citroen c5 estate 2.0 hdi 2007 - C5 parking sensor

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Fri 6 Sep 2013 15:10
citroen c5 estate 2.0 hdi 2007 - C5 parking sensor - maximus

Hi.

I have it would appear a faulty parking sensor. To buy from citroen £75+, online £20-30. Does anyone have any experience of these cheaper sensors, they have all the right details inscribed on them, part numbers, bosch made in spain etc etc. Unfortunately, also online you seem the same sort of thing offered for sale (bulk) from china. What I really want to know is if anyone has bought an ebay type sensor and if it worked. I don't condone counterfitting but really £75 for one sensor is ridiculous. Also it may turn out that some of the online sensors are genuine.

Many thanks for any help. Max.

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Fri 6 Sep 2013 16:08
citroen c5 estate 2.0 hdi 2007 - C5 parking sensor - elekie&a/c doctor

For the system to function correctly,you need to have exactly the same sensor with the correct part number. Items for £20 -30 on flea bay are not going to work.hth

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Fri 6 Sep 2013 16:39
citroen c5 estate 2.0 hdi 2007 - C5 parking sensor - maximus

But these do look the same even down to the slightest moulding marks. Also the part numbers are the same on the body of the sensor. I've emailed bosch about authenticity but no reply. I just want to know if anyone has tried these. Its a well known fact that dealers prices are rather inflated, so its not beyond the realms of possibility that you could source genuine parts online at a better price.

p.s. In previous post I meant counterfeiting.

p.p.s. When I phoned citroen they gave me another part number to the one I was holding in my hand, and thats with all the cars details.

Edited by maximus on 06/09/2013 at 16:53

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