I have a buddy that has a 09 Silverado 4x4 and he wants to know something about his backup sensors. He wants to leave his ball in his hitch, but when he does the backup sensors go crazy. Is there a way to unplug them withoug disengaging the entire system, or adjusting them out a little bit. He wants to be able to keep the system active, just disengage the 2 center sensors. Is that possible??

 

You could try it and see what the system does. Just reach behind the bumper and unplug the two sensors. The only problem I see that would occur would be either the system errors out because it senses two "faulty" sensors or it errors out because the system now senses a break in the circuit.

 

might be able to make it work somehow with some resistors or something?

 

He's tried that already and it just shuts off the whole system. I was leaning towards resistors in those 2 wires, but not sure what size resistors to use, or if it would even work.

 

Anyone have any ideas?

 

i would try over on the GMT-900 Forum they might have a better idea an may have already dealt with a similar situation, but would it be possible to move the sensors away from the hitch?

 

What Forum?

 

this one

 

Idk about his truck but mine has a parking assistant button that turns them off when you are towing and such.