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Jon Rogers

By Jon Rogers
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Texas Husker Senior Enthusiast

Texas Husker

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When removing the front bumper, or just looking behind it. There is a plug that connects anything and everything electrical that is on your bumper, including sensors, fog lights, and anything else that may be in your bumper, to the truck. So my guess is you may have to change out that wire harness

 

 

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Thanks. I'll have to go outside and take a peek.

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block8head Enthusiast

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When you say harness, you're saying for the extra 2 right? Or did your truck not have the front sensor when you got it?

 

 

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My truck came with the front parking sensors. If you install the brush guard or bull bar.The sensor will be block and will not working.

 

I bought the sensors and the harness that came from a wrecked truck and use the harness to extended to the bull bar..

Texas Husker Senior Enthusiast

Texas Husker

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Just went out and looked under there. Didn't find any open plugs, that I could see anyway. In some instructions for bumper replacements, they say "Do not unplug sensors", so I'm assuming that if I added them, a calibration/computer change would be needed. I'll just have to email some companies and see if they can be made without the sensors. Or just sell them, and replace with LED Lights....hmmm.

Mike1220 Senior Enthusiast

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Just went out and looked under there. Didn't find any open plugs, that I could see anyway. In some instructions for bumper replacements, they say "Do not unplug sensors", so I'm assuming that if I added them, a calibration/computer change would be needed. I'll just have to email some companies and see if they can be made without the sensors. Or just sell them, and replace with LED Lights....hmmm.

 

Hmmm. I should probably test mine out again. I had mine unplugged mine completely the other day. I always back into parking spots so that it's easier to get out but I should test and make sure that my front sensors still work

 

 

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Texas Husker Senior Enthusiast

Texas Husker

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Hmmm. I should probably test mine out again. I had mine unplugged mine completely the other day. I always back into parking spots so that it's easier to get out but I should test and make sure that my front sensors still work

 

 

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Let us know how that turns out. Although, you already have the sensors, so you are/were programmed for them from the factory.

block8head Enthusiast

block8head

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I had mine unplugged many time, nothing really happen to it.

 

This is today at the Coffee shop drive thru. As you can see the screen showing the sensors is working.

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Mike1220 Senior Enthusiast

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Finally added the bullbar. Very happy with the results! Now I can wait to light it up!

 

 

 

 

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SlavO Enthusiast

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Did you have to cut out a lot ? I'm planning doing mine tomorrow ,,, but I'm kinda scared to take the bumper off lol

 

Looks great on your truck I have the same 1 but opposite colors

Mike1220 Senior Enthusiast

Mike1220

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Did you have to cut out a lot ? I'm planning doing mine tomorrow ,,, but I'm kinda scared to take the bumper off lol

 

Looks great on your truck I have the same 1 but opposite colors

Not much cutting. Only thing you have to cut is the bottom of the tow hook well. Meaning that plastic part that actually sits around the tow hooks. And taking bumper off isn't too bad. I've already done it once before. Took me 3 hours to figure it out the first time cause I never thought to look on here or look for instructions. So I just went at it haha. This time I knew what I was doing. Took about 30 minutes this time.

 

Just have a place nearby where you can lay down your grille and everything. But make sure it's not an abrasive surface like concrete. Don't want to put abunch of scratches on em!

 

PM me if you get stuck tomorrow

 

 

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TB3546 Enthusiast

TB3546

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Anyone have an Aries Big Horn Bull Bar? I want to buy one, but would like to see one installed on a 2014 first..

 

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