B6 S4; need to repaint rear bumper, can I retrofit sensors?

[TonyHetherington]

Afternoon all

Some has damaged my bumper (while parked, and totally unbeknown to me). Obviously they've not owned up, that would be far too honourable a thing to do.

Anyway, it will need a full respray. Am I able / what's the cost / how do I do it to retrofit parking sensors at the same time? I have the RNS-E head unit if that matters.

I was considering doing the rear camera from a Q7, which is fairly straight forward, but thought I'd investigate this route?

Thanks
Tony

[marctwo]

Bad luck. Happened to me a few months back but I don't think I'll bother with a respray, the dirt hides it reasonbly well

I don't know about a camera but I have a retrofitted parking sensor system with a display hidden in the ash tray showing distance and direction. I didn't fit it though so I don't know which system it is.

[TonyHetherington]

Oh it's driven me nuts; first someone scratched my bonnet (down to the aluminium) - looks like a van driver parked in front of it and unloaded. Then it looks like a cars parked up to my rear bumper and scratched right along it - massive gouge out of it. This is all only a few months after having it detailed. Gutted is not the word.

BUT...it's really really annoying me and I just have to get it done.

Regarding your beeper system; I think I installed something similar in a Lexus I had. Do the sensors sit proud in the bumper, or are they flush?

[Dr G]

The only completely flush install would be genuine Audi sensors, I have no idea how involved fitting these would be.

When we install them we use the same Cobra kit the main dealers do as the cost/time involved for genuine bits is a hell of a lot more.

[TonyHetherington]

Ah ok that's interesting - thanks, I'll look into them!

[TonyHetherington]

Does anyone have any experience of these "no holes" systems, like this one?

http://www.parkingdynamics.co.uk/Vehicle-Sensors/A...

[Escort2dr]

Audi do a retrofit kit - think it is listed on their website.

[Dilligaf10]

You do know that rear parking sensors don't stop people backing into you, don't you?

[Dr G]

TonyHetherington said:

Does anyone have any experience of these "no holes" systems, like this one?

http://www.parkingdynamics.co.uk/Vehicle-Sensors/A...

The importer sent us a kit to try, we sent it back.

[TonyHetherington]

As much info as I need: thanks

[TonyHetherington]

Escort2dr said:

Audi do a retrofit kit - think it is listed on their website.

Just seen that: I'll certainly ring them and get a price! Thanks

[TonyHetherington]

Dilligaf10 said:

You do know that rear parking sensors don't stop people backing into you, don't you?

Annoyingly yes, but I thought as I'm getting the bumper done I may as well upgrade at the same time

[TonyHetherington]

marctwo said:

I don't know about a camera but I have a retrofitted parking sensor system with a display hidden in the ash tray showing distance and direction. I didn't fit it though so I don't know which system it is.

Marc, do you happen to gave pictures of both the dash display and also the sensors themselves i could trouble you for?