2000 Rav4.2 Aftermarket Pdc Retrofit Rear

[Joylove]

So the blind spot on the rear 3/4 of the RAV4 is fairly large. I decided to retrofit rear PDC.

I bought a PDC kit for about £10 eBay item 140583360742. Make sure you buy the right colour for your car, it's in the description, the title or the photo. Loads of colours available.

Downloaded the PDC instructions from Toyota

Bought a switch

Installation required a 16mm grommet, self-amalgamating tape, self adhesive zip tie mounts, zip ties and some duct tape

Some wire and a 3 pole connector/socket.

You will need a trim puller tool.

On then to the install

The module

The display/sounder

A harness I made.

Follow the PDF guide for removing the bumpers. Here are the clips you will experience.

These blue clips and their neghbours further along the rear wing must rotate 90 degrees, removed and be fitted to the wheel arch trim before reassembly. You will the snap the clips on the arch trim otherwise.

Take caution here at the front of the wheelarch. This peg can snap the fixing for the bumper.

Now is an excellent time if it is dry to remove the 10 years of mud from the inner lip of the wheel arches that causes premature wheel arch rust because it never dries out.

If you don't use a trim puller tool, this is what you will experience. Even if you have a trim tool, I'd recommend releasing as may of the clips as you can from inside the car. The bumper is so fragile compared to the clips it's almost a joke.

These had to be refixed with Araldite overnight.

Use the templates from the PDF to locate the sensors.

And drill pilot holes.

Using the hole saw, I placed tape over the painted area, sat the stationary saw against the tape so that the drill was perpendicular to the plastic face and started the drill from there. This means the sensor bezel will sit flush to the bumper.

Trial fitment before moving on to the other sensors.

Clean up the swarf with sandpaper.

Using a pick to pull the rubber stoppers through to the backside of the bumper.

The sensors are marked 'UP' to indicate direction. Due to the height of the RAV4 bumper compared to other vehicles, I've mounted mine upside down to give coverage below the sensor body axis. If I want to rotate them 90 (corners) or 180 degrees (cnetres) to tune them I can do so after the bumpers are back on the car since the sensor bezel is not keyed.

(Optional) I marked and drilled a pilot for the switch.

20mm Hole saw.

I put a small hole in the display to make it more secure from vibration and in the rear door trim to allow a bottom exit cable.

In the car I located and soldered on the GND and reverse bulb line (Red/Yellow)(active high). The connections are offset on purpose.

Running the cables according to the PDF.

There is absolutely no slack for the sensor nearest the fog light. If they ever fail, it will be necessary to cut and solder connectors onto the coax, rather than unwire the door sensor all the way back to the module. I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. Cable looks like RG174.

You may notice I took the opportunity to add some sound deadening I had lying about.

[Joylove]

Almost done.

This is the point I am at now, just waiting for my 16mm grommet and amalgamating tape to waterproof the connections through the rear door. Thsi is the point the beeper tone goes solid. The upside down sensors do not detect the road, which is good for me.

[crofter]

Nice one Bob and thank you for your time and effort on this.

As the saying goes a picture paints a thousand words but your words help also

Del

[Big Kev]

Nice one Bob and thank you for your time and effort on this.

As the saying goes a picture paints a thousand words but your words help also

Del

Ditto Del with bells on, Bob.....beyond my confidence level in all honesty though. I am currently trying to bribe an ex. Rav driving member to fit my official Toyota ones (asking the price will get ye a Glesga Kiss....)who keeps begging me to let him work on one of our two up here. Makes ye wonder why he got rid of his.....?

Fearty Kev

[firemac]

Nice one Bob and thank you for your time and effort on this.

As the saying goes a picture paints a thousand words but your words help also

Del

Ditto Del with bells on, Bob.....beyond my confidence level in all honesty though. I am currently trying to bribe an ex. Rav driving member to fit my official Toyota ones (asking the price will get ye a Glesga Kiss....)who keeps begging me to let him work on one of our two up here. Makes ye wonder why he got rid of his.....?

Fearty Kev

Nice one. Bob. I'll hang onto this thread as my better half keeps threatening to pinch my three-door & as hers (5 door) has Mr.T's PDC's she's bound to overlook their omission on mine - with the expected consequences......

As a matter of interest what was the elapsed time for the whole job (assuming that the trim clips hadn't needed repair)?

[Joylove]

As a matter of interest what was the elapsed time for the whole job (assuming that the trim clips hadn't needed repair)?

The drilling requires a certain confidence because you don't want to get it wrong, it would be expensie to replace and paint anything. I taped mine up with the templates and looked at them across the living room for a couple of days.

Using aftermarket sensors I did a bit of testing to see if the proximity of the protruding spare wheel cover would be an issue with the 2nd and 3rd sensor.

Assuming you had all the bits and bobs and the templates, and could premake the switch (optional) and were able to bring the bumpers inside for drilling at night (winter), you could get it done in a dry weekend.

In retrospect I would recommend trying to find a kit with connectors at the sensor end for an extra fiver, especially if you aren't able to solder outside.

[firemac]

As a matter of interest what was the elapsed time for the whole job (assuming that the trim clips hadn't needed repair)?

The drilling requires a certain confidence because you don't want to get it wrong, it would be expensie to replace and paint anything. I taped mine up with the templates and looked at them across the living room for a couple of days.

Using aftermarket sensors I did a bit of testing to see if the proximity of the protruding spare wheel cover would be an issue with the 2nd and 3rd sensor.

Assuming you had all the bits and bobs and the templates, and could premake the switch (optional) and were able to bring the bumpers inside for drilling at night (winter), you could get it done in a dry weekend.

In retrospect I would recommend trying to find a kit with connectors at the sensor end for an extra fiver, especially if you aren't able to solder outside.

Many thanks, Bob. The add'l caveats are very useful.

Jim

[anchorman]

Insurance premiums on wheelie bins has gone out of the roof in the village of Scotland.

A lot of work gone into this post - it has to be pinned.

[Big Kev]

Insurance premiums on wheelie bins has gone out of the roof in the village of Scotland.

A lot of work gone into this post - it has to be pinned.

AW GEEZABREAK, MIN......

:shutit:

[Paulus17]

Great WIP Bob

How much would a job like this cost if the garage was to do it,any ideas,as i wouldn't mind these fitted to our Rav?

[Joylove]

Great WIP Bob

How much would a job like this cost if the garage was to do it,any ideas,as i wouldn't mind these fitted to our Rav?

Phew good question. I reckon Mr T would turn his nose up at an aftermarket kit, so you'd probably have to go to an aftermaket stereo shop or a good mechanic. I reckon 4-5 hours labour from a pro, maybe £200-250?

If course I would worry about the hash job some places (especially aftermarket stereo places) would make on the bits you can't see like the wiring, the trim clips or the time spent checking the templates were spaced correctly in accordance with the PDF

[Paulus17]

Great WIP Bob

How much would a job like this cost if the garage was to do it,any ideas,as i wouldn't mind these fitted to our Rav?

Phew good question. I reckon Mr T would turn his nose up at an aftermarket kit, so you'd probably have to go to an aftermaket stereo shop or a good mechanic. I reckon 4-5 hours labour from a pro, maybe £200-250?

If course I would worry about the hash job some places (especially aftermarket stereo places) would make on the bits you can't see like the wiring, the trim clips or the time spent checking the templates were spaced correctly in accordance with the PDF

Cheers Bob.

Can you set the sensors so it is the rear spare wheel which is giving the distance,or is it to the bumper?

[Joylove]

Cheers Bob.

Can you set the sensors so it is the rear spare wheel which is giving the distance,or is it to the bumper?

In theory yes as the spare wheel was bothering me too I took some time to research this, there is a calibration interface jig, but it's $100 from Fumitshu. (nice round number...)

In practice the beeper is wailing a solid tone a good 20cm-40cm before the rear wheel is close to an obstacle.

[Big Kev]

Great WIP Bob

How much would a job like this cost if the garage was to do it,any ideas,as i wouldn't mind these fitted to our Rav?

Recently bought official Toyota kit for wife's 3 door, Paul. Came in at just over £200.00, and I can hear Boab McJoylove quite rightly laughing in the background.... :shutit:

Still to fit / have fitted, but will bribe recent Rav purchaser with curries and malt whisky....works every time, but this time the whisky comes AFTER the job....my SR180 much safer car to reverse now, something I admit to being woeful at.

Big Kev

[Paulus17]

Thanks for that Bob/Kev

I see why you DIY Bob

We won't be paying those sort of prices for the sensors for this car.

Looks like i will have to keep jumping out and watching her back up

[firemac]

Thanks for that Bob/Kev

I see why you DIY Bob

We won't be paying those sort of prices for the sensors for this car.

Looks like i will have to keep jumping out and watching her back up

No, no, Paul. In this weather you should just climb into the boot & watch through the back window. Much warmer/drier.

[The Striding Man]

Thanks for this excellent guide to fitting the proximity sensors Bob. I noticed when looking at Rav4's recently that a couple of them had damaged spare wheel covers. This will be on my to do list.

Cheers.

[Paulus17]

Thanks for that Bob/Kev

I see why you DIY Bob

We won't be paying those sort of prices for the sensors for this car.

Looks like i will have to keep jumping out and watching her back up

No, no, Paul. In this weather you should just climb into the boot & watch through the back window. Much warmer/drier.

Great idea Jim :D

[iiyama]

Just got hold of an XTR which has rear sensors fitted, (OEM). Is it possile to splice front sensors into this system> Would there be plugs in the existing loom for front sensors? Were they an option on the XTR at all? (O7 Plate)

[ALake]

Nice job, and what an excellent writeup!