Do you think the parking sensors ruin the look?

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Do you think the parking sensors ruin the look?

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As the title says guys thinking of ordering my Scirocco GT shortly (in white) don't know whether to order the parking sensors or not, do any of you's think it ruins the flush look of the rear bumper?
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Re: Do you think the parking sensors ruin the look?

Post by Nobby »

Not as much as backing into something will :clap:
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Re: Do you think the parking sensors ruin the look?

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Nobby wrote:Not as much as backing into something will :clap:
Lol :fall: funny i thought the same mate, meant to add that bit :smile:
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Re: Do you think the parking sensors ruin the look?

Post by ryancooke »

i think it does a bit, makes it less "smooth", and you quite easally know how big the car is once you get use to the mirrors :yes:
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Re: Do you think the parking sensors ruin the look?

Post by Nobby »

Glad you've got a sense of humour MRKJM :)
Sorry I couldn't resist it :shrug:

More seriously, I guess the sensors don't exactly improve the look of the back bumper but the rear visibility is pretty bad on the Scirocco.

I've ordered the sensors, they're not pretty, but I think they will be worthwile when parking in town, multistoreys etc
I guess they're the lesser of two evils
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Re: Do you think the parking sensors ruin the look?

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I think they're fine. You don't really notice them after a while. They might be a bit colour sensitive though. I think the darker colours hide them better. But I certainly wouldn't want to be without them.
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Re: Do you think the parking sensors ruin the look?

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They're not pretty? They're hardly noticeable either way - that big bollard dent will be hugely noticeable though.

There is some level of detail that is so over the top anal - the nipples are colour coded, if they looked any less conspicuous then they wouldn't be there!
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Re: Do you think the parking sensors ruin the look?

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I dont know how the human race managed so long without such an essential piece of technology :shake: :shake: :shake:
A lot closer to Aberdeen than you think!!
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Re: Do you think the parking sensors ruin the look?

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Seems the people who spec'd them couldn't/wouldn't do without them and the people who didn't don't like them. Each to their own I suppose at the end of the day, thanks for replies guys :bigthumb:
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Re: Do you think the parking sensors ruin the look?

Post by DjIceT »

I have the sensors and I think they adds som caracter to the bumper. I like em! :D
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