VinnieRX

Hi

Looking for used RX.

Has there been parking assistance (not sure what it's called officially) available in front, or is this aftermarket installation? In the picture you can see the small "radars" in front bumper.

http://image.nettiauto.com/extra/car...eb286fa168.jpg

chuckbass

Hi Vinnie, those are headlight washers.

VinnieRX

I mean the smaller ones lower down, on the same height as the license plate.

thomas1

Those are just plugs...sorry, no park assist there....

spacecraft

I think the OP is actually correct.
The car in that pic has four small round caps which pretty sure are for parking sensors.
Afaik, Lexus never offered them as a factory option on 2nd gen RX, but at least in Europe the dealers network installed many of them, also on brand new cars.
In which case they became a sort of OEM installation (covered by warranty, etc.).
I've seen them on various RX around here, but mine doesn't have them, so I don't know how exactly they worked.
I guess with just an audible warning.

RX330inFL

The first clue is that there was not a 2005 Lexus RX400h here in the States. Started with the 2006 model year here.

VinnieRX

Hi, this pic is from finnish used car -site. Not sure if the car is originally from finnish market, could be imported from central europe which is quite common here. Thanks for your replies anyway. I'm quite confident those are parking sensors, they are visible also in the rear in another pic. This model also has the camera so even my wife should be able to park this

draco

Even though we get our cars in Australia a year before the US, there was also no 2005 RX400h released here. They were all 2006 +.

jakenbake

Hey Vinnie...I installed rear sensors on mine when I bought it and just a few weeks ago I installed them on the front. I used Cobra Parkmaster because they work the most like factory sensors. In fact...Cobra is the manufacturer for a lot of sensors that companies use OEM. Cobra also just revised their front parking sensors to have a speed wire input so they only activate at low speed, just like OEM front parking sensors on newer lexus' or BMW's. They are only available for purchase in foreign markets though, so you will have to buy them from ebay or amazon.

http://www.cobravehiclesecurity.co.u...king-aids.aspx

nadz23

Do you need two separate kits for doing front+rear or can you buy a single kit with 4 sensors for 2 front, 2 rear?

Also, any experience in colder temperatures?

draco

How are these wired up? Any diagrams, photo how to's? etc.

jakenbake

From what I have found from the company I like, they only make the 8 sensor (front and rear) kits for OEM applications. The after market kits are separate for the front and rear. The rear kit activates with the reverse gear and will stay on for a few seconds after shifting out of reverse (good for parallel parking). The front kit activates when the vehicle is at low speeds and when you shift into reverse. Both kits have the ability to mute the stereo. As far as colder temps...Not so much. Portland only gets down to a bout the 20s.