Backup camera ?
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I put one in, have the license plate frame style camera in black and its not very noticeable... not a big bulky camera that stands out.
I hated my last truck having it wired to turn on when in reverse. So on this truck i wired it in to my aux switches and can flip it on whenever i want!!
I hated my last truck having it wired to turn on when in reverse. So on this truck i wired it in to my aux switches and can flip it on whenever i want!!
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Laughing Gas
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I put one in, have the license plate frame style camera in black and its not very noticeable... not a big bulky camera that stands out.
I hated my last truck having it wired to turn on when in reverse. So on this truck i wired it in to my aux switches and can flip it on whenever i want!!
I hated my last truck having it wired to turn on when in reverse. So on this truck i wired it in to my aux switches and can flip it on whenever i want!!
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I can't see the ball but I can see the stinger. The reason behind this problem is that since I have a lifted truck I have a 6" drop hitch so I can't see that angle. But I believe that a normal hitch would be perfect. And either way I still have gotten so used to it and don't have any problems.
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I bought the "iball" is works great.
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I have a wireless liscense plate one that is adjustable. I adjusted it so that I can see the hitch ball and it works perfect.
Not that great of a pic but you can see the ball at the bottom......
Not that great of a pic but you can see the ball at the bottom......
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Its funny, a buddy of mine with a 2012 jeep was showing me his factory camera. When something was at the "red zone" it was actually right there at the bumper instead of the imposed 2' that it looks like in the camera. He said the first time he learned this he hit a pole int he parking garage he was in. He said in the camera it looked like the pole was a good foot away yet. When he was showing me the camera deal we were backing up out of a driveway with a garbage can to one side. He backed up to the garbage can that was within a foot of the jeep but on the camera it looked like it was a good 4' away yet.
But however I do want a back up camera in my X for backing up to trailers. Sucks jumping in and out a few times just to see how close you are.
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I really like my camera. Very clear. No it doesnt have to stay on all the time, its just a setting on my head unit that I had on for the video.
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While the new truck has it built in,
I want a camera in the bed wehen hooking up the 5er (and would LIKE one on the back of the 5er)...
but tried a few wireless for my 5th wheel and none worked very well in the BED looking at 5th wheel hitch,
much less on the back of the 5th wheel
Have a Nuvi 5000 gps that takes a video input, may look into something for that or the lockpick to put other cameras on the stock display...
have not found a solution I like yet (at least one that I feel would be a good roi !)
I've learned to back up without it so far !
I want a camera in the bed wehen hooking up the 5er (and would LIKE one on the back of the 5er)...
but tried a few wireless for my 5th wheel and none worked very well in the BED looking at 5th wheel hitch,
much less on the back of the 5th wheel
Have a Nuvi 5000 gps that takes a video input, may look into something for that or the lockpick to put other cameras on the stock display...
have not found a solution I like yet (at least one that I feel would be a good roi !)
I've learned to back up without it so far !
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Had a buddy try that with his wife's horse trailer. He ended up having to put a wired unit in. Wireless just didn't work.
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