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      08-28-2017, 01:47 AM   #1
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Does it affect the comfort access unlock and locking on the car on the handle? Does it still work?
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Mine still works fine after wrapping my car.
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Does it affect the comfort access unlock and locking on the car on the handle? Does it still work?
Mine is working fine. The thing that's affected for me are the front parking sensors so I had to cut out the round holes on the bumper.

What's weird is the rear sensors doesn't act that way so they are covered over by vinyl.
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My rear sensors work fine as well. No front sensors for me
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Mine is working fine. The thing that's affected for me are the front parking sensors so I had to cut out the round holes on the bumper.

What's weird is the rear sensors doesn't act that way so they are covered over by vinyl.
Ah right, the parking sensors. Does it still look ok with the holes cut? Granted, it depends on your original car color.

Do you know if paint would affect them to? I would say yes?
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Mine is working fine. The thing that's affected for me are the front parking sensors so I had to cut out the round holes on the bumper.

What's weird is the rear sensors doesn't act that way so they are covered over by vinyl.
Ah right, the parking sensors. Does it still look ok with the holes cut? Granted, it depends on your original car color.

Do you know if paint would affect them to? I would say yes?
My original color is black so it went OK since I have black caps covering the plate holes too.

Not sure with paint. Not even sure why my front have issues while the rear is OK.
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My original color is black so it went OK since I have black caps covering the plate holes too.

Not sure with paint. Not even sure why my front have issues while the rear is OK.
Ok thanks.

I'll probably still wrap the car I'll get. Worse that can happen they'll just won't work right.
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My original color is black so it went OK since I have black caps covering the plate holes too.

Not sure with paint. Not even sure why my front have issues while the rear is OK.
Ok thanks.

I'll probably still wrap the car I'll get. Worse that can happen they'll just won't work right.
The issue is actually the sensors thinking there are obstructions so it keeps on beeping while you are reversing or using the PDC.

Yeah try to see if you'll get the same problem. Maybe you won't. In case, maybe you can try to cut the circumference of each wrap on the sensor but don't remove the wrap. Just stick it down. Normally the sensor is going off when the wrap is not sticking flat since the sensors are a bit depressed creating some tiny space between wrap and face of the sensor.
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