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Anyone aware of a camera that would fit into the existing tailgate housing on our trucks. I have owned several trucks with cameras: 2007 Titan, 2008 Grand Cherokee, 2010 Tundra, 2016 F150 and now my 2017 F250. I am in rental vehicles 2-3 times per week. All have adequate cameras during the day, but the Blue Oval options, comparatively speaking, are useless at night.
Just had a thought....perhaps its the tail lights that is the issue to Ford backup cameras, and not the camera itself?
I have LED multifunction lightheads in my reverse lights (steady white backup, flashing white/Amber for plowing) and then similar surface mounted lights on either side of my license plate that do the same functions. So when I'm in reverse I have plenty of light and I find the camera to be very crisp. This tells me it's the OEM reverse lights that may be the issue.
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I cant understand how anyone complains about the cameras in these trucks. I travel a lot and have used many rental vehicles. Most recently i used a new silverado. The camera in these trucks is far superior to any vehicle i have used. I get back into my truck and its a relief that i can actually see when backing up again. Even at night i have never had an issue. I guess everyones eyes are different.
I cant understand how anyone complains about the cameras in these trucks. I travel a lot and have used many rental vehicles. Most recently i used a new silverado. The camera in these trucks is far superior to any vehicle i have used. I get back into my truck and its a relief that i can actually see when backing up again. Even at night i have never had an issue. I guess everyones eyes are different.
I had mine at the dealer within a week of getting my truck last year due to the *****ty resolution at night with the rear view camera. They said they fixed some wiring but it was no different. I am in the crowd that 100% agrees the camera(or the rear LED lighting is causing the bad lighting) is crap on these trucks. Worse resolution at night I have ever had in any of my vehicles at night and even during the day the red, green and yellow lines are pretty faint and hard to see.
I have LED multifunction lightheads in my reverse lights (steady white backup, flashing white/Amber for plowing) and then similar surface mounted lights on either side of my license plate that do the same functions. So when I'm in reverse I have plenty of light and I find the camera to be very crisp. This tells me it's the OEM reverse lights that may be the issue.
Good feedback. Should be an easy experiment by setting a [shop] light under the bumper at night and seeing if it impacts the image quality..... ***penicls on list of things to do***
Originally Posted by bikerman5345
I cant understand how anyone complains about the cameras in these trucks. I travel a lot and have used many rental vehicles. Most recently i used a new silverado. The camera in these trucks is far superior to any vehicle i have used. I get back into my truck and its a relief that i can actually see when backing up again. Even at night i have never had an issue. I guess everyones eyes are different.
Could be that we have different light(s) on the truck. What trim is yours? Mine is a platinum.
