Parking sensors & Full aero
11-11-14, 07:51 AM
#1
Parking sensors & Full aero
This may be a dumb question, but I wasn't able to search for an answer.
For those running aftermarket JDM bumpers, what do you do with your parking sensors (if your car was equipped with them)? I figure the body shop/painter should be able to transfer them over or fab something up, but I never see that from the builds on here.
Thoughts?
For those running aftermarket JDM bumpers, what do you do with your parking sensors (if your car was equipped with them)? I figure the body shop/painter should be able to transfer them over or fab something up, but I never see that from the builds on here.
Thoughts?
11-12-14, 09:32 AM
#2
This may be a dumb question, but I wasn't able to search for an answer.
For those running aftermarket JDM bumpers, what do you do with your parking sensors (if your car was equipped with them)? I figure the body shop/painter should be able to transfer them over or fab something up, but I never see that from the builds on here.
Thoughts?
For those running aftermarket JDM bumpers, what do you do with your parking sensors (if your car was equipped with them)? I figure the body shop/painter should be able to transfer them over or fab something up, but I never see that from the builds on here.
Thoughts?
Seeing your other thread, you wanted to order a Black Pearl bumper - the aggressiveness of the bumper makes it seem like the parking sensors would be complicated to deal with, but it definitely can be done.
11-12-14, 10:21 AM
#3
What I did was have them swapped over. Ultimately it really depends on what you want to do - the parking sensors are all wired together behind the bumper and can seamlessly be transferred over to an aftermarket bumper fairly easily.
Seeing your other thread, you wanted to order a Black Pearl bumper - the aggressiveness of the bumper makes it seem like the parking sensors would be complicated to deal with, but it definitely can be done.
Seeing your other thread, you wanted to order a Black Pearl bumper - the aggressiveness of the bumper makes it seem like the parking sensors would be complicated to deal with, but it definitely can be done.
11-12-14, 04:43 PM
#4
Just putting it out there but depending on the bumper and where the sensors end up positioned you may end up with some problems. Seeing as the sensors are very sensitive 
they pick up minute objects/protrusions close by. If there is a part of the aero that sticks out around where the sensor is mounted it may constantly be beeping and render the sensor useless. Ive experience some what the effects of this due to the repositioning of my sensors on my K-Break kit.
they pick up minute objects/protrusions close by. If there is a part of the aero that sticks out around where the sensor is mounted it may constantly be beeping and render the sensor useless. Ive experience some what the effects of this due to the repositioning of my sensors on my K-Break kit.
11-12-14, 04:47 PM
#5
Just putting it out there but depending on the bumper and where the sensors end up positioned you may end up with some problems. Seeing as the sensors are very sensitive they pick up minute objects/protrusions close by. If there is a part of the aero that sticks out around where the sensor is mounted it may constantly be beeping and render the sensor useless. Ive experience some what the effects of this due to the repositioning of my sensors on my K-Break kit.
they pick up minute objects/protrusions close by. If there is a part of the aero that sticks out around where the sensor is mounted it may constantly be beeping and render the sensor useless. Ive experience some what the effects of this due to the repositioning of my sensors on my K-Break kit.
02-02-15, 10:34 AM
#7
I think it depends a lot on the kit. As the other member mentioned, BP is very aggressive so it may be hard to align the sensors properly so they retain their functionality.
But at the end of the day, I'm sure it can be done.
But at the end of the day, I'm sure it can be done.
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03-02-15, 12:04 PM
#9
I dont know how you would glue it onto the bakc of the bumper. The sensor slips through a hole in the bumper and is held in place with a retaining clip from the back. You would need to cut a similar D shaped hole or I guess you could just drill a hole and stick it through. Although with the D shaped hole you wont have to worry about the sensor spinning in the bumper. Not sure if that makes a difference. I cut all my holes to match the factory bumper when I did my kit.
03-02-15, 12:14 PM
#10
I dont know how you would glue it onto the bakc of the bumper. The sensor slips through a hole in the bumper and is held in place with a retaining clip from the back. You would need to cut a similar D shaped hole or I guess you could just drill a hole and stick it through. Although with the D shaped hole you wont have to worry about the sensor spinning in the bumper. Not sure if that makes a difference. I cut all my holes to match the factory bumper when I did my kit.
My kit is gonna be worth around $6000 just to sit in front me before paint even.
Can these holes be really made perfect?
Do you have pics of your application?
03-02-15, 03:44 PM
#11
Sorry not sure what kind of pics you are referring to all I have is pics of my car. I never took pics in the process of installing sensors on bumper.
03-03-15, 04:51 PM
#15
I'm not sure I understand what you mean by red circle.
The sensor is all 1 piece besides the clip in the back that slips on after you put the sensor through the hole on the bumper. The sensors come prepainted AFAIK. I have not seen one for sale that was not already painted.
The sensor is all 1 piece besides the clip in the back that slips on after you put the sensor through the hole on the bumper. The sensors come prepainted AFAIK. I have not seen one for sale that was not already painted.