Surely these aren't genuine Porsche parking sensors?

[iluvmercs]

While behind this 996 Carrera in Norfolk, I noticed the rear parking sensors looked absolutely hideous!


If these are genuine, what on earth were Porsche thinking?
And if these are aftermarket, what on earth must the owner be thinking?! Surely it would depreciate the car having such an odd-looking installation

Darren

[soad]

Not sure if they're genuine or not but sure as hell not seen them before. Or failed to notice them...maybe was a pricey option (if they were even offered)?

[Save Ferris]

I've seen those before on a 996, so I reckon they're genuine Porsche items.

[Zod]

That's what they were like on early 996s.

[deevlash]

It looks like its got warts. Why the hell would you need parking sensors on a 911 anyway, it's not like it's a Cayenne?!

[soad]

deevlash said:

Why the hell would you need parking sensors on a 911 anyway?!

Some wimmin driver? Not being sexist. Or not trying to be.

[deevlash]

soad said:

deevlash said:

Why the hell would you need parking sensors on a 911 anyway?!

Some wimmin driver? Not being sexist. Or not trying to be.

bet its a tip too.

[Silent1]

deevlash said:

soad said:

deevlash said:

Why the hell would you need parking sensors on a 911 anyway?!

Some wimmin driver? Not being sexist. Or not trying to be.

bet its a tip too.

Yeah probably an automatic too as all that rubbish inside will make it hard to get at the gars, gheyers!

[GreigM]

deevlash said:

It looks like its got warts. Why the hell would you need parking sensors on a 911 anyway, it's not like it's a Cayenne?!

Cayenne has better rear visibility

[deevlash]

GreigM said:

deevlash said:

It looks like its got warts. Why the hell would you need parking sensors on a 911 anyway, it's not like it's a Cayenne?!

Cayenne has better rear visibility

you could tape up every window bar the windscreen and I still reckon you should be able to park a 911 without crashing into stuff.

[Sneaky Schnell]

Is that a Carrera 4S badge on a narrow body car?

If so I haven't seen this before...

[bertelli_1]

Looks like a 4s badge, it ain't a 4s.

[911p]

These are standard parking sensors on MkI Porsche 996s (<2001).

[Mr E Driver]

bertelli_1 said:

Looks like a 4s badge, it ain't a 4s.

Autocheck says

Vehicle Registration Mark G7KEP
Make PORSCHE
Model 911 CARRERA 4 TIPTRONIC S
Transmission & fuel type AUTO 5 GEARS PETROL
Body Type COUPE
Colour SILVER

[Choppy]

They certainly are standard, I had these on my old 1999 C2, They were utterly disgusting to look at

[Garlick]

deevlash said:

It looks like its got warts. Why the hell would you need parking sensors on a 911 anyway, it's not like it's a Cayenne?!

Driven one? The rearward visibility isn't the best, not the worst, but certainly not a clear view. The Cayenne would be easier to reverse against a wall.

[deevlash]

I havent driven one but the rear view cant be any worse than my old puma (you couldnt see anything out the back), you'd just have to remember theres a few extra feet beyond the window in the 911 surely?

[deevlash]

oh yeah, feel free to send a 911 to Scotland for me to try I just drove 480 miles to and from Skye and only passed 2 speed cameras, both in Glasgow, on the whole trip

[northandy]

As others have said these are genuine Porsche sensors, my old 2000 boxster had them too, hideous they were.

[bazking69]

Nasty. Even in the face of cheap and nasty ones.