Adding front camera to a 2018 F150xlt
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Adding front camera to a 2018 F150xlt
ordered my 2018 w/o a front camera. want to add one. will a factory cam "plug and play" into the current system ? if so what will i need? if not, recommendations?
i do have rear cam, i upgraded the system to add navigation.
fyi... been told the 2018 grill is different than 2017, making it harder to add oem style cam
i do have rear cam, i upgraded the system to add navigation.
fyi... been told the 2018 grill is different than 2017, making it harder to add oem style cam
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ordered my 2018 w/o a front camera. want to add one. will a factory cam "plug and play" into the current system ? if so what will i need? if not, recommendations?
i do have rear cam, i upgraded the system to add navigation.
fyi... been told the 2018 grill is different than 2017, making it harder to add oem style cam
i do have rear cam, i upgraded the system to add navigation.
fyi... been told the 2018 grill is different than 2017, making it harder to add oem style cam
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That is what I was going to suggest. Install a separate head (where would you put that?) and you could switch in video from any number of sources. I have been contemplating installing a rear-view camera for our travel trailer, and something like that could also work for a front-view camera (or any view for that matter).
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Yes but he`ll still need a way to get two different video outputs.
It would be nice but it`s just not as simple as plugging in the output of another camera.
It would be nice but it`s just not as simple as plugging in the output of another camera.
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the mirror would have it's own output he could just run a camera directly to it??
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You`re forgetting that the OP wanted this to work with his stock head unit and he also wanted the front camera image to show on the same stock head unit but I do understand what you`re saying.
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This is also what I was thinking.
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