Pic Request: External Temperature Sensor

Daydrea///M · Tue, Nov-03-2009, 04:08:02 PM

Hey everyone,

Was wondering if anyone could help me out. I ran over a deer this past weekend and it damaged my driver side splitter (I think dealer calls it shark fin) and tore off the external temperature sensor. I'm going to order the part online and install myself. Could someone help me out by snapping a few pics and showing me what it looks like and how its housed in the front of the wheel well?

Tnx!

WkboardAtx · Tue, Nov-03-2009, 05:15:44 PM

Im not near my car but it's a pointy shapped object; it should be pretty easy to see in a diagram; if not you can post it and I'll point it out.

Daydrea///M · Wed, Nov-04-2009, 02:55:30 AM

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Originally Posted by WkboardAtx

Im not near my car but it's a pointy shapped object; it should be pretty easy to see in a diagram; if not you can post it and I'll point it out.

Mine got torn off... I'm really just interested in seeing how its attached so that I can install it correctly

GR///M3 · Wed, Nov-04-2009, 03:13:14 AM

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Originally Posted by BT20bball

Mine got torn off... I'm really just interested in seeing how its attached so that I can install it correctly

tried looking for it on realoem.com but no luck....did u try that site ?

mredwin25 · Wed, Nov-04-2009, 01:28:04 PM

263.png

There you go, Item #1, It's attached to your left (driver) brake cooling duct.

GR///M3 · Wed, Nov-04-2009, 01:53:35 PM

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Originally Posted by mredwin25

Attachment 108209

There you go, Item #1, It's attached to your left (driver) brake cooling duct.

i figured this was it, but i recall looking at mine when doing an oil change and it looked kind of cone-shaped as opposed to this....

mredwin25 · Wed, Nov-04-2009, 01:58:06 PM

Not coned shaped

Daydrea///M · Wed, Nov-04-2009, 02:11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mredwin25

Attachment 108209

There you go, Item #1, It's attached to your left (driver) brake cooling duct.

Yea I saw this on realoem, but I still don't know how its housed inside the wheel well...

Function7 · Wed, Nov-04-2009, 02:25:14 PM

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Originally Posted by BT20bball

Yea I saw this on realoem, but I still don't know how its housed inside the wheel well...

It's mounted on the front left (driver's) wheel well liner - the plastic liner has a short straight section that goes forward and connects to the bottom of the front bumper. The sensor is mounted somewhere in the middle of the liner, pointy end angled to the front of the car and pointing towards the ground at around a 45 degree angle.

-A

mredwin25 · Wed, Nov-04-2009, 02:57:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Function7

It's mounted on the front left (driver's) wheel well liner - the plastic liner has a short straight section that goes forward and connects to the bottom of the front bumper. The sensor is mounted somewhere in the middle of the liner, pointy end angled to the front of the car and pointing towards the ground at around a 45 degree angle.

-A

my bad, you're right

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Tue, Nov-03-2009, 04:08:02 PM	#1
Daydrea///M /\/\/\/\/\/\/ in my /// Join Date: Jun 2009 Age: 29 Posts: 427 Reputation: 0 Location: NYC	Pic Request: External Temperature Sensor Hey everyone, Was wondering if anyone could help me out. I ran over a deer this past weekend and it damaged my driver side splitter (I think dealer calls it shark fin) and tore off the external temperature sensor. I'm going to order the part online and install myself. Could someone help me out by snapping a few pics and showing me what it looks like and how its housed in the front of the wheel well? Tnx!

Wed, Nov-04-2009, 01:28:04 PM	#5
mredwin25 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,721 Reputation: 0 Location: Broward	263.png There you go, Item #1, It's attached to your left (driver) brake cooling duct.

Wed, Nov-04-2009, 01:58:06 PM	#7
mredwin25 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,721 Reputation: 0 Location: Broward	Not coned shaped