aftermarket pdc that fit in oem bumper holes?
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I am in the market for an oem mtech kit but it looks like we cant get em no more without the pdc option so to cover those holes I was thinking of getting an aftermarket pdc system that fill em and actually would help avoiding scratches. thanks
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I haven't heard of any aftermarket sensors that will fit. You may be better off checking if the body shop you are using can fill in the holes. Good luck.
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Why not just measure the diameter of the holes and then find an aftermarket replacement that is same or larger. You can always open up the holes with a file or unibit as necessary. Can't go smaller but going slightly larger if necessary would be easy.
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If you cannot get your body shop to fill them before paint there is a lot cheaper way to fill them without buying sensors that arent going to work anyways. I too have an mtech kit with pdc but my car does not have pdc so I tried everything to fill the holes. I found that the clear top of an Armorall bottle is the exact perfect shape and size to plug the hole. I literally painted the top to match and shoved it in the hole and its been fine for months and looks just like a sensor is in there
Armorall bottle like this
Armorall bottle like this
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If you cannot get your body shop to fill them before paint there is a lot cheaper way to fill them without buying sensors that arent going to work anyways. I too have an mtech kit with pdc but my car does not have pdc so I tried everything to fill the holes. I found that the clear top of an Armorall bottle is the exact perfect shape and size to plug the hole. I literally painted the top to match and shoved it in the hole and its been fine for months and looks just like a sensor is in there
Armorall bottle like this
Armorall bottle like this
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If you cannot get your body shop to fill them before paint there is a lot cheaper way to fill them without buying sensors that arent going to work anyways. I too have an mtech kit with pdc but my car does not have pdc so I tried everything to fill the holes. I found that the clear top of an Armorall bottle is the exact perfect shape and size to plug the hole. I literally painted the top to match and shoved it in the hole and its been fine for months and looks just like a sensor is in there
Armorall bottle like this
Armorall bottle like this
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If you cannot get your body shop to fill them before paint there is a lot cheaper way to fill them without buying sensors that arent going to work anyways. I too have an mtech kit with pdc but my car does not have pdc so I tried everything to fill the holes. I found that the clear top of an Armorall bottle is the exact perfect shape and size to plug the hole. I literally painted the top to match and shoved it in the hole and its been fine for months and looks just like a sensor is in there
Armorall bottle like this
Armorall bottle like this
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