Yet another very helpful video from Tom and not just for the headline subject

[Les burrows]

Lots of information about the way the MG4 is screwed together in this video from Tom.
Les.

 

[Ian Key]

Thanks Les for posting that.
I think the MG4 pedestrian warning sound needs to be a bit harsher. I don't think it stands out enough from the ambient background sounds.

 

[Macadoodle]

The pedestrian sound generator is accessed by taking the drivers side wheel arch liner off, noticed it when I was spraying waxoyl around the inner wings.
Considering the high pitched chirping that comes from the AC compressor I'm not sure that the 4 actually needs a warning noise

 

[Rolfe]

I actually had no idea that the car produced an artificial sound! I did see a couple of pedestrians start and turn my way as I negotiated the main street in the village at well under the 20 mph limit, and my passenger said, that's the difficulty with these cars, people don't hear you coming. But the fact is, they did hear me, even though I didn't sound like an ICE car. Without that PSG presumably they might not have heard me at all. (Jibes about the compressor notwithstanding.)

 

[Ian Key]

I found Deep Purple at full volume helps pedestrians know I'm there. Other heavy rock has a similar effect ?

 

[tsedge]

I found Deep Purple at full volume helps pedestrians know I'm there. Other heavy rock has a similar effect ?

You could always wire the PSG speaker to your stereo.

 

[OJEastwood]

Thanks Les for posting that.
I think the MG4 pedestrian warning sound needs to be a bit harsher. I don't think it stands out enough from the ambient background sounds.

Agreed - the pedestrian warning sound definitely needs to be louder. There haven't been any near misses, or anything like that, but there a few have been a few occasions where I've been stuck behind completely obvious to my presence, despite being in pretty quiet surroundings.

There's a Toyota hybrid a few doors down from us and the PSG is really obvious and works a charm

 

[Rolfe]

I've noticed people turning round, seeing my car there, and pasting an absolutely stupid look of utter surprise on their faces. I think they turned round because they heard something, but they did not expect that something to be a thumping great motor-car.

 

[OJEastwood]

I've noticed people turning round, seeing my car there, and pasting an absolutely stupid look of utter surprise on their faces. I think they turned round because they heard something, but they did not expect that something to be a thumping great motor-car.

Pretty much the same as has happened to me. They look around, do a little double take and jump out of their skin a little bit

 

[CarlMG4]

I've had a few occasions where people have been totally oblivious to the fact that there's a big Grey metal box on wheels approaching them, or already on the road when they step out in front of me.

But then again, some people would be oblivious to a double decker bus with a 12 Litre Diesel engine chugging toward them as they are too busy with their nose glued to their phones like zombies.

 

[Rolfe]

Pretty much the same as has happened to me. They look around, do a little double take and jump out of their skin a little bit

It's actually quite funny when I've seen them and I'm obviously deliberately hanging back to let them get on with whatever they're doing. I give them a smile and a friendly wave.

Not so funny if I was actually bearing down on them though.

I've noticed that I'm starting to do the kerb drill we were all taught at school, rather than just pricking an ear up. LOOK right, LOOK left, LOOK right again. If all is clear, quick march! (Yes they made us chant that in primary school in the 1950s. I still nearly got flattened outside my house on the A71.)

 

[Ian Key]

I've noticed that I'm starting to do the kerb drill we were all taught at school, rather than just pricking an ear up. LOOK right, LOOK left, LOOK right again. If all is clear, quick march! (Yes they made us chant that in primary school in the 1950s.

We had the Tufty Club at school which also drilled into us LOOK right, LOOK left, LOOK right again. If all is clear, quick march! And we got a handkerchief with it on.

 

[Rolfe]

Oh, I'd forgotten about Tufty! He was cute!

 

[Tig170]

He's back with a dash cam install (bit of an epic) !