Atlantian
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I had my October 2017 Model S 100D (w/ AP 2.5) wrapped using Suntek PPF Ultra. Originally the installer covered the front sensors and they did not work. Once he cut out the film over all the sensors they started to work again.
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Let’s try to get more accurate resultsMy 11/16 build has full wrap covering covering all 12 sensors since day 1. All worked fine until about 2 months ago. The front sensors do not work. The front, side and all back work just fine. All are fully covered. I may have a sensor issue (tow or four), but the other sensors work fine through the XPel wrap.
Mine are cut outThere really should be cutouts for the sensor areas to prevent this from happening. The installer either forgot or got lazy.
To revive an old thread - how did you do this, just with an X-Acto knife? My XPEL installer put film over my sensors also - which I didn't notice until I got the car home - and I'm trying to decide whether to fix this myself (which *seems* like a quick, easy job) or take it back to the installer (which isn't terribly convenient, unfortunately).Cut around the sensors today...of course, works like a charm 100% of the time now. Bummer but all good! Thanks everyone
Ultrasonic sensors need not be covered by anything. They need an unobstructed view otherwise they would be behind the bumper.I got a wrap installed about a month ago (front bra + rockers) and I had them bra straight over the parking sensors on the front bumper. Since then, the parking sensors have a mind of their own but it's not consistent. One of three things happen each drive:
1) None work
2) Side sensors only work
3) All front sensors work as designed
To make matters more interesting, I can experience #3 above while driving and it alerts me in traffic, but when parking at home #1 happens.
I've spent a month now dealing with Tesla support on this since a ton of owners that have clear bras they choose the same thing to coat right over vs cutting them out. It went to the diagnostics team and they found nothing in the logs and we did a few live sessions and when it happened nothing came through. However, if NA Service sends a signal OTA to reset the "driver assistance module," it works right away.
I'm at the stage where they want to visually/physically inspect the car but I know dam well they're going to toss this one up to the bra which I'm not convinced given the track record of this issue and how it's not consistent at all.
Anyone else have issues like this? They suggested they may replace this module as it might be faulty (guy on the phone, not SC), which I'd ask they do before asking me to cut the parking sensors out in the Xpel wrap, but he gave fair warning that they have a doc on file that wraps have caused issues with sensors in the past -- and I get it, maybe sometimes they do, but then I'd expect them never to work I guess.
Hoping to hear if anyone had identical experiences or suggestions?
Thanks all,
M
If you read down, they were cut out and solved...Ultrasonic sensors need not be covered by anything. They need an unobstructed view otherwise they would be behind the bumper.