Reversing Camera Fitted to VW Motor Home

Dolphin Automotive DC318 reversing camera fitted just above the number plate to a 08 reg VW motorhome. 

What was the UK's favourite new car colour in 2017?

Black was the most popular colour for new car buyers in the UK in 2017.

According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, more than 500,000 black cars were sold last year, which accounted for 20.3% of all new car sales.

This was a change to 2016 when White was the most popular colour. The colour with the fastest growing demand in 2017 was gold, with demand up 19.1%, it still remained an extrovert choice with just 0.2% of the market.

The survey also revealed differences between regions, with black the colour of choice in southern England, but white still the most popular in northern England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.


Top 10 Car Colour Choices

1. Black (20.3%)
2. Grey (19.7%)
3. White (19%)
4. Blue (16%)
5. Silver (10.0%)
6. Red (9.9%)
7. Green (1.1%)
8. Orange (0.8%)
9. Bronze (0.5%)
10. Yellow (0.4%)

Red Rear Parking Sensors Fitted on to 2011 Honda Civic

Red DPS400 Dolphin Parking Sensors Installed on to 2011 Honda Civic in Burntwood, Staffordshire. The installation was carried out by one of our fixed price nationwide installers.

Parking Sensors Fitted to Ford Focus Cabriolet

Photo of a DPS450 (4 rear sensors and dash mounted audio/display unit) fitted to a Ford Focus Coupe Cabriolet by Colin of Smart-Tech Kent. Sensors supplied in our standard Red colour giving a good match.

Nissan Juke with Custom Painted Sensors to Match Bodywork

These Sensor installed on this Nissan Juke have Been Painted to Match Exactly to the Cars Colour, As Requested by the Customer..

Parking Sensor Installtion on Toyota GT

Not the suggested Colour match fitted to this Toyota GT But Customer was Happy with the result. 

Dolphin Parking Sensors For Hyundai I30

A brand new Hyundai i30 fitted with a DPS400 in our standard Red which is a Pillar Box or Ferrari Red. Supplied and fitted even cheaper than Hyundai!

Dolphin Audio Fitted to BMW Series 1

Our standard 4 rear sensors with audio alerts (DPS400) shown fitted to a BMW Series 1, 118d, 59 plate. Supplied in our standard Red offering a good colour match.

Dolphin Audio Fitted to Mazda 3 Sport

An 06 plate Mazda 3 Sport with a DPS400 reverse parking sensor kit with Moroccan Red coloured sensors giving a reasonable colour match. Installation carried out by Dennis, part of our national installer network.

Dolphin Parking Sensors For Nissan Navara

This is an 08 plated Nissan Navarra with a DPPK4 parking sensor kit fitted which is a package of separate front and rear kits. On the front is a set of 4 red sensors and the customer opted for the CANBUS interface to automatic the sensors to come in when the vehicles speed drops below 6mph.
On the rear because of the chrome bumper with discussions with the customer we have opted just to fit 2 sensors in iron grey on the footplate molding where the bumper is which is a good solution for a awkward car like this.

 

Dolphin Parking Sensors For Mazda2

Here Graham at G-Tech has installed our standard sized red parking sensors on to the rear colour co-ordinated bumper of a Mazda2

Dolphin Red Fitted to Citroen C1 VT

From Customer - Alan Eyre (80 years young)

Earth point in Citroen C1 VT 

Connecting to reversing light red wire with red scotch lock connector



Marked out sensor holes on masking tape just above the bumper



After drilling the sensor holes



Dolphin Red sensors fitted in to holes with wires running from behind bumper



Leads drawn through hole behind lamp fitting







Positioning of buzzer and control box



Most difficult was finding how to remove the LH rear lamp cluster then using a volt meter to find the correct wire, I didn't have a diagram nor did Halfords. I drilled very small starter holes before using the supplied hole cutter, a god send, particularly after I realized the bit needed cleaning after every hole. It took me most of 4hrs and at the end it became difficult getting up and down from the garage floor. (80 years old)

Dolphin Red Fitted to Toyota Avensis Estate 2003

John Corcoran

I checked before ordering about the bumper and was confident  I didn't need to remove it. There is a brace bar behind it and you need to be careful when drilling for  sensors A & D as the drill will hit it when through  (more so as not to snap the drill). The top of the rear bumper is just over  500mm but the sensors fitted easily at this height though they need to be eased home (the cutter supplied was perfect). It's a bit fiddly but the wires can be cabled tied to the brace bar.

I drilled a 10mm hole in the spare wheel housing (some trays have to be removed for this but the spare wheel can stay in , put in a grommet (bound the wires here with insulation tape)  and cabled tied the sensor wires to the loom leading to the nearside rear lamp. There is a locker on the nearside which has an access panel made to measure for the ECU. Removing the floor tray (2*self tappers) allows access under the side trim panel.

 

It is easier to remove the rear lamp (3*10mm nuts) to join the wires. They are not that thick a gauge wire and I opted to solder but scotch locks should do the job. Removing the lamp also makes it easier to feed the wires up behind the trim panel.

 

Siting the bleeper was my only problem. It will fit in the locker but I carry several crates and have the touneau cover over them; this does muffle the sound so I opted to run the lead up the trim and put the sensor on a rear window ledge where it's out of the way (for me) but probably not the best place; really depends on the installers preference.

 


 

Proof of the pudding was backing up and I'm relieved to say it worked first time (and every time since). the photo shows how close before the continuous tone (In reality this equates to a closer distance than the cone I was using).

All in all worth the money.