Need a rec on a back up camera.

[zeake]

Well I am finally gonna buy one since It hurts like absolute hell to twist and look behind me. I already have a In Dash DVD player that it will plug right into . I just dont like the cheesy license plate cameras. I would like it to see the trailer coupling and what ever else is behind me. Any ideas on mounting and what camera to buy is greatly appreciated.

Thanks
jake

[567234ta]

i am planning on having a rear mounted camera also but it will be thru a computer which makes it more complicated.

i would like to see what everyone else has though and how their systems work.

[lo-lyf]

When I was installing we did a lot of them that were a "bullet-style" camera that you could drill a hole and mount in the license plate. We did one on a factory hitch and set it inside the hole that sits right above the receiver. You could see the ball perfectly, it also had a clear view to all of the surroundings.

eBay Motors: Backup "Wide Angle" Rear View CCD Camera w/Night Vision (item 270331041627 end time May-15-09 15:31:22 PDT)
one similar to this one.

[dropem]

the best one that i have seen so far is the alpine one

[Frenchy]

For the life of me I can't remember the brand of it but when I was at Ford, we installed one in the tailgate handle, they have locking tailgates, the guy never used this feature so the locking mechanism was trashed and a little bit of work the camera fit in there nicely.

[zeake]

For the life of me I can't remember the brand of it but when I was at Ford, we installed one in the tailgate handle, they have locking tailgates, the guy never used this feature so the locking mechanism was trashed and a little bit of work the camera fit in there nicely.

I have one of those locking tail gate things that i never use. Could you see the hitch ball from the screen with it mounted that high?

I ordered a bullet style camera from ebay.

[Frenchy]

No couldn't see the hitch, there was about a foot and a half of blind spot. This truck would've never seen a trailer, I honestly didn't get the point of the camera but what the customer wants....

[TxStVanWilder]

where you located? i can get you a good deal on one installed through a shop up here....

[zeake]

where you located? i can get you a good deal on one installed through a shop up here....

I am in Lagrange Georiga
I ordered one off ebay.
CCD INFRARED KEYHOLE WIDE ANGLE REAR VIEW BACKUP CAMERA - eBay (item 260354797987 end time Apr-30-09 11:21:53 PDT)

[Chavy]

Black 7" color headrest screen removed from frame and mounted to Black GPS adjustable/swivel window mount near rear view mirror attached with coax ran under frame to Black bullet Infrared LED camera mounted in modified Black plastic receiver plug fitted into hole above receiver hole.

Screen - $100 Frys
Camera - $50 Frys
GPS adjustable/swivel window mount - $25 Frys
Plastic Receiver plug - $5.00 Walmart
Coax
Coax/RGB adapters
Cable Ties

Screen and camera are wired to come on and off with Reverse. Also screen has a second video input....so just for grins.....next is a small solid state hard drive computer under dash with added wireless flexible silicon keyboard and wireless ball mouse on center console for full-time HPT.