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Retro fitting front parking sensors
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brianmered
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Mar 29, 2014, 6:24 AM
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Retro fitting front parking sensors
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2013 Toyota Landcruiser, I purchased from Toyota a front parking sensor kit and am unsure of the abbreviations on the wiring loom and where to pick up the wiring for the following.
VSS
ACC IN
ILLUMINATION
Any help is greatly appreciated
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Tom Greenleaf
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Mar 29, 2014, 7:02 AM
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If this is a Toyota item and already not enough instructions to do this exactly I would have the dealer install it. Kinda new in my book to mess with what could screw up a warranty?
VSS = Vehicle Speed Sensor
ACC IN (Should mean accessory power) such that it doesn't consume power when vehicle isn't in use.
ALLUMINATION ? Just suggests that a screen get power elsewhere. Factory I would think there are places to do this without any hackery and trust me you don't want that,
T
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brianmered
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Mar 29, 2014, 7:15 AM
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Thanks Tom, there's always a story attached, a can of worms really. I live in China and purchased from Toyota China. The dealer, if you can believe, only sells aftermarket parking sensors! On a visit to Dubai I picked up original Toyota sensor kit and on arriving back in China contacted the dealer and guess what, "we don't fit anything we didn't supply!
Rear sensor kit was successfully fitted by a local Chinese speaking garage mechanic. In fact I was impressed with the care he took in fitting and checking everything. Problem is I couldn't interpret the abbreviations on the front sensor fitting kit so I told him I would check online.
You have answered my query and after some more reading found the VSS switched off the front sensors to prevent erroneous beeps when driving at speeds over parking speeds.
I still can't figure the illumination wire unless it is to light up the switch provided with the front sensors. I understand that the front sensors can be manually switched on and off as well as via the VSS signal.
Again thanks for your time....Brian
(This post was edited by brianmered on Mar 29, 2014, 7:20 AM)
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Hammer Time
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Mar 29, 2014, 7:30 AM
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ILLUMINATION means a tap into the lighting feed for the running lights.
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We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Mar 29, 2014, 7:35 AM
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Oh Brian,
This could be a nightmare you don't need at all. #1 reason is aftermarket crap is so frequently the cause of a problem later OR worse you damage something making a mistake.
TMK about all car makers make different cars depending on country it is destined. I do understand a dealer or shop not wanting to deal with your parts and take any responsibility for it and lose or hide what was lost in marking up price to sell it to you also.
Shoot - Rock and Hard Place! UAE, Chinese version of the Toyota that doesn't sell this for the car suggests more trouble.
No joke, I wouldn't put this in at all and that's not what you wanted to hear I'm sure. I couldn't make a wild guess what this thing might wreck if it requires input from VSS it could blow something or the design of it OE isn't going to be right as a VSS sensor if sending info to two or more things plus this what it could confuse.
If you don't have access to a specialty shop that can do this exactly per instruction for the exact car with known installation instructions, which wires to do what with I can smell the trouble from here!
Sell what you have on some site if it was expensive to be worth anything is my suggestion,
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brianmered
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Mar 29, 2014, 7:44 AM
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Thanks for your honesty, I think I'll pass on getting the front sensors fitted, it's a big car to park so I'll just get my wife to jump out and eyeball the front of the car while I park.
Lights out in China so g'night and thanks again....regards Brian
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