Retro-fitting parking sensors : 2001 Estate

**randall977** · 02-04-2007,04:09 PM

This isn't as bad as it sounds - honest! I bought a very cheap 4 sensor kit off eBay (very sucessfully fitted to my A3 in the past) however I soon realised there was a problem with these sensors and the estate... My intention had been to carefully measure and cut the sensors into the lower rear bumper and then plug the rest in (easy). However the lower rear bumper curves much more than other VW's of this era meaning the sensors would point down at 45 degrees - no good at all. I certainly wasn't going to put them in the upper part of the bumper - what a bodge! I phoned VW today and ordered the lower rear bumper with sensors built in - increadibly it was only £39 - bargain! So I'm hoping to join the VW sensors into the cheapy eBay kit - cutting and soldering wires if necessary.

has anyone done this kind of thing before on the Passat estate - any tips?

**Lex Luthor** · 02-04-2007,04:23 PM

Can you post a photo or two ?

**randall977** · 02-04-2007,05:53 PM

I will post photos after I get started on fitting etc - hopefully illustrating how to upgrade for £40 - I hope!

**Carps** · 03-04-2007,05:19 PM

I did this recently. Lower bumper part and sensor kit for <£80 ;-)

The bumper part simply unclips. The sensors wire in to the reversing light. Easy as pie.

The £39 for the bumper part does *not* include sensors as per original post - it only includes the holes amounts for sensors. Any 22mm sensors will fit it...