I talked to Expo1 over a week ago,I told them to delete the shackle mounts,they were supposed to get back to me....I guess I need to be a squeaky wheel.
It may not help with the sensors as K24 has mentioned,I can live with it because I have a rear cam but it is sloppy on their part.
If it does indeed make a difference, please post up. I have no issue with cutting them off then recoating. I will say however, it isn't a deal breaker. As long as I have a camera behind this beast to help the view out, I am fine. Hell, 10 years ago we wouldn't even be talking about these issues.
If the sensor compatibility can't be done simply because it would pick up the spare or whatever items are hanging off of the other swing out then I guess one could resort to the backup camera (that apparently presents another issue that doesn't have a finalized work around). The sensors aren't totally necessary but they are there for a reason and if they intended to make them work by implementing them then they should have done so successfully or eliminated it from the final design.
I have no need for the swing outs so this issue doesn't directly concern me, but I have been considering the base bumper for my truck and I wonder if the sensors will work without the spare being present.
It comes with a bracket for the camera. That part is sorted. And it has plenty of room to connect once pulled from the loom. I have not messed with the camera however because I will be relocating my camera to the rear of the topper once it comes in. I ended up ordering a Snugtop as a few have mentioned.
Looks great. Going to start researching as this will save me a 37” tire under my tonneau. I need the room.
Good luck with your research!
i dont believe the spare would impact the sensors as i ran my truck without the spare on it for a while and still suffered the same issue. I have reason to believe that no shackle mounts and ensuring that the sensors are appropriately oriented based on the stock layout would get them to work.
I'm leaning this way as well. I may try to shave the tabs off of my sensor receivers to allow them to be rotated to proper orentation and try again. I still have my doubts, but we will see. Not a HUGE deal if they don't work, but I wish they would have engineered it into the complete package before release.
It should be fairly easy to sit under a stock truck and use your hand to figure out what the actual sensor alarm area is. I have my doubts that the spare is not going to alarm the sensor as I'm pretty sure putting the tailgate down causes them to alarm, and they end up in the same place it looks from the picture.
Reading that again it is cryptic as hell, but I hope you get what I'm getting at. HAHA.
LOL... I pick up what you are putting down. I will try that and see what becomes of it. I have to take the tire off anyway. So I will also check to see if there is any impact with and without the tire as well.
