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Pooreclipse

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Posted: April 17, 2004 at 8:14 PM / IP Logged

I was told that proximity sensors are really only useful for convertibles only?

Those of you who has it on a regular car, does it work outside the car?

These things used to be pretty expensive. now they seem really cheap

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The other thing I'm worried about is that the extra battery draw to power the sensor. Can I wire a switch to only arm the proximity sensor when I want to. I would think for short trips it's fine, if you want to park for a week, you might want to turn it off?

rudbwoy69camaro

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Posted: April 18, 2004 at 10:11 AM / IP Logged

Pooreclipse wrote:

I was told that proximity sensors are really only useful for convertibles only?

true, you can use it on a hardtop as well.

Those of you who has it on a regular car, does it work outside the car?

yes, I have a DEI 508D, I set the sensitivity so if you were to peek inside-it'll

set off the warn away.

These things used to be pretty expensive. now they seem really cheap

It depends on what you get. remember-you get what you pay for.

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It does draw extra power. I think it is draining my battery. That's a good idea, I should try intergrating a switch to turn it off at times.

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spyderman_maryj

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Posted: April 20, 2004 at 12:32 PM / IP Logged

Unfortunately, I DO have a convertible with the proximity sensor. The thing about them is that they do not go through metal, so in a hard top they might not catch as much as it would in a convertible. What I have done is added two additional prox. sensors under the trim below the side rear windows (the original was installed under center console) This way I have a better field of protection, without having to have the gains/sensitvity way up. Now I find the system is not as sensitive to false alarms... but it is much more accurate than the single one was!.. As for the power draw, I have never had a problem even leaving the car up to two weeks between starts. My installer even added a mini piezo siren for just the warn away.. and with three prox sensors I still have never had a problem. Oh, and my installer told me he could install a relay up to one of the additional chanels to by-pass the prox. by remote if I wanted to... just a thought.

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CivicSi

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Posted: April 20, 2004 at 1:57 PM / IP Logged

I have a clifford concept 400 with proximity sensor and I am able to disable this by using the remote. I Installed this in my Explorer Sport Trac and haven't had any problems with false alarms. I have found that if the sensitivity is way too high and someone parks next to me it will give off a warning, so make sure your sensitivity is adjusted properly.

hockey18

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Posted: April 20, 2004 at 2:12 PM / IP Logged

You can just get a toggle switch for the power wire to turn it on and off and put the switch somewhere on your center console or dash. That's how I have mine.

chasesaccessori

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Posted: April 20, 2004 at 2:16 PM / IP Logged

proximity sensors are usefull if you want to leave your windows down. dependent upon the sensitivity they can ward off people looking through your windows.

I would think that the power useage would be very minimal and any attempt to turn it off would be waisted time and $$$$.

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