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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Monday, February 19, 2007
Backup Sensors
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Reverse Backup Sensors are a must have for safety and piece of mind. Have you ever had an accident while backing up? Ever injured someone, or come way close to a child while backing up? Reverse Backing Systems backup sensors are the answer to your problem. Using ultrasonic waves, the sensors (whether mounted in the bumper or license plate frame) detect objects as far as 6 feet behind you and transmit a signal to either the LCD screen or speaker depending on the kit that is chosen. Make your daily drive a little easier with Reverse Backup Sensors from Reverse Backing Systems!
backup sensors
Reverse Backup Sensors are a must have for safety and piece of mind. Have you ever had an accident while backing up? Ever injured someone, or come way close to a child while backing up? Reverse Backing Systems backup sensors are the answer to your problem. Using ultrasonic waves, the sensors (whether mounted in the bumper or license plate frame) detect objects as far as 6 feet behind you and transmit a signal to either the LCD screen or speaker depending on the kit that is chosen. Make your daily drive a little easier with Reverse Backup Sensors from Reverse Backing Systems!
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Sunday, February 18, 2007
Backup Sensors and Truck Drivers
Consumers in trucks drive demand for backup sensors
Consumers, many now driving trucks with big blind spots that block the view behind them, are rushing the market for alarms that warn when they are backing close to something.
Drivers of minivans, pickups and sport-utility vehicles are backing into and killing an average 88 people a year, besides causing billions of dollars of property damage. That's out of an average 116 people a year killed — a third of them children — by any kind of vehicle backing up, says the Centers for Disease Control. backup sensor
Backup alarms that beep inside a truck or car when it is backing close to something are becoming one of the hottest automotive products, either as a manufacturer's option or aftermarket addition.
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Outside, the systems look like several buttons set into the bumper. Inside, they beep faster as the vehicle nears an obstruction.
Ford Motor has one of the most sophisticated systems. It uses signals from both sonar and radar sensors in the rear bumper to detect moving and stationary obstacles up to 20 feet behind the vehicle. backup sensor
Ford figured 20% of buyers would take the option last year on its Lincoln Navigator full-size SUV. Instead, 80% did, so Ford made it standard on the '03 Navigator and is looking to expand the number of models that offer it.
That kind of demand has created additional problems:
Drivers who have the alarms are developing false confidence. Automakers say most of the systems are designed to prevent backing into stationary obstacles, such as posts or other cars, and can't reliably detect children, pets or other moving objects.
By David Kiley USA TODAY usatoday.com/money/autos/2002-10-13-back-up-alarms_x.htm
Consumers, many now driving trucks with big blind spots that block the view behind them, are rushing the market for alarms that warn when they are backing close to something.
Drivers of minivans, pickups and sport-utility vehicles are backing into and killing an average 88 people a year, besides causing billions of dollars of property damage. That's out of an average 116 people a year killed — a third of them children — by any kind of vehicle backing up, says the Centers for Disease Control. backup sensor
Backup alarms that beep inside a truck or car when it is backing close to something are becoming one of the hottest automotive products, either as a manufacturer's option or aftermarket addition.
backup sensor
Outside, the systems look like several buttons set into the bumper. Inside, they beep faster as the vehicle nears an obstruction.
Ford Motor has one of the most sophisticated systems. It uses signals from both sonar and radar sensors in the rear bumper to detect moving and stationary obstacles up to 20 feet behind the vehicle. backup sensor
Ford figured 20% of buyers would take the option last year on its Lincoln Navigator full-size SUV. Instead, 80% did, so Ford made it standard on the '03 Navigator and is looking to expand the number of models that offer it.
That kind of demand has created additional problems:
Drivers who have the alarms are developing false confidence. Automakers say most of the systems are designed to prevent backing into stationary obstacles, such as posts or other cars, and can't reliably detect children, pets or other moving objects.
By David Kiley USA TODAY usatoday.com/money/autos/2002-10-13-back-up-alarms_x.htm
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Backup Sensor Tragedy
After losing her daughter, West Boca mom on mission to make safety sensors standard
A year after little Veronica lost her life when a neighbor backed out of his driveway, her mom is lobbying hard for safety sensors.
By Patty Pensa South Florida Sun-Sentinel March 26, 2006.
West Boca -- The morning was still, quiet, perfect for a stroll. And, boy, did 2-year-old Veronica Rosenfeld love to stroll.
Then it happened, quickly, without warning.
"Out of nowhere, he backed out," said her mom, Arden Rosenfeld. "The next thing I saw was my child under the car."
It was a year ago Monday when the Rosenfelds' 73-year-old neighbor pulled his Lincoln Town Car out of his driveway, striking Veronica, who was only five feet ahead of her mom, never out of view. She died at the hospital.
Rosenfeld sits still on a couch in her spacious home west of Boca Raton. Her voice is steady as she retells the worst day of her life, the story broken by quick, heavy sighs.
Instead of being consumed by her tragedy, Rosenfeld stands at the forefront of a movement to make backup sensors or cameras as common as seatbelts. Advocates say the need for such devices has grown with the super-sizing of SUVs and trucks.
Nationwide, more than 100 children died last year after being hit by vehicles as they backed up. Legislation in Congress aims to prevent these accidents by requiring devices that alert drivers when someone is behind their vehicles.
Cameras and sensors already are offered on some new models, but it would be up to the U.S. Department of Transportation to decide what should be the norm.
"I can't imagine why anyone would stop this," Rosenfeld said.
On March 9, a day after what would have been Veronica's third birthday, Rosenfeld traveled to Washington, D.C., to lobby alongside the founder and president of Kids and Cars, a nonprofit group based in Kansas.
The group gained momentum last year when President Bush signed a law directing the Transportation Department to start collecting data on these accidents. The department also was told to study backup safety technology.
"Those were significant strides forward," said Janette Fennell, Kids and Cars president. "But that was just laying the groundwork."
While the fate of the latest legislation is uncertain, advocates are encouraged by its bipartisan support. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-New York, and Sen. John Sununu, R-New Hampshire, are co-sponsors. If passed, it would give automakers three years to make the safety devices standard.
In John DeSimone's household they already are. DeSimone, of Parkland, added sensors to the family vehicles four years ago. DeSimone has a Ford F150 pickup truck, and his wife just got the Infiniti QX56 SUV with a rearview camera.
"I'm a safety nut when it comes to my kids," said DeSimone, whose daughters are 10 and 11. "I think certainly every truck and SUV should have it."
It's also DeSimone's business to install backup sensors and cameras, though they're not that popular. Yet.
DeSimone, a partner in Ideal Automotive and Truck Accessories in Fort Lauderdale, and others in the business expect the trend for backup systems to grow. For now, iPod and satellite radio systems are the most common installations for Interactive Electronics, a mobile business west of Boca Raton.
"They should definitely come on cars automatically," said Tom Nesbit, who owns Interactive Electronics. "It's not like it's that expensive."
Adding backup sensors costs a few hundred dollars. Retrofitting a car for a camera system is more expensive, from several hundred dollars to a couple of thousand dollars.
For more on the story visit sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-pbackover26mar26,0,1905460.story?coll=sfla-news-palm.
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A year after little Veronica lost her life when a neighbor backed out of his driveway, her mom is lobbying hard for safety sensors.
By Patty Pensa South Florida Sun-Sentinel March 26, 2006.
West Boca -- The morning was still, quiet, perfect for a stroll. And, boy, did 2-year-old Veronica Rosenfeld love to stroll.
Then it happened, quickly, without warning.
"Out of nowhere, he backed out," said her mom, Arden Rosenfeld. "The next thing I saw was my child under the car."
It was a year ago Monday when the Rosenfelds' 73-year-old neighbor pulled his Lincoln Town Car out of his driveway, striking Veronica, who was only five feet ahead of her mom, never out of view. She died at the hospital.
Rosenfeld sits still on a couch in her spacious home west of Boca Raton. Her voice is steady as she retells the worst day of her life, the story broken by quick, heavy sighs.
Instead of being consumed by her tragedy, Rosenfeld stands at the forefront of a movement to make backup sensors or cameras as common as seatbelts. Advocates say the need for such devices has grown with the super-sizing of SUVs and trucks.
Nationwide, more than 100 children died last year after being hit by vehicles as they backed up. Legislation in Congress aims to prevent these accidents by requiring devices that alert drivers when someone is behind their vehicles.
Cameras and sensors already are offered on some new models, but it would be up to the U.S. Department of Transportation to decide what should be the norm.
"I can't imagine why anyone would stop this," Rosenfeld said.
On March 9, a day after what would have been Veronica's third birthday, Rosenfeld traveled to Washington, D.C., to lobby alongside the founder and president of Kids and Cars, a nonprofit group based in Kansas.
The group gained momentum last year when President Bush signed a law directing the Transportation Department to start collecting data on these accidents. The department also was told to study backup safety technology.
"Those were significant strides forward," said Janette Fennell, Kids and Cars president. "But that was just laying the groundwork."
While the fate of the latest legislation is uncertain, advocates are encouraged by its bipartisan support. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-New York, and Sen. John Sununu, R-New Hampshire, are co-sponsors. If passed, it would give automakers three years to make the safety devices standard.
In John DeSimone's household they already are. DeSimone, of Parkland, added sensors to the family vehicles four years ago. DeSimone has a Ford F150 pickup truck, and his wife just got the Infiniti QX56 SUV with a rearview camera.
"I'm a safety nut when it comes to my kids," said DeSimone, whose daughters are 10 and 11. "I think certainly every truck and SUV should have it."
It's also DeSimone's business to install backup sensors and cameras, though they're not that popular. Yet.
DeSimone, a partner in Ideal Automotive and Truck Accessories in Fort Lauderdale, and others in the business expect the trend for backup systems to grow. For now, iPod and satellite radio systems are the most common installations for Interactive Electronics, a mobile business west of Boca Raton.
"They should definitely come on cars automatically," said Tom Nesbit, who owns Interactive Electronics. "It's not like it's that expensive."
Adding backup sensors costs a few hundred dollars. Retrofitting a car for a camera system is more expensive, from several hundred dollars to a couple of thousand dollars.
For more on the story visit sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-pbackover26mar26,0,1905460.story?coll=sfla-news-palm.
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Friday, February 16, 2007
Backup Sensor
SUV backup sensor dangers
We hear a lot in the news about the controversies and dangers of Sport Utility Vehicles or SUVs, especially how much gas they use and their risk of rollovers.
For many parents with large families or who drive a lot of kids around, SUVs are a necessity. And many parents think that their kids are safer, in case they are in an accident, if they are in a large SUV.
However, SUVs may pose a very real and deadly hazard to children, as do minivans and large pickup trucks. And that is because they have poor rear visibility and a large blind spot, the space behind your car or SUV that you can't normally see in your rear-view mirror, which can make it easier to back over a child.
According to Kids 'N Cars, which is compiling statistics on these types of incidents, 'in 2002, at least 58 children died as a result of being backed over by a motor vehicle. (more than one per week) Sadly, in over 60% of these incidents, there was a parent or close relative behind the wheel.'
That doesn't mean that you can't drive an SUV, but you should be more careful when backing up, especially if there might be kids around. backup sensor
Also, keep in mind that even regular cars have blind spots, so always be careful when backing up, even if you aren't in an SUV. The current statistics on injuries and deaths from backing over a child don't seem to break them down by type of vehicle. You would think that more injuries occur as a vehicle just begins to back up and not after it has already gone 20 or 30 feet, so backing up your smaller car might pose just as big a risk. backup sensor
Still, in addition to having a longer and wider blind spot, a large SUV is also going to have a taller blind spot (maybe 4 feet or so) than a smaller car (often only 2-3 feet), so more kids would be at risk of not being seen and being run over in an SUV. backup sensor
And one study, from Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, did show that the majority of drive-way related collisions 'resulted from a truck or sport-utility vehicle going in reverse'.
But this article isn't about SUV bashing. It is about preventing injuries to children from getting backed over.
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We hear a lot in the news about the controversies and dangers of Sport Utility Vehicles or SUVs, especially how much gas they use and their risk of rollovers.
For many parents with large families or who drive a lot of kids around, SUVs are a necessity. And many parents think that their kids are safer, in case they are in an accident, if they are in a large SUV.
However, SUVs may pose a very real and deadly hazard to children, as do minivans and large pickup trucks. And that is because they have poor rear visibility and a large blind spot, the space behind your car or SUV that you can't normally see in your rear-view mirror, which can make it easier to back over a child.
According to Kids 'N Cars, which is compiling statistics on these types of incidents, 'in 2002, at least 58 children died as a result of being backed over by a motor vehicle. (more than one per week) Sadly, in over 60% of these incidents, there was a parent or close relative behind the wheel.'
That doesn't mean that you can't drive an SUV, but you should be more careful when backing up, especially if there might be kids around. backup sensor
Also, keep in mind that even regular cars have blind spots, so always be careful when backing up, even if you aren't in an SUV. The current statistics on injuries and deaths from backing over a child don't seem to break them down by type of vehicle. You would think that more injuries occur as a vehicle just begins to back up and not after it has already gone 20 or 30 feet, so backing up your smaller car might pose just as big a risk. backup sensor
Still, in addition to having a longer and wider blind spot, a large SUV is also going to have a taller blind spot (maybe 4 feet or so) than a smaller car (often only 2-3 feet), so more kids would be at risk of not being seen and being run over in an SUV. backup sensor
And one study, from Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, did show that the majority of drive-way related collisions 'resulted from a truck or sport-utility vehicle going in reverse'.
But this article isn't about SUV bashing. It is about preventing injuries to children from getting backed over.
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Thursday, February 15, 2007
Backup Sensor
Back Up Sensor Reverse Back Up Parking Warning Sensor Alarm with Surface, Flush and/or Bracket Mount Sensors. These are all complete system, nothing else is required. Depending on models, these sensors consist of two or four pre-wired ultra-sonic sensors, installed with double-sided tape (already attached on first model), or drilling holes into rear bumper is required for the rest of the models. backup sensor
A mini-speaker is located inside the vehicle, usually on the rear parcel shelf or the rear pillar on a wagon or SUV. Simple connections are required, one wire to a back up light wire and another to a good ground. Every other connection is a plug-in. backup sensor
HOW IT WORKS:When you put the vehicle in reverse, the unit emits two "beeps" to indicate that it is in operation. Then as you get closer to an object, the beeping increases in frequency and then becomes steady to indicate that you should stop backing. backup sensor
These units are intended to supplement your use of mirrors and turning of your head when backing up. Drive carefully! Great for cars, vans, trucks and RVs with plastic bumpers.
NOTE: The reversing aid is strictly a drive assist device. It should not be considered to be a safety device for any purpose.
It is not a substitute for driver responsibility when operating a vehicle. Please follow all local and federal laws when backing up your vehicle. The manufacturer and the distributor of these reversing aids do not guarantee or assume liability for "collision or damages" that take place when backing your vehicle. Use your mirrors, turn around and use all of the proper precautions to safely back your vehicle. 
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Backup Sensor
Newsflash
At least once a week a child in America is run over, typically in driveways or parking lots.
Are you extra aware and alert when you're in the vicinity of a sport-utility vehicle, van or a pickup truck that's backing up?
The most effective backup sensors in my opinion are those with actual visual aid. Whether it is a camera displaying the angles or a simple display of how close you are with distance discos. Below is a picture of the type of backup sensor i recommend.
With aid from a visual aid backup sensor you are able to determine the exact amount of distance you have until your vehicle comes in contact with the object behind.
Another top notch backup sensor are ones that have little cameras on your rear view mirror like shown below. I will specifically target these types of backup sensors today and give valuable data.
This specific model is Designed for customers who want the ultimate in vehicle safety
At least once a week a child in America is run over, typically in driveways or parking lots.
Are you extra aware and alert when you're in the vicinity of a sport-utility vehicle, van or a pickup truck that's backing up?
The most effective backup sensors in my opinion are those with actual visual aid. Whether it is a camera displaying the angles or a simple display of how close you are with distance discos. Below is a picture of the type of backup sensor i recommend.
With aid from a visual aid backup sensor you are able to determine the exact amount of distance you have until your vehicle comes in contact with the object behind.
Another top notch backup sensor are ones that have little cameras on your rear view mirror like shown below. I will specifically target these types of backup sensors today and give valuable data.
This specific model is Designed for customers who want the ultimate in vehicle safety
This simple safety upgrade is an affordable way to acquire peace of mind. Large back-up camera screens are a thing of the past; this mirror overlay is the newest in automotive safety technology. A back-up beeper with an LCD integrated display combined with your rearview mirror; this product is designed to give you supreme confidence backing up your vehicle.
- While in reverse, the 4 rear sensors that are installed on back bumper send ultrasonic waves to detect obstacles behind vehicle. Then controller receives signal & transmits to speaker and to LCD display.
- LCD screen is integrated with rear view mirror and will inform you the distance in feet to the obstacle.
- LCD also informs driver the orientation of the object (which side of bumper object is on) and which sensor(s) is detecting object
- Speaker emits long intermittent beeps at 4-6 feet, and as you move closer obstacle the beep increases in frequency. When you are 1 foot away from obstacle, the sound is continuous
- LCD screen is 4 color and is activated only when car is in reverse, otherwise, rear view mirror is normal
- LCD Rear view mirror simply clips over stock mirror
- Power is supplied by tapping into reverse lights
- Package Includes: 4x20 mm sensors, Car rear view mirror with LCD integrated, controller, drill bit, & Owners Manual/Installation Instructions
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Backup Sensors
Below is a news article on how using backup sensors on your vehicle could save lives:
On March 26, South Florida's Sun-Sentinel reported that a local woman, whose two-year- old daughter was killed before her eyes as a neighbor's car backed over her, is on a mission. Legislation in Congress to make backup sensors mandatory has bipartisan support, but the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers opposes it, saying the sensors are reliable only in detecting inanimate objects and cameras are prohibitively expensive.
Below is another article on the Feds saying backup sensors do not help:
Federal safety regulators have told Congress they need more time to study back-up sensors -- the new devices being used on vehicles to warn drivers when they are about to back over children or other persons and objects.
As is often the case, the safety regulators are bolstering the auto industry's positions. Automakers have been fighting efforts to make the back-up sensors mandatory, saying the systems would cost hundreds of millions of dollars while saving few, if any, lives.
The Debate:
The debate continues on backup sensors and if they really help drivers. Statistically shown backup sensors do help in decreasing the amount of deaths per year regarding reversing over a person. For example in Beaumonth a family outing on a hot summer day two years ago ended in tragedy when a 3 year old was killed in the parking lot of a crowded sno-cone stand.
The family is now in the midst of a lawsuit against Ford Motor Company, claiming that the toddler's death could have been prevented if the 2001 Ford Expedition that backed over him had been equipped with ultrasonic rear sensors.
Idont believe that having backup sensors on your vehicles should be mandatory but i firmly agree that having them will definitley decrease the amount of tragedies that occur with the result of not being able to hear/see what is behind you.
Monday, February 12, 2007
Backup Sensor Information
VEHICLE BACKUP ACCIDENTS ARE PREVENTABLE
Tragedy is striking close to home all across America, killing hundreds of children every year and injuring thousands more and it’s 100% preventable. It’s something no parent wants to think about: something bad happening to their children.
THE FACTS:
According to research by Kids and Cars,an organization devoted to preventing motor-vehicle-related deaths and injuries, 49% of the non-traffic, non-crash fatalities involving children under 15 from 2001-2005 were caused by vehicles backing up. The CDC reported that from 2001-2003, an estimated 7,475 children (2,492 per year) under the age of 15 were treated for automobile back-over accidents. In its “Deaths and Injuries Resulting from Certain Non-Traffic and Non-Crash Events,” report issued in May of 2004, the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration found that back-up accidents most often:
Occur in residential driveways and parking lots
Involve sport utility vehicles (SUVs) or small trucks
Occur when a parent, relative or someone known to the family is driving
Particularly affect children less than five years old
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
In the same way you explain to your child to be careful crossing the street, tell them not to ever walk or play behind a car. Always walk behind your car before backing out to ensure that no one or nothing is behind your car before you back it up. Even when you take these precautions, though – you never know when a child is going to ride behind your car on their bike, or when a toddler is going to dart in your reversing car’s path.
To account for these unforeseeable occurrences, Kids and Cars suggests that parents take safety measures such as: “installing cross view mirrors, audible collision detectors, rear view video camera and/or some type of back up detection device.” There are a number of different backup sensor systems that you can buy for your vehicle.
HOW DO BACKUP SENSORS WORK?
When you engage you vehicle in reverse, the rear backup sensors that are installed on your back bumper or license plate frame send ultrasonic waves to detect obstacles behind your vehicle. Then the controller receives the signal and transmits it to the speaker that is installed under your seat, or if the product comes with a display, then the signal is transmitted to the display unit.
The parking sensor emits long intermittent beeps at 4-8 feet and as you move closer to the obstacle, the beep increases in frequency. When you are 1 foot away, the sound is continuous. The power for our parking sensor is supplied by tapping into reverse lights which means that the device is only on when your car is in reverse!
Below is a video of a lady backing her vehicle up. With the help of an older gentleman this process is expediated. If this man was not able to help her out, chances are she would have ran something over. A car's vehicle has too many blindspots and without careful monitoring of all angles of the car it is very easy to back your car over something. With a backup sensor all your troubles disappear and you can relax knowing while your cars reversing, nothing stands in the way without you knowing it.
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Backup Sensors
Reverse backup sensors (also known as reverse parking sensors, reverse parking systems, and reverse backing systems) are a technology that allows the driver of a car, truck, van or commercial vehicle to be alerted to nearby objects in their path. backup sensor
While there are variants in the design and feaures of these systems the basic design puts sensors in the car bumper or on brackets. These sensors send ultrasonic waves (40,000 times/second) that detect obstacles behind the vehicle. A controller installed inside the vehicle then receives the signal from the sensors and transmits it to a speaker that emits a tone, or to a combination speaker and display unit.
While there are variants in the design and feaures of these systems the basic design puts sensors in the car bumper or on brackets. These sensors send ultrasonic waves (40,000 times/second) that detect obstacles behind the vehicle. A controller installed inside the vehicle then receives the signal from the sensors and transmits it to a speaker that emits a tone, or to a combination speaker and display unit.
With backup sensors installed, drivers can lower the risk of collision when backing up or parallel parking.This PSS (parking sensor system) is a safety device for driving in reverse. It consists of multiple ultrasonic detectors and sensors, a mainframe and a buzzer. The PPS will work automatically to detect the obstacles at the rear of your car at any time. The system is weather proof. backup sensor
Installing the Sensors:
1. These sensors are required to be drilled into the rear bumper and flush mounted. The sensors are designed with a rubber groove that holds the sensor firmly into the bumper.
2. When installing the 2 sensor model, measure the bumper and split the bumper into two halves and then measure the center of each halve to find the ideal place to drill.
3. When installing the 4 sensor model, Split the bumper into quadrants (4 sections) and find the center of each quadrant to locate the ideal place to drill into the bumper.
4. To avoid ground reflection it is recommended that the sensors are located 0.5 m above the ground.
5. Drill the 27mm holes at a 90° to surface at determined locations. Route the sensor cables through the drilled holes and push the sensor housing into the drilled holes. Insert the ends of the sensors into the control unit.
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Installing the Control Unit:
3. When installing the 4 sensor model, Split the bumper into quadrants (4 sections) and find the center of each quadrant to locate the ideal place to drill into the bumper.
4. To avoid ground reflection it is recommended that the sensors are located 0.5 m above the ground.
5. Drill the 27mm holes at a 90° to surface at determined locations. Route the sensor cables through the drilled holes and push the sensor housing into the drilled holes. Insert the ends of the sensors into the control unit.
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Installing the Control Unit:
The control unit can be placed almost anywhere however the unit is most commonly placed in the trunk area of the vehicle.
Installing the Siren:
The siren is quite loud so it’s best to place it in the trunk of the vehicle. Using the supplied tape,, press the siren into a safe place in the trunk area. Connect the siren to the control unit. The rest of the instructions can be found at www.backupsensor.com.
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