Cure for the Common Curb....
06-16-2011, 10:09 PM
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here is an install on a C5....Same exact thing on a C6...
Sorry this took me so long....
Some pics of where I put the sensor and complete install here, Curb Alert Installation....here are a few of the pictures, more at the link above.
I will get more pictures up this weekend, just wanted to get you something to give you an idea.
Sorry this took me so long....
Some pics of where I put the sensor and complete install here, Curb Alert Installation....here are a few of the pictures, more at the link above.
I will get more pictures up this weekend, just wanted to get you something to give you an idea.
07-26-2011, 08:50 PM
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08-24-2011, 09:51 AM
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I have to wonder how long the sensor might last in the above location. Maybe I am worrying about nothing here.
Beats getting out of the car and finding your a country mile away from the concrete parking stop or curb.
The sensor should be made of a high quality plastic.
Beats getting out of the car and finding your a country mile away from the concrete parking stop or curb.
The sensor should be made of a high quality plastic.
08-24-2011, 10:39 AM
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I have to wonder how long the sensor might last in the above location. Maybe I am worrying about nothing here.
Beats getting out of the car and finding your a country mile away from the concrete parking stop or curb.
The sensor should be made of a high quality plastic.
Beats getting out of the car and finding your a country mile away from the concrete parking stop or curb.
The sensor should be made of a high quality plastic.
thanks,
jim
09-05-2011, 04:25 PM
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What ever happened to "curb feelers"? ya ... they were ugly and made your car look like a porcupine, but they were cheap. the high price techno gadgets still can't grind away the steep driveways, speed bumps and parking lot bolsters fast enough before you go OOOhhh Noooooo!!. they also don't help if you drive into a pothole on the corner of the road deeper than your ground clearance anyway. as i remember, hitting a muffler or a small wood box on the highway at 55 mph produces the same amount of damage and heartache.
09-05-2011, 04:28 PM
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I think I see one of these in my future. Just yesterday, my wife told me that it was too bad that they didn't install parking sensors like on our MDX and ES350.
09-18-2011, 03:59 PM
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I was a bit leery about this thing too until I installed one yesterday. IT WORKS! Totally invisible unless you lay on your stomach to see it.
This device should be installed at the factory on any car that sits this low.
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10-20-2011, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by C3-PO;
i remember, hitting a muffler or a small wood box on the highway at 55 mph produces the same amount of damage and heartache.
10-29-2011, 11:39 AM
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Thanks Tom....glad you like it ....
Jim
Jim
Those old curb feelers won't do a thing to keep you from messing up your front bumper fresca, radiator support or spoiler, but the Curb Alert will!
I was a bit leery about this thing too until I installed one yesterday. IT WORKS! Totally invisible unless you lay on your stomach to see it.
This device should be installed at the factory on any car that sits this low.
Tom
I was a bit leery about this thing too until I installed one yesterday. IT WORKS! Totally invisible unless you lay on your stomach to see it.
This device should be installed at the factory on any car that sits this low.
Tom
11-15-2011, 10:23 AM
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Ok, I got crap on both ends of my car that can be damaged by curbs and wheel bumpers.
So, is there a way to wire this thing up with 2 sensors, rear and front, and both sensors hooked into the same control unit? Buying 2 units and wiring up two separate systems seems awkward to me.
Elmer
So, is there a way to wire this thing up with 2 sensors, rear and front, and both sensors hooked into the same control unit? Buying 2 units and wiring up two separate systems seems awkward to me.
Elmer
11-15-2011, 02:51 PM
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My son put one on my 2009 Vette and also on his 2010 Camero and they work great. I have one of my driveways that is steep and it beeps at me when I get too close. You can adjust the distance and the height. I put my in the grill of the vette and you can't even see it. Only hard part is to adjust it where you really like it. Save me more than once.syswayne
11-20-2011, 07:34 PM
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Thanks....glad you like it....
Thanks,
Jim
Thanks,
Jim
My son put one on my 2009 Vette and also on his 2010 Camero and they work great. I have one of my driveways that is steep and it beeps at me when I get too close. You can adjust the distance and the height. I put my in the grill of the vette and you can't even see it. Only hard part is to adjust it where you really like it. Save me more than once.syswayne
11-22-2011, 10:55 AM
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Ok, I got crap on both ends of my car that can be damaged by curbs and wheel bumpers.
So, is there a way to wire this thing up with 2 sensors, rear and front, and both sensors hooked into the same control unit? Buying 2 units and wiring up two separate systems seems awkward to me.
Elmer
So, is there a way to wire this thing up with 2 sensors, rear and front, and both sensors hooked into the same control unit? Buying 2 units and wiring up two separate systems seems awkward to me.
Elmer
Again I ask this question.
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11-24-2011, 11:48 PM
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Hi Elmer,
Sorry I missed this before....
No, there is no way to hook two sensors into one control unit. You would have to install two complete systems.
If you wanted to do this, shoot me a PM and I will give you a good deal on two systems.
Thanks,
Jim
Sorry I missed this before....
No, there is no way to hook two sensors into one control unit. You would have to install two complete systems.
If you wanted to do this, shoot me a PM and I will give you a good deal on two systems.
Thanks,
Jim
Ok, I got crap on both ends of my car that can be damaged by curbs and wheel bumpers.
So, is there a way to wire this thing up with 2 sensors, rear and front, and both sensors hooked into the same control unit? Buying 2 units and wiring up two separate systems seems awkward to me.
Elmer
So, is there a way to wire this thing up with 2 sensors, rear and front, and both sensors hooked into the same control unit? Buying 2 units and wiring up two separate systems seems awkward to me.
Elmer
12-16-2011, 11:28 AM
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I have a front splitter on my car and this would really save it from me smashing into curbs, it's actually my 2nd front splitter lol... with a little curb bumpage I replaced it (actually I snapped it off completely like an idiot when going for some cool camera shots)
And with the new one put back on, lol
So I would like to get this thing if it will help judge the curb as I do not want to damage this one and looks like it would work well - BUT.... I have a supercharger grill behind the splitter, is there a way to afix it there still? Have you had SC installs with this and have it fit and work?
Thx
And with the new one put back on, lol
So I would like to get this thing if it will help judge the curb as I do not want to damage this one and looks like it would work well - BUT.... I have a supercharger grill behind the splitter, is there a way to afix it there still? Have you had SC installs with this and have it fit and work?
Thx
12-17-2011, 11:17 AM
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Yep, it will work perfectly fine with the SC....Installation would be exactly the same as I did in the video...
Check out the video and order the Corvette Specific Curb Alert Package.
Check out the video and order the Corvette Specific Curb Alert Package.
I have a front splitter on my car and this would really save it from me smashing into curbs, it's actually my 2nd front splitter lol... with a little curb bumpage I replaced it (actually I snapped it off completely like an idiot when going for some cool camera shots)
And with the new one put back on, lol
So I would like to get this thing if it will help judge the curb as I do not want to damage this one and looks like it would work well - BUT.... I have a supercharger grill behind the splitter, is there a way to afix it there still? Have you had SC installs with this and have it fit and work?
Thx
And with the new one put back on, lol
So I would like to get this thing if it will help judge the curb as I do not want to damage this one and looks like it would work well - BUT.... I have a supercharger grill behind the splitter, is there a way to afix it there still? Have you had SC installs with this and have it fit and work?
Thx