DavidStruff Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Either at the dealer or after-market? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ls973800 Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 I know there are many back up sensors and even front sensors that are aftermarket and can be installed inexpensively. Doing a quick Google search only brought up several companies that make them for the automotive OEM industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlepse Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Anything can be done, just a matter of how much it will cost. My guess is this is one of those that will be very expensive. Even if the wiring is in place for the sensors in the back, you'd need to get it programmed and the mirrors swapped out. Again not sure if the wiring is there for the blind spot monitoring. You also might want to poke around looking for problems regarding this system. As I recall several people have posted about blocked sensor errors. Not sure this is worth the risk of spending all that money and not getting it working right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidStruff Posted July 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Yeah I did Google and I have seen people having problems with the factory installed version. But I was curious anyway since accessories.ford.com sells the rear and front systems (and there are after-market places like eBay and Amazon which also sell them). So I thought I'd ask here in case anyone knew anything about parts or if wiring harnesses are already in place or any other info. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlepse Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Well it seems like the sensors in the front and rear bumpers are fairly trouble free, but the rear cross path/blind spot ones have had some issues. My guess is the harness isn't there since they didn't put the harness in for the vertical LED lights on the SE's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 I've got all the factory crap, and it all works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabang Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 (edited) My '08 Edge didn't come with the back-up sensors, but I had the dealer put them in. They work all right, but I can't depend entirely on them, unfortunately. I may look at the wiring. If I remember right, the salesman said it's usually about $200, but I made him throw it in the deal when I purchased the car. Edited August 9, 2012 by wannabang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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