Blind spot sensor?

[drpete12]

I was at the dealership and they had a Rydeen blind spot system installed. It looked like a license plate bracket that had sensors point out to rear of truck and inside the truck they install little led in the A arm pillar (??? i think that is what it is called, where the windshield and the dash meet). Wondering if it works (and does it work well) and what are everyone's thoughts? Thanks again

 

[anand]

Never heard of it, but a quick google shows that the kit sells for $617; I'm sure either of the FL dealers would charge 3x that if not more.

Personally a swivel of the head works just fine instead of BSM

 

[Ovrland Bill]

I usually drive alone and without cargo piled high inside, and so have few blockages of my view from inside the vehicle. That includes the sight line directly to the rear (and somewhat to the aft sides) from the inside mirror. I then angle the door mounted side mirrors outward to fill in the lateral gaps. As long as I keep my head and eyes ‘on a swivel’ I have not had a significant ‘blind spot’ problem around the Grenadier. YMMV.

 

[holdmybeer]

Yeah, I concur. The worst blindspot in the Grenadier IMO is probably due to the A-pillars. They are thick and vertical and closer to the driver's position than farther raked out pillars typical of slanted windshields. So they block more. But then those blindspots are really only an issue when turning into crosswalks with pedestrians, which happens at slower speeds, so it's not too bad.

Anyways, help me out ... I'm old-fashioned and I've never had a blindspot monitor ... If you're still shoulderchecking and moving your upper body just a bit, then when would you expect a blindspot monitor to actually pay off?