Backup cam - not sure what to do with it
Santa brought me this backup camera for Christmas, but I honestly have no idea what to do with it. We have a 44.5' long fifth wheel toy hauler and a long bed pickup. The camera came with a long ...
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Dave, it says the camera comes with 19 INCHES of cable, so definitely not long enough.
As far as intended uses, you could mount this on the back of your 5er, then run a pair of coax cables or other suitable cable back to the tailgate. Typically you would mount this on the back edge of the roof, then run the cables along the roof and drop down by the pin box.
Then you get the appropriate adapter cable to connect into the truck's tailgate harness, so that the new camera effectively replaces the factory tailgate camera. This keeps your reverse trigger in place and uses the factory display in the truck.
I never thought it was worth the trouble to mount one on our 34' TT, but am considering a set up like this for the TC. Since the tailgate if off anyway, the factory connector is easily available to accept a substitute camera. Seems counterintuitive since the trailer was a lot longer, but we find ourselves taking the TC place we never would have considered with the TT.
If you decide you don't want to use it, let me know and I'll take it off your hands :)
As far as intended uses, you could mount this on the back of your 5er, then run a pair of coax cables or other suitable cable back to the tailgate. Typically you would mount this on the back edge of the roof, then run the cables along the roof and drop down by the pin box.
Then you get the appropriate adapter cable to connect into the truck's tailgate harness, so that the new camera effectively replaces the factory tailgate camera. This keeps your reverse trigger in place and uses the factory display in the truck.
I never thought it was worth the trouble to mount one on our 34' TT, but am considering a set up like this for the TC. Since the tailgate if off anyway, the factory connector is easily available to accept a substitute camera. Seems counterintuitive since the trailer was a lot longer, but we find ourselves taking the TC place we never would have considered with the TT.
If you decide you don't want to use it, let me know and I'll take it off your hands :)
