On my way back on a road trip this weekend, a truck in front of me kicked up (I think) a mudflap that was lying on the road. It smacked full on into the left side of my bumper and went under the left front tire at least.
Upon inspecting the damage (pics attached), it looks mostly cosmetic, except for the two ultrasonics on that side being punched in. Autopilot and everything works as expected (except for auto park and summon, since the ultrasonics think there's something in front of them from inside the bumper). I already scheduled a SC appointment, but it's two weeks away, and I'm wondering if anyone has dealt with a repair like this before.
The guy I spoke with on the phone said that if the brackets the sensors attach to are broken, then they'll have to replace the entire bumper, since it comes as just one piece from the factory (not a great repairability-design...) at a cost of ~$1k. They won't just re-attach the sensors with glue or something.I'm hoping they just need to pop them back in, but I'm not optimistic. Anyone dealt with this before?
Upon inspecting the damage (pics attached), it looks mostly cosmetic, except for the two ultrasonics on that side being punched in. Autopilot and everything works as expected (except for auto park and summon, since the ultrasonics think there's something in front of them from inside the bumper). I already scheduled a SC appointment, but it's two weeks away, and I'm wondering if anyone has dealt with a repair like this before.
The guy I spoke with on the phone said that if the brackets the sensors attach to are broken, then they'll have to replace the entire bumper, since it comes as just one piece from the factory (not a great repairability-design...) at a cost of ~$1k. They won't just re-attach the sensors with glue or something.I'm hoping they just need to pop them back in, but I'm not optimistic. Anyone dealt with this before?
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