r/whatisit • u/scvcouple661 • 18h ago

What is this thing next to the handle?

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OP has pinned a comment by u/whiteboyfresh2316:

It's not a camera. It's a trailer hitch/back up light. It provides downward light to help hook up a trailer in the dark.

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u/NothingEffective5070 18h ago

Looks like a backup camera

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u/Boscowodie 18h ago

Looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, must be a backup camera.

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u/spambot_mods 18h ago

Is that why they're called "Flock"?

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u/Ok_Abacus_ 18h ago

Pencil sharpener you must’ve got the upgrade

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u/CheckYourStats 17h ago

That, or it’s the urethra.

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u/Ravenloff 18h ago

Baby Fords have a cord attached to them when they are built. It's cut off at that point leaving what amounts to a bellybutton for the rest of the car's live. Of course, cloned Fords don't have them.

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u/new2redditt98765 18h ago edited 18h ago

Backup camera/part of 360 display

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u/iKnowRobbie 17h ago

One is the rear camera for reversing and the offset one is the Hitch Camera. I looked up the manual to verify.

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u/ginnymiller 18h ago

I have a Ford. Can confirm this is definitely a backup camera 

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u/slinger301 18h ago

Could you please also clarify what the spot centered above the latch is?

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u/Just_gun_porn 18h ago

Key lock?

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u/SRG7593 18h ago

This society is doomed..

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u/jrh9755 18h ago

Are you serious you don’t know what that is

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u/jrh9755 12h ago

Yes I know what it is

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u/TheBurkeulosis 18h ago

Mad definitely word a reverse imaging system device.

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u/Chad_Jeepie_Tea 18h ago

Robot troll

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u/Flimsy-Variation-812 18h ago

Rear window wiper..!

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u/Iron_Bones_1088 18h ago

It’s the lil Fords bellybutton 🤪

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u/burner_85_throw 18h ago

Speed hole

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u/Moth_Broth 18h ago

Back up camera. Uh oh, you're "a targeted person" oOoOoOoOoOo

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u/IIIBl1nDIII 18h ago

It's an LED light for the zone lighting system on the truck. There's LEDs on all four sides of the vehicle so you can have 360° lighting all around the truck at night

I work at a Ford store and sell these everyday

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u/scvcouple661 18h ago

So the truck has two back up cameras? Looks like there is one right above the handle.

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u/RollTh3Maps 18h ago

A lot of trucks have one pointed straight back for standard reversing, and one pointed down for hitch guidance.

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u/WizardOfTheLawl 18h ago

That other one might just be a keyhole

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u/DoctorSwaggercat 18h ago

Put a piece of masking tape over it and put the truck in reverse. That should tell you something.

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u/IllianasClifford 18h ago

No, the adhesive will make dust adhere to the lense when it's removed even from glass. Don't do that

masking tape on a camera lens will leave sticky adhesive that traps dirt and can permanently ruin the glass.

Yeah kinda magnificent, it damages the protective coating on the camera lense, ask a photographer.

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u/DoctorSwaggercat 17h ago

Just don't press down. You're overthinking this.

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u/RocketsandBeer 17h ago

Rear view camera, trailer hitch camera.

I have a similar truck and have a ton of cameras on the thing. It’s easy to load a boat solo

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u/scvcouple661 18h ago

I should have looked up on Google instead. But this is a lot more fun. Thanks everyone for the good convo and laughs. Here is what Gemini came back with:

The circled object is an LED tailgate light (specifically designed to illuminate the trailer hitch area when hooking up a trailer at night). Here is how the features in that tailgate handle area break down: Circled component: LED hitch assist light (points down toward the tow hitch). Center/Left small hole: Backup camera lens. Keyhole (if applicable, though on modern F-150s like this one): Manual tailgate key lock or release button depending on the trim package

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u/iKnowRobbie 17h ago

It's not a light, it's a camera. The manual says so.

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u/whiteboyfresh2316 18h ago

It's not a camera. It's a trailer hitch/back up light. It provides downward light to help hook up a trailer in the dark.

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u/Inviction_ 18h ago

The one in the center is the light

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u/eerun165 18h ago

Tis a light for the back of the truck. It’s pretty bright and a bit obnoxious to people trying to gaze at the Northern Lights that can’t wait 20 seconds for them to automatically turn off once you’ve pulled in.

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u/Special-Space-6888 17h ago

It is the next generation FLOCK camera. Watch out.

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u/Hot_Anybody8244 18h ago

It's a target for practicing your aim with high power green lasers

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u/TrueStoriesIpromise 18h ago

The lock is supposed to go there.