Parking aid sensor replacement?

[Ajax]

Got a little too close to a snowbank backing out of my garage and got some snow on the sensor that's part of the shutter assembly. Pre-crash assist said it was unavailable. No big deal, I got to my destination and wipe off the snow. In the process I pushed in the parking aid sensor. Any idea if there is an easy way to push it back into place, or does it need to be replaced entirely? Hard to tell from the photo but it's just an inch or two in there. I thought about plugging in to get the shutters going but don't want to damage the shutters or my fingers. Worst case, I can ask at the dealership later this week when I go in for the spare fob program.

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[Logal727]

I swear the front of this car has so many things that are easily detached

 

[HuntingPudel]

The shutters are ducted to the cooling system so you cannot get to the sensor from there. You will need to lift the car and detach the underside cover in order to get at the sensor. You should then be able to push it back forward. Not sure if a clip may have broken when it got dislodged, so please pay attention to how it goes back into place and make sure it stays put when you slide it back into place. ??

 

[Ajax]

Turns out that the body shop I had some collision work done in Jan put the front shutter sensors in the wrong spots (right in left and vice versa), so they didn't "click in" properly. They swapped them out at the dealership in short order and didn't need any replacement parts!

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