GR86 The manual v no parking sensors

[SmudgeGR]

Unless I missed it was there a specific email and contact for the parking sensors, which I may or may not go for, but I did think the GR86 had them from the get go from sales brochures etc. If factory fits do they drill out after paint and fit or have holes, paint and then fit, do not want flaking paint in the area of the holes in the future. Cheers

 

[v8s]

Unless I missed it was there a specific email and contact for the parking sensors, which I may or may not go for, but I did think the GR86 had them from the get go from sales brochures etc. If factory fits do they drill out after paint and fit or have holes, paint and then fit, do not want flaking paint in the area of the holes in the future. Cheers

I went back a couple of pages and someone mentioned Rob Giles head of customer services, so I searched for an email address and found one for him ([email protected]) and sent an email (Friday) to that address. It hasn't bounced back as undelivered but I am still waiting for a response.

 

[SmudgeGR]

I went back a couple of pages and someone mentioned Rob Giles head of customer services, so I searched for an email address and found one for him ([email protected]) and sent an email (Friday) to that address. It hasn't bounced back as undelivered but I am still waiting for a response.

Thanks

 

[LGN_83]

Unless I missed it was there a specific email and contact for the parking sensors, which I may or may not go for, but I did think the GR86 had them from the get go from sales brochures etc. If factory fits do they drill out after paint and fit or have holes, paint and then fit, do not want flaking paint in the area of the holes in the future. Cheers

I had mine done today. In short, the rear bumper has to come off and there are templates for drilling the holes as well from the inside out plus extensive instructions from Toyota. It took a couple of hours and the sensors work very well.

I know the dealer's tech well and trust him implicitly and the fit & finish is perfect but he said the template isn't the best so easy to get it wrong. The holes for the dealer fit kit are not pre-drilled and the sensors are different than the factory fitted ones on the USA cars but the bumper has the markings on the inside for the factory kit but I actually think they look more pronounced (see the last pic for comparison).

I had originally bought the official kit from the dealer and they painted them before other forum members mentioned about Toyota's good will of paying for them. I sent TOL an email last week and they agreed to refund me the cost without any hesitation so fair play.

Pic below of the part numbers of the kit that might be helpful for others

 

[WpR]

I had mine done today. In short, the rear bumper has to come off and there are templates for drilling the holes as well from the inside out plus extensive instructions from Toyota. It took a couple of hours and the sensors work very well.

I know the dealer's tech well and trust him implicitly and the fit & finish is perfect but he said the template isn't the best so easy to get it wrong. The holes for the dealer fit kit are not pre-drilled and the sensors are different than the factory fitted ones on the USA cars but the bumper has the markings on the inside for the factory kit but I actually think they look more pronounced (see the last pic for comparison).

I had originally bought the official kit from the dealer and they painted them before other forum members mentioned about Toyota's good will of paying for them. I sent TOL an email last week and they agreed to refund me the cost without any hesitation so fair play.

Pic below of the part numbers of the kit that might be helpful for others

Looks good. But I don't understand how the paint on the bumper isn't damaged and you can't see rough edges of the round cuts? Do you have a close up picture of one of the sensors?

 

[LGN_83]

Looks good. But I don't understand how the paint on the bumper isn't damaged and you can't see rough edges of the round cuts? Do you have a close up picture of one of the sensors?

Parking sensors have been retro fitted for years so don't think it's a dark art. You need a saw tooth hole drill bit (or equivalent) such as in the pic. The sensors have a collar (the outer ring) which is wider than the drilled hole so, unless you drill a ridiculously big hole, you wouldn't see any damage. I think that's the same on all sensors.

Bit like putting up a shower rail into a tile or such like - masking tape / pilot hole / careful drilling and you don't crack the tile but I'm sure it's easy to cause paint damage with an over enthusiastic installer.

 

[Chris Mc]

Parking sensors have been retro fitted for years so don't think it's a dark art. You need a saw tooth hole drill bit (or equivalent) such as in the pic. The sensors have a collar (the outer ring) which is wider than the drilled hole so, unless you drill a ridiculously big hole, you wouldn't see any damage. I think that's the same on all sensors.

Bit like putting up a shower rail into a tile or such like - masking tape / pilot hole / careful drilling and you don't crack the tile but I'm sure it's easy to cause paint damage with an over enthusiastic installer.

As you say the hole is covered with a collar, that overlaps the initial hole, then then sensor sits inside the collar.

 

[grzoostuff]

This is my concern with an aftermarket (although genunine toyota) fitment as oppposed to factory fit, is that the tech guy makes a mess of it as they need to remove the bumper and drill. The pics so far look a good fit though, but could be variable depending on the skill of the tech?

 

[--Rage--]

This is my concern with an aftermarket (although genunine toyota) fitment as oppposed to factory fit, is that the tech guy makes a mess of it as they need to remove the bumper and drill. The pics so far look a good fit though, but could be variable depending on the skill of the tech?

Worst case they have to give you a new bumper if it looks rubbish

 

[LGN_83]

Worst case they have to give you a new bumper if it looks rubbish

Agree and even that new bumper will need drilling .

I think most Toyota techs have fitted lots of these kits over the years, if you want the sensors there is no other reasonable way of doing it. It's also probably a reasonably easy DIY job if you have some experience but I'd trust myself even less

 

[Chris Mc]

So you have faith in a tech doing all sorts of stuff to a car engine, chassis, drive chain etc..

Yet your concerned that a tech can’t take of a rear bumper and line a hole cutter up to 4 pre marked points from the inside of the bumper?

As George Michael use to say, “you’ve got to have faith”

Rule of the body shop / garage, break it / bodge it / bend it- fix it

 

[Salko_GR]

I had mine done today. In short, the rear bumper has to come off and there are templates for drilling the holes as well from the inside out plus extensive instructions from Toyota. It took a couple of hours and the sensors work very well.

I know the dealer's tech well and trust him implicitly and the fit & finish is perfect but he said the template isn't the best so easy to get it wrong. The holes for the dealer fit kit are not pre-drilled and the sensors are different than the factory fitted ones on the USA cars but the bumper has the markings on the inside for the factory kit but I actually think they look more pronounced (see the last pic for comparison).

I had originally bought the official kit from the dealer and they painted them before other forum members mentioned about Toyota's good will of paying for them. I sent TOL an email last week and they agreed to refund me the cost without any hesitation so fair play.

Pic below of the part numbers of the kit that might be helpful for othersView attachment 12237View attachment 12238View attachment 12241View attachment 12246View attachment 12249View attachment 12250View attachment 12251

Great job LGN 83.
I take it, they come on when reverse gear is selected. Is there a way of switching them on/off when not required?

 

[Chris Mc]

Great job LGN 83.
I take it, they come on when reverse gear is selected. Is there a way of switching them on/off when not required?

Why would you need to?

Reversing sensors work when you engage reverse gear, as an audio aid. So your after a system that won’t beep / disengages the reversing sensors.

I can’t imagine a situation when you’d need to turn them off?

 

[Chris Mc]

This one is for the automatic car owners, and anyone with a manual that has had the reversing sensors fitted.

Question- “Are they audio only”? Or do you get a ”visual display” indicating how near objects are?

 

[Salko_GR]

Why would you need to?

Reversing sensors work when you engage reverse gear, as an audio aid. So your after a system that won’t beep / disengages the reversing sensors.

I can’t imagine a situation when you’d need to turn them off?

It would be nice to have option just because we are human and like to have options.
Currently, my driveway backs out onto main road. If I do not reverse in when park for the night, I have to turn the car around on my driveway. I have shrubs around and as I make my 3 point turn (sometimes 5 point) my parking sensors go mad while I am making the u turn. Drives my nuts first thing in the morning. On my Honda there is a actual button to turn parking sensors off/on, simples.

 

[LGN_83]

This one is for the automatic car owners, and anyone with a manual that has had the reversing sensors fitted.

Question- “Are they audio only”? Or do you get a ”visual display” indicating how near objects are?

Audio only, the system beeps when you engage reverse and then sounds with approaching an object with the normal increasing intensity but there is no visual aid. I was a bit concerned it may not be loud enough over the stereo but it's loud enough without being ear piercing

 

[Ersakus]

Audio only, the system beeps when you engage reverse and then sounds with approaching an object with the normal increasing intensity but there is no visual aid. I was a bit concerned it may not be loud enough over the stereo but it's loud enough without being ear piercing

Saying that, the camera has good indication of what is approaching and I think it draws a square on the object one may be about to bump into. The combo works well I think (auto owner here).

 

[NoBoost]

This one is for the automatic car owners, and anyone with a manual that has had the reversing sensors fitted.

Question- “Are they audio only”? Or do you get a ”visual display” indicating how near objects are?

Ah, I thought for a few minutes that the image of parking sensors in operation was a reply to the question! That's *not* from the GR86 then?

 

[Chris Mc]

Ah, I thought for a few minutes that the image of parking sensors in operation was a reply to the question! That's *not* from the GR86 then?

No, it was a random graphic to explain what I wanted to know.

If you think about, why would I ask about visual indication and then post something the GR had?

 

[NoBoost]

No, it was a random graphic to explain what I wanted to know.

If you think about, why would I ask about visual indication and then post something the GR had?

Yeah... I was being slow

I contacted TOL and they've said they'll fit sensors FOC (good will gesture) for me, too. I was in two minds but they're probably better to have than not. It's not a huge difference to the appearance.