So I had the unfortunate luck of hitting tire debris on Friday morning driving down the freeway, and the rubber chunk the size of a golf ball hit my bumper just to the left of my front passenger side parking sensor. I immediate was warned by the system on my dash that the sensor was obstructed or needed to be cleaned. After reaching the new Carlsbad, CA service center near my office, I parked my car and saw that the parking sensor was pushed in, with the sensor and sensor bracket both intact but hanging inside the bumper. My warranty had just lapsed as I surpassed 50k miles, but the service center said the repair wouldn’t be covered anyway. They couldn’t accommodate my same day drive-in understandably. So they scheduled me for 3/10.
Well, being the impatient person I am and not wanting to drive my family around with the parking sensors and assists disabled, I searched online for previous repair resources and guides.
I couldn’t really find on the parking sensor fix however there are a few good YouTube video detailing the frunk and bumper removal.
Long story short, you don’t need to remove the front bumper to replace/reseat the right front (closer to the license plate) by removing the frunk and then reaching in a triangular opening to reach the sensor.
It’s actually easier to remove the sensor from the harness and then repair the bracket with strong double-sided adhesive or a permanent epoxy glue. Once the bracket and sensor are snuggly put back, plugging in the harness is a simple click. Granted, you’ll be doing some of the work without being able to visually see what you are doing, but the process is simple and only takes all of 30 minutes to repair.
I probably saved at least $175 labor charge and possibly some other bogus up sell for a new sensor, so I am pretty happy that I was able to do it within a very short amount of time, and with a 10mm socket wrench and some really strong double sided tape. If I see it coming off, I will use the epoxy glue next time. Since my warranty is done, it seemed like a simple fix for anyone to do
Well, being the impatient person I am and not wanting to drive my family around with the parking sensors and assists disabled, I searched online for previous repair resources and guides.
I couldn’t really find on the parking sensor fix however there are a few good YouTube video detailing the frunk and bumper removal.
Long story short, you don’t need to remove the front bumper to replace/reseat the right front (closer to the license plate) by removing the frunk and then reaching in a triangular opening to reach the sensor.
It’s actually easier to remove the sensor from the harness and then repair the bracket with strong double-sided adhesive or a permanent epoxy glue. Once the bracket and sensor are snuggly put back, plugging in the harness is a simple click. Granted, you’ll be doing some of the work without being able to visually see what you are doing, but the process is simple and only takes all of 30 minutes to repair.
I probably saved at least $175 labor charge and possibly some other bogus up sell for a new sensor, so I am pretty happy that I was able to do it within a very short amount of time, and with a 10mm socket wrench and some really strong double sided tape. If I see it coming off, I will use the epoxy glue next time. Since my warranty is done, it seemed like a simple fix for anyone to do