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Old 07-25-07, 05:22 PM
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Hi guys,

Sad to say, I rear-ended a camry(I'm sorry Toyota!) yesterday. Not much damage on the bumper except for scraped paint. I'm in no hurry to fix it since I have enough rock chips from highway driving.

The only thing I found broken was the white hook that holds the sensor in place. Dealership said I have to pay $30 CAD for the sensor itself with the hook. Any alternatives?

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Old 07-25-07, 05:34 PM
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If only the holder is broken, can't you just Zip tie it?
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Maybe superglue it with some extra pieces of plastic.
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Use duct tape ;-)
Mine was also broken, I used two nylon zip ties.
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um so i have the same thing still hanging from when i rear ended someone. things in my car havent changed. haha, it's been like 6 months now...so i couldnt tell you if it really even did anything haha...but yea, its still hanging right about that rock climber gaurd thing there hahaha
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I'm not totally worried about the sensor at all, it's not in the hundreds of dollars to replace. The only thing I'm worried is the two wires. I don't want that to suddenly break on me, then even a new sensor would not fix the problem anymore.

I currently have it tied up to the left plastic arm in the bumper with velcro as I can't find a way to put the zip ties around the metal beam there(sorry for the poor description, quite tired already)
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