New bumper missing Blind spot sensor

Nice piece for sure, but, I'm not dropping 4k on a bumper.
I tear this one up, I'll order up a Coastal high clearance and go from there.

 

Camera does not help when something is coming up from the side.
99% of the time I cannot see if someone driving to the right or left of me. Parked vehicles to the left and right block the view. Camera will pick them up only if they are straight behind me. I have had people before trying to drive around me while I was backing up.
I have the cross patch sensors on my van, truck, and I won't buy a vehicle without it.

 

These things work really well in this scenario when properly aligned.

 

Don't ever drive a service truck or service van.

 

Each OEM sensor's MSRP is $1200 if bought new: https://autoparts.toyota.com/products/product/sensor-blind-spot-monitor-8816204015

So $4000 bumper to carry $2400 worth of sensors

 

No they dont lol, RCTA detects traffic that would not be visible unless you were outside of the car and standing looking for traffic

 

Also with my beater daily with no tech anything its a slow creep backing out and a prayer that some teen driver isn’t flying down the shopping mall parking lot until i can see. It also doesn’t help that theres suburban boats everywhere

 

did you check before you bought it to see if it would work?

 

4k lmao

 

So I wasn't the only one?

 

That’s the intro price!

 

Sadly I didn't even know the sensors were in there till I took of the bumper to replace it. ‍♂️

my previous Taco's didn't have it.

 

Can build a crawler with that cash lmao

 

Really????? With other cars parked on both sides they can see thru obstacles and show me vehicles approaching at a 90 degree angle to me backing out?
You may want to stay in the bag till you think that one thru.

 

Absolutely no desire. I appeciate those who do, but I can put bread on the table by doing something else.

 

No kidding dude

And I ain't knocking the design, looks very modular on the swingour portion but the bumper itself looks like your basic plated bumper

You can see where the use of multiple smaller pieces butt welded (and grinded flat) created uneven spots here

 

I was observing the same thing, ADD kicked in hard

 

AND no double shear on the hinge(personal thing).

 

That’s an extra 1.5k.