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Originally Posted by balajird Sir, can the reverse parking display be flipped up and use the Ford's stock mirror during long runs and only bring it down when you are going to reverse park somewhere?
I am wondering, why do we need to clip on the reverse parking display mirror on the stock mirror and use it always when we can have an option of flip up the reverse parking display and use the stock mirror, if i am not wrong, Ford's stock rear mirror is really good to use. | Quote:
Originally Posted by ashishgandhi_00 @ raamki - I have the same doubt as balajird. and even i have been informed that Ford stock mirrors are really good. will the sensor with beep (no display) be sufficient? or is the display really helpful
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As far as i know, the wire from the rear view display mirror on our car (the one that connects to the control unit) cannot be detached from the mirror end, so removing it completely or flipping it up and down when required is not an option at all.
Tell you what, the stock mirror was not used for long for me to comment on the difference between it and the redsoul rear view!! the car was delivered at 5pm, the redsoul was on a couple hours later!!
Major difference if you ask me, the angle of visibility is wider that what it would have been on the stock because the new mirror is bigger! as far as the display goes, it only comes on when the reverse gear is engaged! Otherwise, it's very much like the stock mirror!
About the display itself, it has a little image of a car with little dots flashing on either sides. On the right of the image, it displays the distance between the sensors and the object it's getting closer to in Meters. It also has a voice assist system which tells you which sensor is closest to the object! Say for example, the sensor to the extreme left is very close to an object, the lady comes on and literally screams, LEFT - STOP STOP STOP STOP!
This in my opinion is the biggest advantage over the LED where you are only alerted by the beeper where the beeps get louder and faster as you get closer to an object, irrespective of which sensor is detecting the object!
Btw, we did not opt for the camera, it's just the basic rear view display sensor system. the pics of the display is on the 2nd page of this thread.
Hope this info helps. I can maybe capture a video of how it works and post it here over the weekend!!
Last edited by raamki : 24th August 2009 at 18:31.
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