I have a Y reg Toyota Avensis with fairly flush fitting bumpers and Ineed to fit parking sensors. The bumpers are the best place I think.I want to do this myself as the installers are failry expensive nearme, but I don't know what's involved. The wife has already cost me=A3500 in damage to other cars by reversing into them so I'm trying tosave money on the install. If anyone has fitted these to a similar carcan you tell me how you did it please? I think I have to remove therear bumper, drill the four holes for the sensors, and perhaps drill ahole into the car body to the boot space for the cables too, and that'sthe bit that's scaring me. I don't want the stick on ones as there'sstill no obvious way to get the cables into the boot.

So let me get this right...You haven't a clue how to remove the bumper and then even if you did you're scared of drilling holes in the car. If you cock up the bumper bit it'll cost you shedloads to get the mess put right.Unless they're charging over £100 let them do it.

I have a Y reg Toyota Avensis with fairly flush fitting bumpers and Ineed to fit parking sensors. The bumpers are the best place I think.I want to do this myself as the installers are failry expensive nearme, but I don't know what's involved. The wife has already cost me£500 in damage to other cars by reversing into them so I'm trying tosave money on the install. If anyone has fitted these to a similar carcan you tell me how you did it please? I think I have to remove therear bumper, drill the four holes for the sensors, and perhaps drill ahole into the car body to the boot space for the cables too, and that'sthe bit that's scaring me. I don't want the stick on ones as there'sstill no obvious way to get the cables into the boot.I put a tow bar on one and found somewhere quite easily to put the wire through (I don't remember drilling it), the bumper is quite easy to remove as well

How to parking sensors?

Feb 15, 2005 24 Replies

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Guy King 21 years ago

The message from "Carl Bowman" contains these words:

D'yer know - he got really upset after that by people who took him seriously - just like Warren Mitchell gets cross at people who can't see that Alf Garnett is a parody and a warning, not a role model!

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mrcheerful 21 years ago

I put a tow bar on one and found somewhere quite easily to put the wire through (I don't remember drilling it), the bumper is quite easy to remove as well

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kenord 21 years ago

Can you remember where you put the wires through? Is there an access point in the wheel well or under the boot anywhere?

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Heds 21 years ago

Could you not just fit a towbar and then not worry about "your" bumpers.

kidding.

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mrcheerful 21 years ago

Can you remember where you put the wires through? Is there an access point in the wheel well or under the boot anywhere?

Digging through the memory banks I did drill a hole and paint it and use a grommet (behind the bumper IIRC

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