Replacing Parking Sensors

[Andy JB]

So A4 B7 Saloon i have an intermittent fault when in reverse i get the solid beep indicating one has failed. All seem to be clicking when i check them individually, but its only going to be a matter of time......

Question is how difficult are these to replace - the dealers/specialists want nearly £200 to replace one, whereas i'm okay with a spanner & the 'OE' ones seem to sell for £20 on the bay rather than £100 from an indy and they don't look complicated to fit or spray - am i missing something here - has anyone done them ?

[Dr G]

80 ish quid for the sensor, 50 to paint in, 1-1.5 hours labour. Not a difficult job by any stretch.

If you're careful they can often be replace by undoing the bumper and sliding a hand in rather than removing it completely. Depends which sensor and which car.

[andye30m3]

one of the £15 ebay ones arrived on my desk this morning,

not sure when I'm going to get a chance to fit it but will reply to here if you like, let you know how it goes.