AndyC_67 Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 (edited) Hi I have a 2004 330ci convertible. It has the M Sport bumpers etc. One of the rear parking sensors is faulty. I scanned to see which one is faulty and it's the outer drivers side. When I select reverse there is a constant beep...even with nothing behind. The scan tool shows this one going full on straight away. (Odd as all 4 tick as they should). Anyway my question is whether or not they are removable without removing the whole bumper assembly? Any ideas? Thanks Edited February 27, 2018 by AndyC_67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasa Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 9 hours ago, AndyC_67 said: Hi I have a 2004 330ci convertible. It has the M Sport bumpers etc. One of the rear parking sensors is faulty. I scanned to see which one is faulty and it's the outer drivers side. When I select reverse there is a constant beep...even with nothing behind. The scan tool shows this one going full on straight away. (Odd as all 4 tick as they should). Anyway my question is whether or not they are removable without removing the whole bumper assembly? Any ideas? Thanks yep,they are.. you have to revove the plastic trim on the bumper,,just be careful when doing it,the little bend bit feels hard to renove but it will pop off..same with the rear straight bit.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avalaugh Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 With M-Sport bumper you have to remove complete bumper, it really is a very easy job, 5 minutes.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC_67 Posted February 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 Yeah I had a feeling the whole thing would need to come off as they are direct in bumper rather than in a piece of trim. Do you know of any good guides how to do this....or should I just not be lazy and Google it myself??!! Thanks my friend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasa Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 3 hours ago, avalaugh said: With M-Sport bumper you have to remove complete bumper, it really is a very easy job, 5 minutes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk must be different on the m sport saloon as its only the trim needed to get at them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, rasa said: must be different on the m sport saloon as its only the trim needed to get at them. It is.. Saloon/Touring had the black trim around the whole car. Coupe/Vert doesn't. It's a bumper off job on them unless it's SE - then I think it's built into the bottom diffuser type piece and I think you can reach up into it? Or remove it? Not sure.. Edited February 28, 2018 by momo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasyE Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 On 28/02/2018 at 13:41, rasa said: must be different on the m sport saloon as its only the trim needed to get at them. Sorry for replying to an old post. Mine are trim sensors, but can't remove them even with trim taken off. No access from inside the boot and no access from underneath. Is it a bumper off job or am I being daft? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 3 hours ago, EasyE said: Sorry for replying to an old post. Mine are trim sensors, but can't remove them even with trim taken off. No access from inside the boot and no access from underneath. Is it a bumper off job or am I being daft? Is yours a saloon? If so it'll have black trim, you have to remove that to get the sensors off. Start at the corner where it wraps around the side.. The trim just pulls off. You'll need a covered screwdriver or a trim removal tool to start it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasyE Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Yeah mine is the saloon. I got the trim off successfully but not sure how to remove the sensors. One tip was pulled off with the trim. All 4 are knackered. Are they meant to pull out? Is there no clip to undo? My last E46 was a 2001 320 and the sensors were in lower diffuser and really easy to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 18 hours ago, EasyE said: Yeah mine is the saloon. I got the trim off successfully but not sure how to remove the sensors. One tip was pulled off with the trim. All 4 are knackered. Are they meant to pull out? Is there no clip to undo? My last E46 was a 2001 320 and the sensors were in lower diffuser and really easy to do. It's been so long since I did it, I think it's a twist click fitting EasyE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 On 01/10/2020 at 20:47, EasyE said: Yeah mine is the saloon. I got the trim off successfully but not sure how to remove the sensors. One tip was pulled off with the trim. All 4 are knackered. Are they meant to pull out? Is there no clip to undo? My last E46 was a 2001 320 and the sensors were in lower diffuser and really easy to do. Sorry, just checked on a pic - they've got tabs on either side, so you'll have to use a little screwdriver to remove the sensor from the trim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasyE Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 6 hours ago, momo said: Sorry, just checked on a pic - they've got tabs on either side, so you'll have to use a little screwdriver to remove the sensor from the trim. Cheers. Can you post the pic somi know what I am looking for. Seem to be quite a few varients of parking sensor location and type. Help is much appreciated, Thanks momo! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 Those.. I think there might be a 3rd from the looks of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...