Back up sensor broken/ replacement

[Rodolfo Garcia]

How’s it going guys? About 2 weeks ago i bought a used 2017 silverado, the thing is beautiful i love it. There was one small small issue with the truck that i paid it no mind at first but now its irking me real bad. The rear back up sensor all the way on the left side of the truck was “broken” when i first got the truck, now im trying to replace it. After investigating my truck. the sensor is actually still there, but its pushed in. What actually broke was the little bracket that holds the sensor in place. I’ll attach some pics so you guys can understand a bit better. My thing is, do i really have to take off the entire rear bumper to fix this issue? It seems like there is no way to get to the 2 most farthest out sensors, while the two in the middle are easily accesible. Attached pics are of the bracket i was able to pull out. The actual sensor is behind the hole, pushed in connected to the wire. How do i change this out? I already ordered a bracket that holds the sensor.

[rav3]

You should be able to get to it from underneath without taking the bumper off. There's a bracket there but it has holes that you should be able to stick your hand thru to unplug the sensor. Then mount it to the new holder, push it in & reconnect from the back.