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A special thanks to @Falk03 leading the way and answering my bzillion questions. His thread is at https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/trying-to-add-blis-and-adaptive-cc-blis-is-installed.97591/.
Note: I need to figure out a way to rotate the pictures...
Parts Required (part numbers are same for both sides except for OEM mirrors)
Blind Spot Radar, referred as Side Object Detection Left/Right (SODL/SODR) modules in this guide: EM2Z-14C689-A
Pigtail, a.k.a Side Object Sensor Connector: WPT1434
Blind Spot Radar Mount Bracket: FT4Z-14D189-A
Blind Spot Radar Bolt: W505563-S437
BLIS alert light options:
Set of OEM side mirrors with BLIS lights:
Mirror LH: FR3Z-17K707-G
Mirror RH: FR3Z-17K707-D
OR
Aftermarket mirrors such as Classic Designs Concepts 1511-7053-01C
OR
LED diode lights for interior mount (covered in this guide)
Below is the picture of the SOD module, bracket, and mounting screws. Used modules cost around $100 off of eBay, whereas new ones are usually around $500 online. New brackets can be had for around $17 new.
Hardware and wiring installation
1. Remove rear bumper cover.
2. Left and right mounting locations for SOD:
3. Install mounting brackets. Existing mounting hole covers didn’t have provisions to attach the brackets, so I flipped the covers around and used nuts and bolts to secure the brackets with added double sided tape on corners without holes.
4. Mount the radar and the pigtail. I couldn’t find any used connectors for Mustangs, so I ordered a pair of new ones from rockauto.com for less than $17 each. I removed unused pins and labeled the wires using the wiring diagram below. Note that connectors also comes with pin numbers for reference.
Since splice points end up within the trunk, I used push-in connectors, in case I need to swap wires around. I’ll solder them later once everything tests OK.
5. SODL and SODR mounted.
6. Below is how it looks in the trunk from the right side. I plan to trim the excess, solder the connections, and put the wires in a loom later. Fry’s sells wires in black, white, red, green, and yellow, so I came up with my own wiring scheme.
i. Yellow: ALERT
ii. Red: VPWR
iii. Green: MS CAN+
iv. White: MS CAN-
v. Black: GND
7. I ran the GND wires to the grounding point on left center left center rear of trunk as shown in the diagram above. Several other devices already use it.
8. I have a coupe, so the Body Control Module B (BCMB) is on the right side of the trunk. The black harness contains pin #11 (GRY) for MS CAN+ and #23 (VIO) for MS CAN-. Unlike others, two thinner wires share one pin each as shown in the wiring diagram. It doesn’t matter which wire you tape into as long as the polarity matches.
Wiring diagram shows a Radio Transceiver Module (RTM) that’s supposed to be on the left rear of the trunk, but I didn’t see one on my car. If you do have one, you may be able to tap into its wires to for SODL and avoid running wires access the trunk.
9. For VPWR wires, I combined wires from both SODs and ran it to the VPWR wire (BLU/WHT) used by the rear camera. I tapped into the BLU/WHT wire near the rear right speaker.
10. As for the ALERT wires, I just ran them to the dash along the left and right sides of the car.
Updating configuration with FORScan
1. With the hardware in place and wired up, the next step is to update IPC, SODL, and SODR configuration using FORScan. Make a backup of your as-built data in case you need to revert.
a. Select “No” if it asks you to load the existing profile if you used FORScan before on the same car. Using an existing profile prevents scanning of newly installed modules.
b. Grab a hexadecimal version of your VIN. I used lines 726-09-01 through 726-11-01 from the BCM.
2. Enable CTA and BLIS in the IPC:
a. 720-01-01 xxxx xxxx *xxx 6 --> 7
b. 720-03-01 *xxx xxxx 2 --> 6
c. Below is how it looks on mine, yours may differ based on your settings and options.
3. SODL and SODR modules threw two DTCs each enabled. One was for VIN mismatch and other for missing connection to the Door Control Module B (DCMB). They had the VIN for the previous car since I bought the modules used. They were from Ford Edge and connectors for them were missing the ALERT pins, so I suspected that Edge uses DCMB to trigger the BLIS lights.
a. Since I don’t know which line controls the usage of DCMB, I copied SODL and SODR as built data from another EB with the RSS option:
SODL
SODR
b. For the VIN, I copied the values from BCM to lines 7C4-08-01 and 7C6-08-01 till the end.
4. After updating all the configuration values and writing them, clear recorded DTCs. After a few seconds, modules will rerun self-tests, and there should be no new DTCs logged.
5. You should now see Blindspot and Cross Traffic Alert options enabled on the center screen.
6. I haven’t decided on the location for the LED diode lights, so I just wedged the wires for it between the dash and pillars for now. This way, I won’t have holes in pillars if I change my mind later. Both left and right lights turn on for a few seconds during the self-test after turning the car on. While driving, both lights should be off unless there is a car in the blind spot while in motion.
7. For the CTA test, I placed the car in the driveway with the parking brake set while in reverse. A friend drove down the street from the left to the right side. Left side warning came on first with sound and switched to the right side warning as he passed the car and continued down the right side until he was out of the range.
There you have it, BLIS and CTA enabled for about less than $300 in parts! View attachment 293749 View attachment 293751 View attachment 293767 View attachment 293777 View attachment 293778 View attachment 293779 View attachment 293780 View attachment 293781 View attachment 293782 View attachment 293783 View attachment 293784 View attachment 293785 View attachment 293786 View attachment 293787 View attachment 293788 View attachment 293789 View attachment 293790 View attachment 293791 View attachment 293792 View attachment 293793 View attachment 293794 View attachment 293795 View attachment 293796
Note: I need to figure out a way to rotate the pictures...
Parts Required (part numbers are same for both sides except for OEM mirrors)
Blind Spot Radar, referred as Side Object Detection Left/Right (SODL/SODR) modules in this guide: EM2Z-14C689-A
Pigtail, a.k.a Side Object Sensor Connector: WPT1434
Blind Spot Radar Mount Bracket: FT4Z-14D189-A
Blind Spot Radar Bolt: W505563-S437
BLIS alert light options:
Set of OEM side mirrors with BLIS lights:
Mirror LH: FR3Z-17K707-G
Mirror RH: FR3Z-17K707-D
OR
Aftermarket mirrors such as Classic Designs Concepts 1511-7053-01C
OR
LED diode lights for interior mount (covered in this guide)
Below is the picture of the SOD module, bracket, and mounting screws. Used modules cost around $100 off of eBay, whereas new ones are usually around $500 online. New brackets can be had for around $17 new.
Hardware and wiring installation
1. Remove rear bumper cover.
2. Left and right mounting locations for SOD:
3. Install mounting brackets. Existing mounting hole covers didn’t have provisions to attach the brackets, so I flipped the covers around and used nuts and bolts to secure the brackets with added double sided tape on corners without holes.
4. Mount the radar and the pigtail. I couldn’t find any used connectors for Mustangs, so I ordered a pair of new ones from rockauto.com for less than $17 each. I removed unused pins and labeled the wires using the wiring diagram below. Note that connectors also comes with pin numbers for reference.
Since splice points end up within the trunk, I used push-in connectors, in case I need to swap wires around. I’ll solder them later once everything tests OK.
5. SODL and SODR mounted.
6. Below is how it looks in the trunk from the right side. I plan to trim the excess, solder the connections, and put the wires in a loom later. Fry’s sells wires in black, white, red, green, and yellow, so I came up with my own wiring scheme.
i. Yellow: ALERT
ii. Red: VPWR
iii. Green: MS CAN+
iv. White: MS CAN-
v. Black: GND
7. I ran the GND wires to the grounding point on left center left center rear of trunk as shown in the diagram above. Several other devices already use it.
8. I have a coupe, so the Body Control Module B (BCMB) is on the right side of the trunk. The black harness contains pin #11 (GRY) for MS CAN+ and #23 (VIO) for MS CAN-. Unlike others, two thinner wires share one pin each as shown in the wiring diagram. It doesn’t matter which wire you tape into as long as the polarity matches.
Wiring diagram shows a Radio Transceiver Module (RTM) that’s supposed to be on the left rear of the trunk, but I didn’t see one on my car. If you do have one, you may be able to tap into its wires to for SODL and avoid running wires access the trunk.
9. For VPWR wires, I combined wires from both SODs and ran it to the VPWR wire (BLU/WHT) used by the rear camera. I tapped into the BLU/WHT wire near the rear right speaker.
10. As for the ALERT wires, I just ran them to the dash along the left and right sides of the car.
Updating configuration with FORScan
1. With the hardware in place and wired up, the next step is to update IPC, SODL, and SODR configuration using FORScan. Make a backup of your as-built data in case you need to revert.
a. Select “No” if it asks you to load the existing profile if you used FORScan before on the same car. Using an existing profile prevents scanning of newly installed modules.
b. Grab a hexadecimal version of your VIN. I used lines 726-09-01 through 726-11-01 from the BCM.
2. Enable CTA and BLIS in the IPC:
a. 720-01-01 xxxx xxxx *xxx 6 --> 7
b. 720-03-01 *xxx xxxx 2 --> 6
c. Below is how it looks on mine, yours may differ based on your settings and options.
3. SODL and SODR modules threw two DTCs each enabled. One was for VIN mismatch and other for missing connection to the Door Control Module B (DCMB). They had the VIN for the previous car since I bought the modules used. They were from Ford Edge and connectors for them were missing the ALERT pins, so I suspected that Edge uses DCMB to trigger the BLIS lights.
a. Since I don’t know which line controls the usage of DCMB, I copied SODL and SODR as built data from another EB with the RSS option:
SODL
SODR
b. For the VIN, I copied the values from BCM to lines 7C4-08-01 and 7C6-08-01 till the end.
4. After updating all the configuration values and writing them, clear recorded DTCs. After a few seconds, modules will rerun self-tests, and there should be no new DTCs logged.
5. You should now see Blindspot and Cross Traffic Alert options enabled on the center screen.
6. I haven’t decided on the location for the LED diode lights, so I just wedged the wires for it between the dash and pillars for now. This way, I won’t have holes in pillars if I change my mind later. Both left and right lights turn on for a few seconds during the self-test after turning the car on. While driving, both lights should be off unless there is a car in the blind spot while in motion.
7. For the CTA test, I placed the car in the driveway with the parking brake set while in reverse. A friend drove down the street from the left to the right side. Left side warning came on first with sound and switched to the right side warning as he passed the car and continued down the right side until he was out of the range.
There you have it, BLIS and CTA enabled for about less than $300 in parts! View attachment 293749 View attachment 293751 View attachment 293767 View attachment 293777 View attachment 293778 View attachment 293779 View attachment 293780 View attachment 293781 View attachment 293782 View attachment 293783 View attachment 293784 View attachment 293785 View attachment 293786 View attachment 293787 View attachment 293788 View attachment 293789 View attachment 293790 View attachment 293791 View attachment 293792 View attachment 293793 View attachment 293794 View attachment 293795 View attachment 293796
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