Anyone else notice they changed the PDC sensors a little bit?
06-09-2009 | 06:23 AM
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I saw a new E60 on display recently and did a double-take when I saw the PDC sensors in the bumper.
It looks like BMW made a slight change to them. Not sure which version is better looking -- I suppose it's not that much of a difference but hey, I'm running out of things to talk about...
(Please excuse the crappy cell phone pics but that's all I had on me.)
Old style PDC sensor (photo from my 2008 LCI car):
New style PDC sensor (taken from a new 2009 MY car):
It looks like BMW made a slight change to them. Not sure which version is better looking -- I suppose it's not that much of a difference but hey, I'm running out of things to talk about...
(Please excuse the crappy cell phone pics but that's all I had on me.)
Old style PDC sensor (photo from my 2008 LCI car):
New style PDC sensor (taken from a new 2009 MY car):
06-09-2009 | 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Krozi' post='905289' date='Jun 9 2009, 10:26 AM
The second one looks like it's a lot easier to remove wax residue.
06-09-2009 | 06:59 AM
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It would be nice if they could make the whole bumper a transducer and eliminate any kind of hole in the bumper. Certainly a better design than the old ones.
06-09-2009 | 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='905320' date='Jun 9 2009, 10:57 AM
Yeah, it makes you question why so many concentric circles were used in the past...
06-09-2009 | 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Brit_in_NJ' post='905326' date='Jun 9 2009, 11:02 AM
Because PDC was an afterthought. Put a transducer in a housing then make a holder to hold the housing in the bumper...logical but not aesthetically pleasing.
I assumed the technology has simply been improved/refined and they were able to figure out how to make them without all the extra crap.
06-09-2009 | 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='905358' date='Jun 9 2009, 11:30 AM
You sure? I think I remember seeing a PDC unit removed from a bumper and all the concentric stuff was part of the PDC itself, not any mounting bracket or holder...
I assumed the technology has simply been improved/refined and they were able to figure out how to make them without all the extra crap.
I assumed the technology has simply been improved/refined and they were able to figure out how to make them without all the extra crap.
06-09-2009 | 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Brit_in_NJ' post='905364' date='Jun 9 2009, 11:33 AM
Hmm...I am sure I saw a bumper with PDC that had a bracket attached (accounting for two of the concentric circles) then I assumed the sensor itself clipped in having one last circle on the face of it.
06-10-2009 | 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='905287' date='Jun 9 2009, 08:23 AM
I saw a new E60 on display recently and did a double-take when I saw the PDC sensors in the bumper.
It looks like BMW made a slight change to them. Not sure which version is better looking -- I suppose it's not that much of a difference but hey, I'm running out of things to talk about...
(Please excuse the crappy cell phone pics but that's all I had on me.)
Old style PDC sensor (photo from my 2008 LCI car):
Attachment 81562
New style PDC sensor (taken from a new 2009 MY car):
Attachment 81563
It looks like BMW made a slight change to them. Not sure which version is better looking -- I suppose it's not that much of a difference but hey, I'm running out of things to talk about...
(Please excuse the crappy cell phone pics but that's all I had on me.)
Old style PDC sensor (photo from my 2008 LCI car):
Attachment 81562
New style PDC sensor (taken from a new 2009 MY car):
Attachment 81563
06-10-2009 | 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by gerrypd' post='906896' date='Jun 10 2009, 01:37 PM
That's interesting because I have the new style PDC sensor (the 2nd photo) on my 08 LCI