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Old 05-06-2009, 09:29 AM   #31
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do you rocket scientist mean these?

eerily simalar
My truck has them (and they've saved a few compact cars in parking lots), I was giving you shit about knowing knowing what they're called. Why would they put a "back-up sensor" in the center of the front bumper?
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Old 05-06-2009, 09:35 AM   #32
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My truck has them (and they've saved a few compact cars in parking lots), I was giving you shit about knowing knowing what they're called. Why would they put a "back-up sensor" in the center of the front bumper?
On the minivan that's a hole for the front license plate bracket not a sensor.
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Old 05-06-2009, 09:37 AM   #33
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in the center yes... not on the corner
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Old 05-06-2009, 09:37 AM   #34
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in the center yes... not on the corner
Of course.. He said center.
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Old 05-06-2009, 09:41 AM   #35
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Of course.. He said center.
think he was referring to the Toyota when he said center as you can see another set right near the license plate...
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think he was referring to the Toyota when he said center as you can see another set right near the license plate...
Oh yeah. Not sure why they need those, but that hood is pretty long and you may not be able to see over the hood very well. I wouldn't want them on my front bumper.
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yeah.. I'd... never had an issue knowing where the ends of my vehicle was...

be nice on a rental that you're not familiar with... but on my personal vehicle... I know how close I can get... and it's much closer than those sensors will allow before they go apeshit
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think he was referring to the Toyota when he said center as you can see another set right near the license plate...
Exactly.
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Old 05-06-2009, 10:50 AM   #39
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Oh yeah. Not sure why they need those, but that hood is pretty long and you may not be able to see over the hood very well. I wouldn't want them on my front bumper.
They are an option on pretty much any luxury car over $50k now. Most of these cars have one piece plastic bumpers that tend to cost $1k+ to replace and can barely withstand a mouse fart. The general public also doesn't have the ability to not hit shit all the time. It still doesn't stop others from using your car as a bump stop when parallel parking.
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They are an option on pretty much any luxury car over $50k now. Most of these cars have one piece plastic bumpers that tend to cost $1k+ to replace and can barely withstand a mouse fart. The general public also doesn't have the ability to not hit shit all the time. It still doesn't stop others from using your car as a bump stop when parallel parking.
The bumper on my Maxima is 1 piece and was about $600 to replace with no sensors in it and it isn't much more durable that that.
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