 0.88 feet. The beeps get faster as you get closer and go solid when you get to 1 foot. It will read objects up to 6 feet away and not beep at that distance, just show the readout. I think beeps start at 3 feet or around there. I mostly bought it for the front right corner of the truck. I haven't driven it long enough to automatically know where the front corner is yet, though I haven't hit anything yet. I have a rear camera ready for the back when I put in a NAV system.
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2007 SR5 Crewmax 5.7L 4x4
Mods: nerf bars, Truxedo tonneau, radar detector power, 3M clear bra, fog lights, black billet grille, rear differential breather, parking sensors, Line-X, power tailgate lock, hood safety latch mod, one off driving lights behind grille, Pioneer NAV w/ OEM camera, Flowmaster 50 SUV dual/dual, blue LED dash lights, Volant CAI, Llumar tint, CompuStar Pro alarm, ProComp 6066 20" wheels, Cooper Zeon LTZ 275/60/20 tires, OME HD coilover lift, Firestone helper air bags, 55w reverse lights, stereo cable lock, Tekonsha P3 brake controller, colormatched exterior parts (de-chromed truck), eDead sound proofing, CDT Audio speakers, Custom made speaker brackets, Weathertech floor mats
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