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RE: Kerbing their alloys? How are people finding their diff rims? - XFullFatTim - 14-08-2012 10:39am
The under mirror surround cams are useless at night, you really need to be able to activate the puddles lights for them to have something to "see"
RE: Kerbing their alloys? How are people finding their diff rims? - cs33wa - 14-08-2012 04:58pm
(14-08-2012 10:39am)XFullFatTim Wrote: The under mirror surround cams are useless at night, you really need to be able to activate the puddles lights for them to have something to "see"
From my understanding, there is no way we can turn the puddles lights on and off, apart from during unlocking the car.
RE: Kerbing their alloys? How are people finding their diff rims? - XFullFatTim - 14-08-2012 05:45pm
That is so. That's why I put "you really need to be able to activate"
RE: Kerbing their alloys? How are people finding their diff rims? - cs33wa - 14-08-2012 05:51pm
(14-08-2012 05:45pm)XFullFatTim Wrote: That is so. That's why I put "you really need to be able to activate"
Maybe RR should install night vision cameras on the side
RE: Kerbing their alloys? How are people finding their diff rims? - XFullFatTim - 14-08-2012 06:08pm
Then folks would complain they are useless in the daytime!
RE: Kerbing their alloys? How are people finding their diff rims? - Coolbanana - 15-08-2012 09:33am
(14-08-2012 10:31am)Coolbanana Wrote: Good question! I've not in 7 months had the occasion to parallel park at night. I'll check later in the garage and see how the side cameras work.
Well, checked to see how they work at night and obviously any ambient lighting helps but they aren't great. I could just about make out the kerb on a non-lit road due to the faint glow from the light available from the front and rear of the car itself. Better than nothing I suppose but not as confidence inspiring as during the day.
I reckon I'll still rely on opening the door and checking rather than relying on the camera's at night!
RE: Kerbing their alloys? How are people finding their diff rims? - cs33wa - 15-08-2012 05:25pm
(15-08-2012 09:33am)Coolbanana Wrote: Well, checked to see how they work at night and obviously any ambient lighting helps but they aren't great. I could just about make out the kerb on a non-lit road due to the faint glow from the light available from the front and rear of the car itself. Better than nothing I suppose but not as confidence inspiring as during the day.
I reckon I'll still rely on opening the door and checking rather than relying on the camera's at night!
Thanks for the info!
Is that mean it is possible to see the kerb as long as there are some lights around e.g street lights?
RE: Kerbing their alloys? How are people finding their diff rims? - katscan - 15-08-2012 05:28pm
20 inch shadow chromes with no issues. On a separate note, I have had 19" on my RS4 and haven't had any curbing issues that I didn't do myself through stupidity (pulled too close to curb twice). Also, in 7 years they have barely bent even in the ridiculous roads around Boston.
RE: Kerbing their alloys? How are people finding their diff rims? - Coolbanana - 15-08-2012 06:01pm
(15-08-2012 05:25pm)cs33wa Wrote: Thanks for the info!
Is that mean it is possible to see the kerb as long as there are some lights around e.g street lights?
Yes, so long as the street is lit it is possible. The cameras aren't HD and not wonderful even during the day in terms of clarity compared to the mega pixel cameras we carry around with us for photography nowadays but they are functional during the day and you can make out what is going on in the dark too but obviously the less light there is the worse it is.
RE: Kerbing their alloys? How are people finding their diff rims? - Urban Splash - 16-08-2012 11:09am
wife did this earlier in the week:
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It's getting fixed as I type this. Man came to do it at the house. £40.