Hell Razor5543 wrote: 13 Jan 2021, 19:05
I do use my eyes and ears when reversing, but that small child was short enough that they were below the glass in the tailgate, and impossible to see (and they had come in from my blind side while I had my head turned to reverse in). It was only when they got further away from the car that I was able to see them. Once I had parked the car I went and had a strong cup of tea to calm my nerves. THAT was an experience I have no wish to repeat (or for anybody else to go through).
I'm sure you do James and I certainly didn't mean to imply anything else, its just that I am concerned that the addition of more and more technology will eventually lead to someone reversing into something and on the insurance claim writing "it didn't appear on the screen so it's not my fault"
I used to be indecisive, now I'm not so sure!
I used to ride on two wheels, but now I need all four!
The main thing I have found with my Civic is problems reversing in the dark. Visibility is poor, the windows are small and the reversing lights too close to the centre of the car with a poor spread of light.
I take my car to my son's house in the evening so he can use it to travel to work. I have to reverse it in to his drive outside the four garages and his is second one from the left. There are always two cars on my right and one on my left, one black, one maroon and on the other side a dark grey one. Oddly, the mirrors seem to have a somewhat restricted view too. There is a gap about a foot wider than my car to get in. Compared with the C5 I find it quite difficult. The C5 had an infinitely better field of view all round. This is the first car I have had that has reversing sensors and they can be quite misleading. I usually take them with a pinch of salt.
I could of course just drive nose-in and let him reverse it out but I absolutely hate reversing out and will go to great lengths to avoid it.
Never driven a car with a reversing camera but have been a passenger in Bencowell's Genesis and have to say that the all-round cameras in that were impressive. Particularly when it reverse parked itself.
I have to agree Steve that when working properly the cameras are a very useful aid. I had one with the self parking facility on my 2007 Prius and while it did do the job pretty well I could reverse park it better and a lot quicker than the system. As I mentioned my main concern is that drivers become too dependant on the aid such that when a failure occurs, be it technical or environmental, they are unable to do the job themselves!
I used to be indecisive, now I'm not so sure!
I used to ride on two wheels, but now I need all four!
I'd bet it's likely that this is a shared part with many other Citroen/Peugeot models. Probably worth scouring ebay etc for a scrap one.
I can confirm that the standard camera on my 2016 DS5 is pretty brilliant. Good clear picture in pitch black surroundings, although I do have spectacularly bright reversing lights - they're probably as bright as some headlights.
Is it simple just plug-in replacement, no modifications required? I have 2011 DS5 with old reverse camera, not sure if these bulbs will improve brightness on old camera view?
Yes, just a plug-in replacement. You won't get any blown bulb warnings, and will have reversing lights like headlights.
It will definitely improve the camera. Whether it will be good enough is an unknown. I do know that my later camera is definitely clear as day with these light bulbs, but the older camera may be less good but may or may not be adequately good.
Definitely worth a try though. Having decent reversing lights is an all round advantage anyway, regardless of the camera.
Let us know whether the old camera is or isn't adequate with these bulbs.
Is it simple just plug-in replacement, no modifications required? I have 2011 DS5 with old reverse camera, not sure if these bulbs will improve brightness on old camera view?
Hi sorry to bump an old thread but did you get these in the end? Did they work better? I have a 2015 ds5 and camera in day is fine but when it gets dark and there's little light it's awful.
Is it simple just plug-in replacement, no modifications required? I have 2011 DS5 with old reverse camera, not sure if these bulbs will improve brightness on old camera view?
Hi sorry to bump an old thread but did you get these in the end? Did they work better? I have a 2015 ds5 and camera in day is fine but when it gets dark and there's little light it's awful.
Hi, I did not change bulbs, local shops did not have them on stock at that time so I moved on without change...
Just had to replace my reverse camera, DS5, 2014, D-Sport. Image on it became hazy. Found a £60 one online. Image is back to normal, sharp and clear during the day, not sure if it's got night vision, but it seems to be a bit better than original one at night. I also changed the reverse bulbs with LED before this. Had the car up on an elevator, and took the camera out from underneath the car, took about an hour the whole process. Camera was perfect match, so no improvisations. Photos attach, the clearer one is with the new camera and led bulbs.
bulbs: Philips Ultinon Pro7000 LED car... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D2P81V4G? ... b_ap_share
