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In the winch instructions Ford implies that the sensors won’t work .. but they totally do. I’m not sure why they advise turning all of these things off in the instructions. Especially when on their FPP Bronco in their own F55 Ultrahook page they clearly have everything installed: camera, parking, and ACC. (ok ok I don’t really know if that’s the ACC radar or just the cover)
Those pics combined with lots of posts here from folks saying that they have the FPP Warn Winch (M-1820-B) working with the factory Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Radar, Front Camera, and Parking Sensors working; led me to buy the FPP setup. I also liked the Ford Performance Parts FPP winch setup included extra bracing at the horn. And I also liked that Ford has this installed in a factory crash tested version (Everglades) of the Bronco. That there’s an Restraint Control Module (RCM) update for airbag deployment after install was reassuring to me.
My general rule with all of my installs is “no cutting and no drilling.” No cutting wires, metal, plastic, etc etc! If something goes wrong or I just want to change the setup I want to be able to go back! And this was no different for my winch install.
ACC!
Route positive cable high tucked into the bumper so that it stays high over the adaptive cruise control ACC radar. I didn’t do anything to attach the cable and so far it seems like it stays up there on its own! And this is after a few wheeling trips with plenty of bumpy stuff. If it does fall then I’ll look into some stick on zip-tie mounts.
Camera!
Sadly Ford doesn’t sell the relocation mount that they show in their F55 Ultrahook page. I opted for the Mountains-2-Metal kit (BR6FCRL). I decided to leave the factory camera install alone and run a new separate camera to the front of the winch. I wanted to compare the two camera views and make it easier to remove the winch setup. I have it setup now so that I can swap the electrical and washer connectors under the hood to change the active camera. To do this I bought a camera, camera mount, camera sprayer, a washer hose that had the right connectors, and a fakra cable just to steal the connector to “plug” the unused side. (See the parts list below)
There’s a small subset of people like me that will like this idea .. the rest of you will just move the camera parts to the camera relocation bracket. Just in case you are like me, I posted the parts list that I used for the additional camera.
I removed the front grill and routed all of the cables before installing the winch and that made things pretty easy. I routed the washer and camera hoses through the driver's side parking sensor hole along with the parking sensor extension cable.
The camera works great in this location. The 360 view looks fine to my eye .. a little wonky maybe.
BUT what doesn’t work is the tread map lines in 4L. The path lines are just a little narrow. Before installing the winch I got used to aiming the Bronco over obstacles with this; and now that they’re off makes things tough! And when I say I got used to using the camera .. I mean I got REALLY used to using it. In the slow stuff I was looking at the screen more than out the windshield to get over obstacles. If anyone knows the secrets to recalibrating I’d sure appreciate it! Heck, even turning off the tread lines would probably be better than having them offset. (I should probably start a new post about this.)
[edit] Clarification about the hose. The M2M kit (BR6FCRL) includes both the long fakra cable and the long water hose. The water hose does NOT include the necessary connectors. They have you cut these connectors from your existing behind-the-grill water hose. I purchased LB5Z-17A605-Y hose just for the hose connectors. The rest of this hose isn't needed. It was the cheapest hose with connectors that I could find. I cut the connectors out of that hose and plugged them into the hose provided by M2M.
Parking Sensors!
Lots of people drill. Some hand drill and some hire a machinist. I wasn’t comfortable drilling for a few reasons. The first was that if I misaligned I wasn’t sure that I could get another plate. And the other was that I wanted to keep the plate intact; both because Ford has this as a crash tested piece and for possible resale if I decided I no longer needed the winch. Seeing how FPP mounted their sensors (again on that F55 Ultrahook page) to the top of the plate made me want to do the same. Like the front camera mount, I was disappointed to find that Ford performance doesn’t sell these. And I didn’t find anyone else that did either.. so I ended up designing my own parking sensor mount. The mounts are a press fit designed to be as small as possible. There is no drilling required; they stick to the winch plate top with double sided automotive acrylic tape. I lined them up “dry” and marked out a box with painters tape before I put the 3m tape and actually stuck them down. I routed the cable through the original hole and left the original mount in the bumper to act as a chafe guard. I routed the cables when the bumper was off during the winch install. (See the parts list below)
One note about the front parking sensors; they don’t turn on unless you are actually moving forward! So don’t panic when you finish hooking everything up and they don’t start beeping right away.
It Works!
In the end I have a nice clean install that is entirely reversible. Adaptive Cruise works. Front Camera works. And the parking sensors work.
Parts List:
* not needed if you reuse the factory camera
** I didn't find these on their website, you will need to call Rough Country to order; (And credit to @Rat for the find.)
[edit] added note that you need to actually call (with a telephone) Rough Country for the extension cable; and credited Rat with the find of this part number!
[edit] added some notes about how the camera hoses are used
[edit] added note about how many Rough Country cables to order (2)
Those pics combined with lots of posts here from folks saying that they have the FPP Warn Winch (M-1820-B) working with the factory Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Radar, Front Camera, and Parking Sensors working; led me to buy the FPP setup. I also liked the Ford Performance Parts FPP winch setup included extra bracing at the horn. And I also liked that Ford has this installed in a factory crash tested version (Everglades) of the Bronco. That there’s an Restraint Control Module (RCM) update for airbag deployment after install was reassuring to me.
My general rule with all of my installs is “no cutting and no drilling.” No cutting wires, metal, plastic, etc etc! If something goes wrong or I just want to change the setup I want to be able to go back! And this was no different for my winch install.
ACC!
Route positive cable high tucked into the bumper so that it stays high over the adaptive cruise control ACC radar. I didn’t do anything to attach the cable and so far it seems like it stays up there on its own! And this is after a few wheeling trips with plenty of bumpy stuff. If it does fall then I’ll look into some stick on zip-tie mounts.
Camera!
Sadly Ford doesn’t sell the relocation mount that they show in their F55 Ultrahook page. I opted for the Mountains-2-Metal kit (BR6FCRL). I decided to leave the factory camera install alone and run a new separate camera to the front of the winch. I wanted to compare the two camera views and make it easier to remove the winch setup. I have it setup now so that I can swap the electrical and washer connectors under the hood to change the active camera. To do this I bought a camera, camera mount, camera sprayer, a washer hose that had the right connectors, and a fakra cable just to steal the connector to “plug” the unused side. (See the parts list below)
There’s a small subset of people like me that will like this idea .. the rest of you will just move the camera parts to the camera relocation bracket. Just in case you are like me, I posted the parts list that I used for the additional camera.
I removed the front grill and routed all of the cables before installing the winch and that made things pretty easy. I routed the washer and camera hoses through the driver's side parking sensor hole along with the parking sensor extension cable.
The camera works great in this location. The 360 view looks fine to my eye .. a little wonky maybe.
BUT what doesn’t work is the tread map lines in 4L. The path lines are just a little narrow. Before installing the winch I got used to aiming the Bronco over obstacles with this; and now that they’re off makes things tough! And when I say I got used to using the camera .. I mean I got REALLY used to using it. In the slow stuff I was looking at the screen more than out the windshield to get over obstacles. If anyone knows the secrets to recalibrating I’d sure appreciate it! Heck, even turning off the tread lines would probably be better than having them offset. (I should probably start a new post about this.)
[edit] Clarification about the hose. The M2M kit (BR6FCRL) includes both the long fakra cable and the long water hose. The water hose does NOT include the necessary connectors. They have you cut these connectors from your existing behind-the-grill water hose. I purchased LB5Z-17A605-Y hose just for the hose connectors. The rest of this hose isn't needed. It was the cheapest hose with connectors that I could find. I cut the connectors out of that hose and plugged them into the hose provided by M2M.
Parking Sensors!
Lots of people drill. Some hand drill and some hire a machinist. I wasn’t comfortable drilling for a few reasons. The first was that if I misaligned I wasn’t sure that I could get another plate. And the other was that I wanted to keep the plate intact; both because Ford has this as a crash tested piece and for possible resale if I decided I no longer needed the winch. Seeing how FPP mounted their sensors (again on that F55 Ultrahook page) to the top of the plate made me want to do the same. Like the front camera mount, I was disappointed to find that Ford performance doesn’t sell these. And I didn’t find anyone else that did either.. so I ended up designing my own parking sensor mount. The mounts are a press fit designed to be as small as possible. There is no drilling required; they stick to the winch plate top with double sided automotive acrylic tape. I lined them up “dry” and marked out a box with painters tape before I put the 3m tape and actually stuck them down. I routed the cable through the original hole and left the original mount in the bumper to act as a chafe guard. I routed the cables when the bumper was off during the winch install. (See the parts list below)
One note about the front parking sensors; they don’t turn on unless you are actually moving forward! So don’t panic when you finish hooking everything up and they don’t start beeping right away.
It Works!
In the end I have a nice clean install that is entirely reversible. Adaptive Cruise works. Front Camera works. And the parking sensors work.
Parts List:
| Part | Mfg | Part Link | Comment |
| winch plate with winch | Ford Performance | M-1821-B | |
| factor55 winch hook | Ford Performance | M-1821-UHR | Closed System Winching |
| factor55 winch fairlead | Ford Performance | M-1821-FL | Just Looks Nice |
| winch cover | Ford Performance | M-1821-WC | Protect the winch when not in use |
| parking sensor mount | EagerOrange | Parking Sensor Mount | Need these to mount the sensor to the winch plate |
| parking sensor extension | Rough Country | 947000011 ** | Need these extenders to connect sensors electrically (you need to order two of them) |
| 0.5” automotive acrylic plus attachment tape | 3M | 06384 | Stick the mount to the bumper |
| front camera relocation | Mountains to Metal | BR6FCRL | Moves camera forward of the winch for better visibility |
| front camera | Ford | M2DZ-19G490-C * | if you don't want to reuse the factory camera |
| front camera bracket | Ford | M2DZ-8C324-ABPTM * | Holds the camera to the bracket |
| front camera washer sprayer and hose | Ford | M2DZ-17603-B * | The washer sprayer at the camera |
| connector washer hose | Ford | LB5Z-17A605-Y * | Needed to for washer tube connector parts (you won't use the hose, just the connectors) |
| Fakra Connector | Fakra Connector | Link * | Just to plug the now open factory connector |
** I didn't find these on their website, you will need to call Rough Country to order; (And credit to @Rat for the find.)
[edit] added note that you need to actually call (with a telephone) Rough Country for the extension cable; and credited Rat with the find of this part number!
[edit] added some notes about how the camera hoses are used
[edit] added note about how many Rough Country cables to order (2)
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