Alcantara pillars... what to do about the sensors?

[guysy]

Ive got some Alcantara pillars covered,

The set ive got i can clearly see the sensor has been screwed like it was OEM onto the pillar and not clipped on top..

Taking the sensor off i can see the only way would be if i cut the wire at the back, slid it through the new pillars and soldered the wires back together?

 

[Rhys Beal]

Is your car an 05 model?
As mine is different and easy to do being an 04

 

[banderson]

Yes Rhys' is only half a year older than my 05 plate but they have different sensors...I think there 'may' be a small connector if you follow the wire back

At the end of the day, Renault got them through somehow in the first place

 

[Christopher.]

I cut the plastic of the pillar to get the sensor out then put the material on and had the sensors at the very top of the pillar and screwed into it

 

[guysy]

Yeah i cut the top of the original knowing when it goes back to standard you wont be able to see the cut much because of the sensor will be back over it

And cut a notch in the back of the pillars and ran the sensors round the back.

Cheers