I added a bull bar in front of my truck. I knew it would interfere with the camera. I failed to take the collision and adaptive cruise control into consideration, now it’s blocked. Is there a safe way to move the sensor to a new location because I really don’t want to take the bull bar off?

 

Style vs safety... the age old question.

The sensors are calibrated to work within their current location. I would think moving them could compromise their designed function.

 

Good point, if nothing can be done I will remove the bar but what do the guys who put a snow plow in front do?

 

I don't know of many 1/2 ton trucks doing snow plow work, usually they are more 3/4 and upward. Even so, most trucks bought for snow plowing aren't luxury trucks, typically XL/XLT work trucks that can take a beating without breaking the bank. I haven't see many platinum version snow plows.

That being said, usually people leave plows on for just the season then remove them. So I guess they would have deal with the functionality loss during that time and turn off those functions.

 

until recently the only 150 you could put a plow on per ford was 6.2l powered,
because they didn't have EPAS. now some plow companies supposedly make
a plow for these trucks that have EPAS. I wouldn't put anything on the front of my
truck with or without forward sensing radar (acc) due to in a crash air bag deployment can be affected

 

I heard it will void the warranty, if you but a plow on any F150 of any edition., but don't hold me to that, hear say.

 

In fact, you can buy the F-150 configured for towing. For any warranty claim, Ford has to prove that the change caused the failure. If you in fact are using an F-150 for commercial plowing, they likely will as it's not built for heavy-duty commercial plowing.

 

You might want to talk to your insurance company. Here's a possible scenario: some Mr. ******** crosses the centerline, tags your truck. The resulting crash totals your truck, and, since your airbag didn't deploy properly, you're injured. Investigation determines that you tampered with the safety equipment on your vehicle, insurance company refuses to pay- both ******** and yours. Just a thought...

Tom