xk 2006 has anyone got one of these sensors or know if the new ones will fit is i have a faulty one and went into jag dealers they ordered one for me only for it to come and look totally different when he checked the guy said there was a tech bulletin from 2011 saying they refit the two sensors in a different position
so i would have to buy two instead of one and pay for two hours labour instead of 5 mins fitting myself.has anyone any info on this or even better got a second hand one i can buy?(the sensors are located on the back of the front crossmember in front of the radiator,blue in colour and part no.6W83-14B006-BD
many thanks
mark

 

When I google that part no., I get mention of Ford (mostly in Chinese!). Perhaps worth checking with a Ford dealership to see if the part is on their system.

 

Welcome to the forum. The TSB I think they are referring to is attached.

 

Many thanks for the PDF I will do the job myself I just wonder if it will have an adverse affect if I just do the one that's faulty.i will of course drill the other side while I'm at it in case I have to change that one as we'll,I have been all over google seen the one in Chinese it would be easier if I could track a second hand one down here's hoping.
Thanks guys and if anyone has one please contact me?
Cheers
Mark

 

So, laughing, does this sensor let one know they've hit a ped?
Happy Motoring.....?

 

Gdunk, gdunk...

If it does get triggered, you'll certainly know - a big bang and the bonnet pops up about 6".

 

You Brits, have a fine sense of humor....traveled there a number of times, love the Pubs!...ut Oh!, are you serious?

 

Only Brit by naturalisation, I'm a Kiwi And the general adjective applied to my humour is "warped"

And yeah, that really is what it's for! The idea is: when a pedestrian is flipped onto a normal bonnet, the metal will bend and then they hit the engine, which doesn't bend. The ped protection system detects the impact and fires two pyro units attached to the bonnet latches, releasing the latches & pushing the rear edge of the bonnet upwards. So, the metal is coming up as the body is coming down; that absorbs a lot of the impact and also increases the gap between the bonnet and the engine. Result (hopefully): severe bruising rather than cracked skull.

 

That!, man from OZ, is sooo... bizarre

 

Not Oz, mate - that's 1300 miles and 3 hour's flying time west of where I come from. Further than from you to St. Louis.

 

We don't have the exploding bonnet on our American spec cars.

 

Ah, didn't know that. Probably a good thing - they seem to occasionally go off without actually hitting anything.