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BSM and aftermarket rear bumpers

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Elphane, Sep 17, 2016.

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  1. Sep 17, 2016 at 2:01 AM
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    Has anyone moved the blind-spot monitor devices over to an aftermarket rear bumper and had them work? Or is that just a feature that you lose out on when swapping to a new rear bumper?

    For reference, the only picture I could find illustrating the location of the BSM devices is this:
    [​IMG]
     
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  2. Sep 17, 2016 at 2:57 AM
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    They don't work behind steel bumpers so you have to mount them above or below the bumper from what I understand.
     
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  3. Sep 17, 2016 at 3:36 AM
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    Kinda what I figured. Thought I would ask and see though.
     
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  4. Sep 17, 2016 at 10:11 AM
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    My rear plate bumper has cutouts.. I don't have sensors so dont even know where they would mount but there's cutouts.
     
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  5. Sep 17, 2016 at 10:55 AM
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  6. Sep 17, 2016 at 10:59 AM
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    Hard to see but its there:

    20160917_135711.jpg
     
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  7. Sep 17, 2016 at 11:13 AM
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    I was wondering how FF accommodates the BSM on their rear bumper. Apparently they just fit it in behind their logo cutout.
     
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  8. Sep 17, 2016 at 11:44 AM
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    It can't be that hard to accommodate in a bumper. Just cut holes for the sensors and add some black plastic or rubber caps.
     
    nvnv, Sep 17, 2016
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    I'd be all over a solution like that.
     
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  10. Sep 17, 2016 at 12:08 PM
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    Which manufacturer makes that bumper?
     
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  11. Sep 18, 2016 at 5:11 PM
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    @C4 Fabrication I put in an order but didn't think about this. Do you guys have a solution with your bumper?
     
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  12. Sep 19, 2016 at 6:26 AM
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    We are working on a solution the end of this week. We didn't have a Tacoma with the tech package for designing our original bumper, but we have one coming in a few days to design a rear bumper that works with BSM
     
    C4 Fabrication, Sep 19, 2016
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  13. Oct 2, 2016 at 7:48 AM
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    @C4 Fabrication Please do! I will be placing an order for a full rear bumper setup as soon as this feature is available. I'd definitely like to keep all of the tech options in my new TRD Pro with your awesome bumpers.
     
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  14. Oct 2, 2016 at 8:19 AM
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    That would be awesome. Much better than hoping someone lightly bumps into me so I can use the insurance money for the bumper and sensors to go aftermarket. I dig the bsm and would like to keep it if possible. I could live without the proximity sensors, silly to have in the back when we have a back up camera. Would be much more useful in the front
     
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    I'm in for a rear bumper that retains BSM sensor functionality.
     
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    We are currently down one full-time employee and its pushing back our date for designing the direct replacement rear bumper that will hopefully utilize the BSM function. It will be a couple weeks before we can start on it.
     
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  17. Oct 4, 2016 at 3:36 PM
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    Is it going to be a high clearance or regular rear bumper?
     
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  18. Oct 4, 2016 at 4:15 PM
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    right now we are going to try to make the BSM system work in a regular rear bumper. We may not be able to fit the sensors into our Hi-Clearance bumper.
     
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  19. Oct 4, 2016 at 5:40 PM
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    Definitely want a rear bumper that still allows use of the BSM. Will definitely keep tabs to see the out come.
     
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    Same here. Sub'd!
     
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