Rear view camera placement on trailer?
Is it better to position a wireless rear view camera on a tt on the bumper, or up high? It seems I always notice them up high and not the bumper.
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Great idea with the rear window.
The thread below shows how I mounted mine on a PVC outdoor electrical box below the center light. Also shows how I ran the wiring...
https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/30216655.cfm
The comment above about wifi latency is exactly why I now only use wired cameras. I got tired of seeing a car appear off my left cab mirror before it showed up on the backup camera.
That extra second or so of latency could be critical when backing up.
With the wired camera, I see no latency whatsoever. Just an extra set of plugs to connect and secure with electrical tape when we hook the trailer up. On the motorhome we used to have, it was permanent wiring between the dash head unit and the camera.
My camera just below clearance light height is set up to see about a foot off the bumper, and that covers about 100' backward, so it's not as clear of a rear view camera as you might have in your truck or SUV, but it works fine for changing lanes and backing up in gas stations.
The thread below shows how I mounted mine on a PVC outdoor electrical box below the center light. Also shows how I ran the wiring...
https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/30216655.cfm
The comment above about wifi latency is exactly why I now only use wired cameras. I got tired of seeing a car appear off my left cab mirror before it showed up on the backup camera.
That extra second or so of latency could be critical when backing up.
With the wired camera, I see no latency whatsoever. Just an extra set of plugs to connect and secure with electrical tape when we hook the trailer up. On the motorhome we used to have, it was permanent wiring between the dash head unit and the camera.
My camera just below clearance light height is set up to see about a foot off the bumper, and that covers about 100' backward, so it's not as clear of a rear view camera as you might have in your truck or SUV, but it works fine for changing lanes and backing up in gas stations.
