Next project on my 2018 F-150 Platinum is replacing the passenger side taillight that operates properly, but is giving me a quick flash inside. The dealer quoted me as much to calibrate the blind spot sensor as they did for the part and install. I'd rather get the part and install myself, as well as calibrate it if possible.

Does anyone have access to the calibration process and a step by step on how to do it?

 

You don't have to buy a new SOD (Side Object Detection, aka: BLIS) module if there is nothing wrong with your current one. You can transfer it over to the new taillamp. In that case there is no programming required for the module.

If your SOD is bad and you need to get a new one with the new taillamp, then a PMI procedure must be run. There is no calibration as such. The PMI (Programmable Module Installation) sets the node address on the CAN bus so it can communicate. Without running the PMI the bus controller (The GWM) has no way of knowing that the SOD is present and sending information.

 

Great to know!!! The issue, I think, is just with the light itself, not with the SOD module, so I'll just drop that into the new housing! Thank you for your help.

 

I found that NOT using the original SOD, the truck didn't like it. I swapped the modules and never attempted to make adjustments to the one that came in the housing I bought. The original SOD clipped and worked normally.

 

I had someone crack my passenger taillight causing water to get in and damage my BLIS. My brother has the same truck as me and when his truck was totaled i took the part of out his. I want to calibrate the new sensor but am unsure how to. anyone find a way to calibrate it so it works in my truck?

 

It doesn't need to be calibrated as such. It does need the PMI (Programable Module Installation) performed. To make it work you need to download the existing As-build data from your truck. In lieu of that you can download the As-built data from a Ford website. Then you install the new (to your truck) SOD (Side Object Module - aka: BLIS module), rewrite the As-built data to match your original As-built, then reset the module. This can all been done with FORScan, a windows computer, and the appropriate OBDII interface module. I just did this to a friend's 2018 Escape. There are other more expensive tools for the programming but FORScan works really well.

 

So if I acquire Forscan etc, where do I find the instructions on how to perform the procedure?

 

Start here, Post #1:

https://www.f150forum.com/f118/forsc...-truck-348987/

Then download and save the original As-built PIDs. Happy reading! That is how I learned.

 

Thanks
Any suggestions where best to acquire a replacement lens and module?

 

Likely EBay. I'm sure you don't want to pay Ford prices. The Escape SOD I replaced for a friend was purchased on EBay for about $120 + shipping. The best way to search it is to search by the Engineering Number. This is the number printed right on the part. This is not the same as the Service Part Number which is the part number you would buy at the Ford parts counter. You may also try searching by the Service Part Number. You can go online and find that number. Tasca is usually where I go just to get the P/Ns.

https://www.tascaparts.com/oem-parts/ford-blind-spot-radar-jc3z14c689c?c=Zz1lbGVjdHJpY2FsJnM9ZWxlY3RyaWNhbC1j b21wb25lbnRzJmw9NCZuPUFzc2VtYmxpZXMgUGFnZSZhPWZvcm Qmbz1mLTE1MCZ5PTIwMTgmdD1wbGF0aW51bSZlPTMtNWwtdjYt Z2Fz

Engineering Number on the part is JC3T-14C689-AC
Service Part Number is JC3Z-14C689-C