DIY: Parktronic Retrofit

[dpham00]

Please refer to this thread for the rear bumper removal DIY.
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3138599

Enjoy :beer:

P.S. You folk with Euro GTI and Parktronic from the factory suck. :wink:

See attached for Parktronic DIY.

 

[MHS216]

Cool. Not something I would spend money on. You should paint the black circles white.

 

[Remus6]

I'm not diggin' the black dots. I would have put them on the valence. But, that's a cool thing to put on your ride though.

 

[dpham00]

as i stated in the diy, you can paint them, if so inclined. you can't put them on the valance, at least not if you're lowered as it's too low, and you'd probably get false readings.

 

[stangg172006]

is that an OEM kit? or is it AM?

 

[VDubVirus]

or you can just learn to park......lol :bellyroll:

:thumbsup:

 

[ewoo]

Thanks for the write-up! :w00t:

But what a pain in the ass! Not worth it IMHO. Especially if you live in LA. Different story if you lived in NYC.

 

[dpham00]

is that an OEM kit? or is it AM?

aftermarket. oem kit doesn't have a display.

 

[dpham00]

Thanks for the write-up! :w00t:

But what a pain in the ass! Not worth it IMHO. Especially if you live in LA. Different story if you lived in NYC.

well, i put it on because i was backing into my parking spot almost everyday and inching almost as close as possible to the car behind me. although now, my new parking doesn't allow backing in, so i'm not really gonna use it now. oh well.

 

[my07blkgti]

nice write up. I love how these systems work, takes all the guess work out of parking a hatchback

 

[Plague]

I drove the new LS460 a few months back for a few days. the Self Park was pretty cool. yet pointless if you actually live in LA or NYC.. you still have to use the brake to control the speed of the system. and it takes over a minute to actually set up the system to begin parking. cool gadget but most def not need in society. lets face it. if you cant park your own car. then you shouldnt be driving on the roads at all. backup sensors make way more sense and should be in all cars as std equipment. :thumbup:

 

[dpham00]

updated the diy file.

 

[willsgti]

i dont mean to bust your balls but are car is super small why would u need this on our car?

 

[Bad hare]

i like it. Cool

 

[dpham00]

i dont mean to bust your balls but are car is super small why would u need this on our car?

for normal parking it's not needed, but it's nice in tight spots. and i'd rather be safe than sorry.