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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: p.beckwith on 17 July 2010, 17:22:34

Title: rear parking sensors where to drill
Post by: p.beckwith on 17 July 2010, 17:22:34

hi all

 ive  recentley purchased a kit for self install

 can anybody tell me how easy it actually is to drill rear bumper and at what height  ? measurment you would drill at ????

 what is actually inside the bumper  ??? metal ????  which i dont want to drill into     if theres any ?????
 i know of the small hole to get cables thru     just need above answering   please

  thanks  in advance       paul

Title: Re: rear parking sensors where to drill
Post by: VOYAGER on 17 July 2010, 17:59:51

I drilled the black plastic portion of the rear bumper of mine, since the licence plate took two inner sensors' place. If you will do the same, please note that all of the sensors should be perpendicular to the ground so that they can warn you on time. To do so, I noted the angle, glued them by using magic glue with the coolant spray and then spreaded black silicon over glue in terms of esthetic view. 8-) ;)

Title: Re: rear parking sensors where to drill
Post by: PhilRich on 17 July 2010, 22:26:23

Quote

hi all

 ive  recentley purchased a kit for self install

 can anybody tell me how easy it actually is to drill rear bumper and at what height  ? measurment you would drill at ????

 what is actually inside the bumper  ??? metal ????  which i dont want to drill into     if theres any ?????
 i know of the small hole to get cables thru     just need above answering   please

  thanks  in advance       paul

Try here  :y
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1172663578

Title: Re: rear parking sensors where to drill
Post by: sport on 18 July 2010, 23:03:47

My car is the face lift type estate i had to take the bumper off there is only foam and space bars so you have to take bumper off to drill the holes in the right place
put masking tape on so its easier to mark   

Title: Re: rear parking sensors where to drill
Post by: VXL V6 on 18 July 2010, 23:16:30

I replaced the bumper on my Elite Saloon (managed to find a brand new one that had been removed by a VX dealer to fit an Irmscher kit on delivery in the right colour). I measured them and copied onto the new one but unfortunately never took a note of the measurements.

The polystyrene impact panel on mine had been cut back to allow the sensors to fit, the cutting looked to be an afterthought!

Title: Re: rear parking sensors where to drill
Post by: feeutfo on 19 July 2010, 09:16:27

When drilling my irmscher, I placed th facelift bumper inside the new one and drilled through the original holes from the inside out. Need to account for the angle the drill goes through if you nwant to be really fussy, but it saved a lot of buggering about. I also found by drilling a practice hole that my inserts fell between sizes of hole cutter, so had to grind the teath off the outer edge with a bench grinder to get the correct fit.

However I can take some measurements if needed, pm me, as I still have the old bumper with holes.

Title: Re: rear parking sensors where to drill
Post by: unlucky alf on 19 July 2010, 10:23:28

ive got a facelift estate bumper here with the holes drilled, i`ll try & measure it later if you like :y

Title: Re: rear parking sensors where to drill
Post by: zirk on 19 July 2010, 12:03:55

Just to add, if its not a Vx Kit, before you start drilling anything, make sure the depth of the sensors aren't to deep, theres not much space behind the rear bumber and where there sensors need to be.

Chris.  :y