subject: How to Replace the Parking Sensor [print this page] Car parking sensors give notice to you with a beeping voice how far away you are from a wall or obstacles while you are driving ot parking, normaly in reversing. Replacing a parking sensor on a automobile is straight forward but whiny as you must remove the bumper of your automobile. As long as you Use the proper tools for taking your bumper--a torque wrench & an 8mm socket--you can replace the sensor of your automobile in one afernoon. You may prepare the tools as below: * Blanket or sheet * 8mm socket or Torx 50 gizmo * Torque Wrench * Replacement parking sensor kit * Duct Tape * Screwdriver 1. Taking away the fasteners inside the rear wheel wells. There's three fasteners on each side, which you can access by pulling off a plastic liner inside the wheel well. It will be dirty, so have a rag & soap near by. 2. Loosening the bumper cover from the lower quarter panel by pressing down a clip that holds the three together. On pre-2001 models, you'll must remove one screw in addition to the clip. 3. Taking off the bumper trim by pulling on it. 4. Removing the three 8mm or Torx bolts that hold the bumper cover to the bumper. Use an 8mm socket or Torx 50 gizmo on the torque wrench to remove them. 5. Pulling on the bumper, but don't loosen it as your parking sensor wires may be connected. If so, disconnect these & lay the bumper on a blanket nearby. Putting the bumper directly on the ground, on pavement, will scratch it. 6. Removing the parts of the elderly parking sensors: the power supply, display, wires, display panel, & sensors. The sensors ought to be connected to the bumper with tape. As you remove the elderly sensors, note their placement so you can place the new sensors in the right spot. Make sure the power supply to the sensors is turned off when you remove it so that you don't get shocked when taking out the wires. The wires will be fed through a hole in the rear of the automobile that the rear lights' wires are also fed through. Make sure when you remove these wires you do so carefully, so you don't damage the wires for the lights. 7. Taping the new sensors where the elderly sensors were on the inside of the bumper. Feed the wires of the sensors through the holes in the automobile as the earlier wires were fed through, only if you are using a wireless system, in which case there's no wires to be fed to the control panel. In such a case, make sure the antenna is connected to the bumper according to the manufacturer's instructions. Otherwise, you would require a friend's help to feed the wires through the body of the automobile, since you require to reposition the bumper. Though the bumper's only about 20 lbs., it will be more simpler to attach to the automobile with a friend's help. 8. Attach the wires of the new system to the power supply in the back of the automobile. This power supply also powers the rear lights & ought to be what the earlier parking sensor system used. The parking sensor kit ought to come with wire nuts to tie the new wires to the power supply. 9. Check the new sensor system according to the manufacturer's instructions. 10. Reattach the bolts, clips, trim & fasteners that had held the bumper in place. In the event you are not confident to replace the elderly parking sensor kitsyourself, you may drive to the automobile care middle .They would help you get it out & replace a brand spanking new for you.
