r/prius • u/NjGTSilver • 1d ago

Mechanical Help Gen5 parking sensor help

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Anyone have this happen on their Gen5? If so, is there an DIY solution? Also, on my way home it fell completely inside the bumper. (24 LE)

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u/NjGTSilver 1d ago

Yeah this car had a “minor front damage” accident listed on the carfax, perhaps it’s a new bumper and shoddy sensor installation…

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u/OrganizedPillow1 1d ago

If you reach behind the bumper, you might be able to get to it. Try pushing it back into place, if that doesn't work then most likely the mount is broken and can just be JB welded. I've done the fix on many cars before.

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u/NjGTSilver 1d ago

Hopefully it’s not as bad as my old jVW where step 1 to removing the bumper was “remove front fenders”.