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New GFC locks and Adaptive Cruise fix (hopefully)

      One of the reasons I bought the Ford Ranger was for its adaptive cruise. I really like it, it makes highway driving much more pleasant. The new winch bumper meant I had to relocate the adaptive cruise sensor from the bottom center of the OEM bumper to the upper corner of the radiator. I bought the addictive designs adaptive cruise relocation bracket, and BuiltEast installed it when they did the bumper installs. There are plenty of Ford's using this relocation bracket, so it's not dangerous to block 1 corner of the radiator I guess. Since the relocation, it's "mostly" worked. The problem is half of the time I get an error message saying that the sensor is blocked, and then I can only use normal cruise (waaah!!! I know I'm being a big baby). The sensor is also part of the pre-collision assist system though, so it's better to make sure it works IMHO. Touch wood, since moving it 1.25" lower, per this slideshow, I'm not g...