EMD Grill parking sensor sensitivity
02-11-2019, 04:56 AM
#21
A week after my install it started raining and began to get false alerts, to the horror of several members here, I notched the grill below each sensor with a dremel tool to keep water from accumulating under the sensor. It completely stopped the false alerts and can not even be seen from more than a couple of feet away.
02-11-2019, 05:20 AM
#22
AudiWorld Senior Member
It would likely need to be a very large hole, like a straw, to allow for water the drain. Non-scientific theory here, but the surface tension of the water would “clog” up the top of hole and not drain in a sufficient manner, with a smaller one. It doesn’t rain that often, where I’m at, so I learning to live with it for +s the grille gives me visually
02-11-2019, 05:27 AM
#23
AudiWorld Member
It would likely need to be a very large hole, like a straw, to allow for water the drain. Non-scientific theory here, but the surface tension of the water would “clog” up the top of hole and not drain in a sufficient manner, with a smaller one. It doesn’t rain that often, where I’m at, so I learning to live with it for +s the grille gives me visually
02-11-2019, 12:24 PM
#24
AudiWorld Junior Member
Shame on me, but when I had mine done ($128) I failed to ask them to paint the crash bar and I hated the way it looked. So, hat in hand, I brought it back the next morning to ask how much to RnR the bumper and paint the crash bar. The shop Mgr. looked at it and said, "yeah, that looks like crap, leave it and we'll take care of it." I did and got a call two hours later to pick it up, done , no charge. Happy as a clam, I handed the tech that did the work $20 and he was thrilled.
I hope you are as fortunate.I called and made an appointment earlier today for tomorrow morning, to either wrap the crash beam or paint it. What do y’all recommend? I prefer painting, I feel wrapping, will eventually peel off.
Last edited by Jay757; 02-11-2019 at 12:44 PM.
02-11-2019, 12:28 PM
#25
AudiWorld Senior Member
So I called my auto shop who installed the grill and other mods. They advised me to take it downtown to one there reallly good shops in town.
I called and made an appointment earlier today for tomorrow morning, to either wrap the crash beam or paint it. What do y’all recommend? I prefer painting, I feel wrapping, will eventually peel off.
02-11-2019, 12:30 PM
#26
Club AutoUnion
So I called my auto shop who installed the grill and other mods. They advised me to take it downtown to one there reallly good shops in town.
I called and made an appointment earlier today for tomorrow morning, to either wrap the crash beam or paint it. What do y’all recommend? I prefer painting, I feel wrapping, will eventually peel off.
02-11-2019, 12:45 PM
#28
AudiWorld Junior Member
02-12-2019, 01:56 PM
#30
Does anyone know whether the sensor issues are a problem with the LLTek grill as well or is this just an EMD problem? The LLTek is more expensive but if it is issue free I may just go for that.
LLTek grill: LLTeK RS styling grills for Audi A5 and Audi S5 cars 2007 - 2018
LLTek grill: LLTeK RS styling grills for Audi A5 and Audi S5 cars 2007 - 2018
Last edited by GR8WHITE A5; 02-12-2019 at 01:59 PM.