Quote: mine is in the middle of the trailer 2 small holes filled with sealant and enough around the screw head to seal it up good. I have aluminum siding and I used clips to hold the wire to the bottom of the siding. I then ran the wire down the inside of the endcap channel (under the screw trim) then I just ran it under the trailer to the tongue. very easy to do. don`t worry about screwing into the trailer... the factory does it, why not you?
Nice. Mine has that cheap side from Jaycos. Can I just drill it in the middle of the back, will it hold the camera? My fear is that it would fall and rip it apart. It's a rearview safety model by the way.
2011 Toyota Sequoia Platinum 5.7L V8 (next will be a 3/4, someday)
2012 Jayco Flight Swift 267BHS (5963lbs dry, 6650 wet)
Propride hitch (I had a Reese dual cam round bar WDH for 4 months)
Hello before you install the backup camera be sure that it will work on your truck.the wireless cameras work on the same frequency as the Bluetooth and sinc system.i installed one and found out later it wouldn't work on my 2011 ford super crew .i checked other brands and they told to use a wired cameras
Have not installed mine yet but have been researching and did buy a 4" monitor and one camera so far. Will be using this on the truck for hitching. The monitor has two cords for incoming video with one having priority. If it gets signal, that is what shows. That one will be used for the trucks "only on when in reverse" video feed. The second one will be wired to the camera I buy layer for on the back of the trailer so I can monitor traffic behind the camper for lane changing/merging.
The two easiest mounting methods I have seen so far are either on the bumper and running the cord under the trailer to the hitch OR on the top center of the back of the camper and running the cable on the roof, down through the freg vent stack to under the camper.
If run under the camper, some have loosened the fabric that encloses the undercarriage along one side of the bottom of the trailer and feed the line up through the frame rail, attaching as needed with cable ties.
The roof post I saw used 2" wide eternabond tape hold the cable to the roof from the camera mounting position to the vent stack. Both installs were clean and professional lookin.
Just a couple idea's to consider. I'm leaning towards the roof mounting as I think it would give me a better view of the traffic behind me than a bumper mount.
2011 Silverado Crewcab 4x4
2012 Passport 238ML
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Quote: mine is in the middle of the trailer 2 small holes filled with sealant and enough around the screw head to seal it up good. I have aluminum siding and I used clips to hold the wire to the bottom of the siding. I then ran the wire down the inside of the endcap channel (under the screw trim) then I just ran it under the trailer to the tongue. very easy to do. don`t worry about screwing into the trailer... the factory does it, why not you?
Nice. Mine has that cheap side from Jaycos. Can I just drill it in the middle of the back, will it hold the camera? My fear is that it would fall and rip it apart. It's a rearview safety model by the way.
My camera is a small VR3 camera that was supposed to screw into the license plate mounting screws. I just modified it to have the proper angle to see behind me. the camera is very lite! what type of camera do you have. if it is a traditional camera I would mount it up high where there is a wood support to screw into. they mount them on the back of a motorhome so they should mount to a trailer. just be sure to find a solid area behind the wall.
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