Taillight replacement question

Hey!
I am thinking of upgrading my rear tail lights for appearance and functionality in my 2023 ORP.
My question is are there any sensors inside for rear cross traffic or blind spot monitoring?
If not where are they located? Side Mirrors? Or ???
Thanks

 

Should be located behind the corners of the rear bumper below the taillights. Most vehicles with rear cross traffic and BSM have them there

 

The OEM tails have the highest clearest output so anything different would be a function downgrade. Morimotos are the closest OEM equivalent.

I'm ready for you aftermarket taillight enthusiasts 

 

Thanks for the info. I was hoping for some improvement on the night reverse illumination, but also wanted something that matched the blacked trim on the vehicle. Guess that was asking a bit much. Will probably change them anyway for the appearance and just be more careful backing up on dark rainy nights. Difficult to see anything out the rear!

 

If you really want to improve your reverse lighting, why spend the money for aftermarket housings that at best will look nicer, but won't improve performance one bit? (And they won't last as long as OEM.) The only real solution I've ever found is better reverse lights. I installed a pair of Baja Designs S2 Sport combo pattern lights below my rear bumper.



Better output and visibility? You bet!

 

Too Stroked,
Yes. I was already having the thought of installing reverse lights for function, as well as tail lights for the appearance I want.
Appreciate the recommendation.
Were they difficult to wire in?

 

No, not really. I am pretty anal about wiring too. I believe some companies even offer wiring kits now.

 

Diode Dynamics recently released a wiring harness that taps into your 7 pin trailer harness. Looks very easy to use. Could do their hitchpod or just use the harness for some other lighting. I am planning on getting 2x SSC1R and one of those harnesses and hooking the red light up as a rear fog light, backlight as running light, and white light as reverse

 

Yes, the Diode Dynamics product is the one I was struggling to think of. I elected to hard wire mine instead of using the trailer plug though. Yes, the DD harness is quick and simple, but it opens the trailer plug up to possible corrosion and here in the rust belt, that's a big issue. I found a sealed gromet on the driver side rear of my truck to safely run the wiring up into the vehicle. This negates the effects of salt on any electrical connections because they're all out of the weather. I then tapped into the left rear backup light circuit back near the taillight. It's all personal preference though.

 

It would be great to see a how-to post on that if you have the time and inclination. If not, please describe where you tapped into the backup light circuit.