Aftermarket Parking Assist
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Aftermarket Parking Assist
Hello,
So I just got a new E350 and it does not have the parking assist package that I wanted. The dealership could not even locate one with it in the luxury style. Anyway is it possible for this package to be installed by the dealer or by an MB Shop? Would Mercedes stand behind the work?
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So I just got a new E350 and it does not have the parking assist package that I wanted. The dealership could not even locate one with it in the luxury style. Anyway is it possible for this package to be installed by the dealer or by an MB Shop? Would Mercedes stand behind the work?
Thanks.
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Send Steve a message on http://www.mbenznl.nl he's a magician with these sorts of things. Dealer will be useless in helping you out here.
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Several dealers searched the whole country and could not find one with it, apparently it is rather uncommon on the sedans, at least with the other options I want. I don't need the fancy surround cameras and all that. I just want the sensors that beep when I am getting close to things. Maybe I am oversimplifying it, but wouldn't the bumper on the car come off and they would put in a bumper with the sensors? The only hard part seems to be the wiring. Are the cars pre-wired for that or would a line have to be run to wherever all this stuff plugs in?
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Several dealers searched the whole country and could not find one with it, apparently it is rather uncommon on the sedans, at least with the other options I want. I don't need the fancy surround cameras and all that. I just want the sensors that beep when I am getting close to things. Maybe I am oversimplifying it, but wouldn't the bumper on the car come off and they would put in a bumper with the sensors? The only hard part seems to be the wiring. Are the cars pre-wired for that or would a line have to be run to wherever all this stuff plugs in?
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Several dealers searched the whole country and could not find one with it, apparently it is rather uncommon on the sedans, at least with the other options I want. I don't need the fancy surround cameras and all that. I just want the sensors that beep when I am getting close to things. Maybe I am oversimplifying it, but wouldn't the bumper on the car come off and they would put in a bumper with the sensors? The only hard part seems to be the wiring. Are the cars pre-wired for that or would a line have to be run to wherever all this stuff plugs in?
In California Parktronic seems widely available and got it on my car even though it wasn't an important feature to me.
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Are you looking for parking assist or just the proximity sensors in the bumpers? There are lots of aftermarket solutions for the sensors but even that retrofit with OE equipment would be prohibitive unless you are prepared to spend upwards of $5-$7k. An aftermarket solution for front and back will cost under $1k. The cars are not prewired and I suspect the front bumpers themselves (under the bumper cover) are different.
There are several excellent aftermarket solutions for the proximity sensors (including one made by Bosch which I suspect is the OEM for MB sensors) but they won't be as tightly integrated. The better ones are sound only and there is no visible change to anything in the cabin and the sensors (once painted) look OE.
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More specifically here's a W212 E that has had parktronic retrofitted, even converted it from Dutch to English for you: https://translate.googleusercontent....0d5cC2kaO-j0PQ
