BLIS for trailers
Thread Starter
|
Tuned
Joined: Nov 2024
Posts: 303
Likes: 163
BLIS for trailers
So sorry to bombard the group with questions that will be answered when my 16dec24 build date truck will be here!
The trucks have those two lumps on the rear roof corners. I thought those were to give better BLIS range that could see alongside trailers. My travel trailer is only 23' from ball to bumper (I am length constrained by the depth of my garage and tree obstacles at our mountain place). But then I read in the "Eight innovative new technologies" this below. Is this just for mega long trailers, or do 5ths and gooses track differently and benefit from extra sensors?
The trucks have those two lumps on the rear roof corners. I thought those were to give better BLIS range that could see alongside trailers. My travel trailer is only 23' from ball to bumper (I am length constrained by the depth of my garage and tree obstacles at our mountain place). But then I read in the "Eight innovative new technologies" this below. Is this just for mega long trailers, or do 5ths and gooses track differently and benefit from extra sensors?
- Blind Spot Information System for Fifth Wheel & Gooseneck that can be attached to a trailer to help identify when objects or vehicles are next to the trailer.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Sep 2023
Posts: 801
Likes: 543
From: NE Ohio
Nothing in the roof is related to BLIS - those sensors are in the taillights.
5th wheel and goosenecks get much closer to the rear of the truck, and tend to be wider. For those trailer types you need additional optional sensors to attach to their sides so the system can see down them unobstructed.
5th wheel and goosenecks get much closer to the rear of the truck, and tend to be wider. For those trailer types you need additional optional sensors to attach to their sides so the system can see down them unobstructed.
Thread Starter
|
Tuned
Joined: Nov 2024
Posts: 303
Likes: 163
D'oh! (said Homer Simpson style). Searching, I see the black lumps are the Sirius antenna and embedded modem.
My F-150 has its sensors in the tail lights, they didn't sense very far back, certainly not as far as the trailer extends. Looks like $1,330 for the BLIS sensors and trailer TPMS as a dealer installed option. For me, that's what stock mirrors and $60 Amazon TPMS sensor/display systems are for!
Thanks.
My F-150 has its sensors in the tail lights, they didn't sense very far back, certainly not as far as the trailer extends. Looks like $1,330 for the BLIS sensors and trailer TPMS as a dealer installed option. For me, that's what stock mirrors and $60 Amazon TPMS sensor/display systems are for!
Thanks.
5th Wheeling
Joined: May 2023
Posts: 47
Likes: 12
From: space coast
D'oh! (said Homer Simpson style). Searching, I see the black lumps are the Sirius antenna and embedded modem.
My F-150 has its sensors in the tail lights, they didn't sense very far back, certainly not as far as the trailer extends. Looks like $1,330 for the BLIS sensors and trailer TPMS as a dealer installed option. For me, that's what stock mirrors and $60 Amazon TPMS sensor/display systems are for!
Thanks.
My F-150 has its sensors in the tail lights, they didn't sense very far back, certainly not as far as the trailer extends. Looks like $1,330 for the BLIS sensors and trailer TPMS as a dealer installed option. For me, that's what stock mirrors and $60 Amazon TPMS sensor/display systems are for!
Thanks.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Mar 2024
Posts: 750
Likes: 307
From: SE Vermont, South Jersey
We have a 31' bumper tow travel trailer that is the full 102" wide and BLIS works fine.
Interestingly, on my (now gone) 1500 RAM, the dash would show how long the trailer was. It was not 100% accurate, but pretty close.
Interestingly, on my (now gone) 1500 RAM, the dash would show how long the trailer was. It was not 100% accurate, but pretty close.
Cross-Country
Joined: Oct 2024
Posts: 57
Likes: 23
Here's the supplemental trailer BLIS system for those interested. This is also my repo of Workshop manuals and wiring diagrams.
https://mega.nz/folder/GWwVjQbI#zAk4g5FBRiXqJPQ2bo8QHg
https://mega.nz/folder/GWwVjQbI#zAk4g5FBRiXqJPQ2bo8QHg
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
KeystoneF350
2017 - 2022 Super Duty
7
Dec 19, 2020 01:33 PM
