Thread: Rear Wheel Carrier and Parking Sensors

Wife got one fitted on the D3 by OL. It came back without any sensors and the rear mud flaps replaced with bits of flat rubber.
The vehicle makes loud sensor noise for 5 seconds at each start up (does not have to be in reverse) and we had not been warned by sellers that we would lose the sensors, as display photos showed sensors, so assumed they were there for a purpose.
First Email was that, they were "looking into it" and would find a solution, as seems we were sold a prototype (evidently among the first couple they had made for D3). last Email was that they had run out of ideas.
Would be happy if just a couple of the sensors worked, but seems they are not able to fit them and have ANY of them working, without permanent noise.
I see that some rear wheel carriers appear to still accommmodate the LR mud flaps.
For the price one would think they could manage a better finish (that retained teh original mud flaps) and ensure a better outcome from the reverse sensors.

Very happy when I first got my Frontrunner wheel carrier that I didn't have the dreaded constant beeping when I went into reverse.. Thought myself very lucky! Now have had new set of Pirellis fitted and now have constant beeping! Maybe because the tyres are new that the diameter is slightly larger than the worn Wrangler. Or maybe my D4 doesn't like Pirellis! Dunno what will happen when I fit my KM2s in a couple of weeks for mountain trip.
I'll have to try some of the fixes posted on the forum.

Jools.

If you ever get your reverse indicators sorted to work with your carrier, be grateful to know how, as the guys who made my carrier are still "working on it", and have not been able to make any headway. Either that, or they figure I will just go away and forget about the 5 second "screech" every time I start the landy.

Seems bazaar that this problem can not be fixed.Is any wheel carrier compatable with the parking sensors ?. I will be in the market for one shortly.
Cheers
Tony

Originally Posted by discojools

Very happy when I first got my Frontrunner wheel carrier that I didn't have the dreaded constant beeping when I went into reverse.. Thought myself very lucky! Now have had new set of Pirellis fitted and now have constant beeping! Maybe because the tyres are new that the diameter is slightly larger than the worn Wrangler. Or maybe my D4 doesn't like Pirellis! Dunno what will happen when I fit my KM2s in a couple of weeks for mountain trip.
I'll have to try some of the fixes posted on the forum.

Jools.

I reckon it's something to do with the tread patterns on the tyre - you now have larger, more irregular facets to reflect the beam back to the sensors. I have seen some wheel carriers with a piece of metal wrapping around the bottom of the tyre. I wonder if something like that (with even surface) would cause the beam to reflect away from rather than back to the sensors?

Just a hunch of course, I could be totally wrong - perhaps you could experiment and let us know how you go?

Blanked the sensor below the tyre off. All fixed now. When I get time I'll try some other possible remedies. You could be right about the tread pattern Sean.

Jools

I have the Opposite Lock Front Runner carrier. The installers advice was to disable the driver's side center sensor, but I asked them to fit the carrier and leave the sensors to me for sorting out.

I initially covered the sensor with the the rubber furniture protector and the beeping stopped. I progressively trimmed it to expose the area of sensor opposite the wheel until the constant beeping returned. Next I made the cover the size and shape of the last cover that did not beep. All ok now. Sensor works, no beeps unless reversing toward an obstruction. Total cost about $3 and I still have several furniture protectors left over. I guess I'm one of the lucky ones.

EDIT: I have MY 12 D4 HSE with surround cameras. And I have an OL bull bar. No front camera or sensor issues there either as OL had that sorted straight away.

I have the "Outback Accessories" single RWC, installed by Lifestyle 4WD in Perth. These wheel carriers are locally (Perth) made, and are also available through Opposite Lock (there's at least a couple of eastern states members on here who have had them supplied / fitted through OL). See attached thread.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...ery-3-a-2.html

I don't know how others have found this wheel carrier - but I have had no problems at all with reversing sensors since having this carrier (and long rang fuel tank) fitted. None of my sensors has been disconnected or modified / covered in any way - and everything still working exactly as normal.