Is this the only steel rear bumper BSM compatible?

https://www.c4fabrication.com/newup...erland-series-rear-bumper-system-bsm-support/

Any other bumpers?

 

Only one I’ve heard of sofar

 

damn... I wonder why.. b/c not many look for it or b/c it's difficult make or b/c of high cost.

 

Hmmmm... I could have sworn they discontinued that model. @C4 Fabrication ?

 

Liability issues and the sensor doesn’t work through metal so all of the above

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/apogee-off-road-3rd-gen-tacoma-bumper-options.650208/

 

Never use the bsm, who does ??
And why ??

 

I do. It came with the truck I paid for. It is an extra level of safety.

 

extra level of safety?

 

BSM is useless, but cross traffic alert does come in handy at times.

I have an OCF bumper, at one point they advertised BSM compatibility. Mine unfortunately doesn't work, so I can't confirm.

 

I do everyday. It tells you if there is someone in your blind spot.

 

Bumper is indeed discontinued. From C4:

"Unfortunately that bumper was discontinued a couple years ago and is no longer available. There are still a couple old product links out there where people are finding the bumper, but it is not available.
Right now the only rear bumper we have for the 3rd gen tacoma is our High Clearance rear bumper which is not compatible with BSM and requires cutting the truck bed panel to install.
https://www.c4fabrication.com/produ...and-series-high-clearance-rear-bumper-system/ "

 

Who was making those steel bumper corners? Was it at the helm?

 

What about this:
https://www.c4fabrication.com/produ...and-series-high-clearance-rear-bumper-system/

 

I assume you don't drive in a big city in stop and go traffic daily with thousands of a-hole drivers.

 

"Blind spot monitoring system is not supported with this bumper"

 

I did for many years in Washington DC and it’s actually more useless in stop and go traffic because everyone is jammed up going 0-10mph.

 

I would find it useful when you are merging onto the highway and some asshole from two lanes over decides he needs that space more than you, even though your merge lane is ending. Other than that i wouldn't use it. I say this happens once a month.

In a car, there are more blindspots, where the taco is pretty open all around. I definitely have to be more careful when driving a car.

 

Thanks for sharing this. I hadn't seen it and it's definitely intriguing. Time to get rear ended!

I personally have had my ass saved by the cross-traffic alert. It's pretty hard to see out the back with a shell on and I can't always back into the parking spot. The BSM also really helps when my wife is driving because she has limited mobility in her back. I've thought about switching to the Rav4 mirrors for that reason too and still might.

Hopefully this thing works as well as they claim!

 

It helps when you're in city traffic.