Add OEM CHMSL camera
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Tuned
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From: Back home in MT
Add OEM CHMSL camera
Hello all. I have searched but not found what I'm looking for so hopefully someone can point me in the right direction.
Just traded a 2016 F250 CC, 4x4 FX4 Lariat Ultimate 6.2L gas for a used 2019 F250 CC 4x4 FX4 Lariat (not Ultimate), 6.7L Powerstroke with only the tailgate backup camera.
Is it possible to add the OEM CHMSL with camera and have it work through the SYNC 3? Would it require a different SYNC 3 module? This truck does not have any camera button above the display nor anything on the screen for cameras.
I have looked at the etrailer.com add-on which activates via the #1 upfitter switch, but would really like to have the OEM.
Thanks.
Just traded a 2016 F250 CC, 4x4 FX4 Lariat Ultimate 6.2L gas for a used 2019 F250 CC 4x4 FX4 Lariat (not Ultimate), 6.7L Powerstroke with only the tailgate backup camera.
Is it possible to add the OEM CHMSL with camera and have it work through the SYNC 3? Would it require a different SYNC 3 module? This truck does not have any camera button above the display nor anything on the screen for cameras.
I have looked at the etrailer.com add-on which activates via the #1 upfitter switch, but would really like to have the OEM.
Thanks.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Jun 2015
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From: Rome as it burns
Just a comment there buddy.
I am very disappointed with my factory CHMSL camera. The camera itself is so cheap and the image grainy that you really cannot exactly tell when you are backed up over the gooseneck ball. Im still getting in and out of the truck a few times to line up right.
Also, sure would be nice if I could activate the camera while driving to see into the bed. Nope. Not without Forescan tinkering with your trucks brain can you do that I guess.
If I had to choose, I'd probably go the aftermarket route if I had to do it again..........but that doesnt answer your question...
I am very disappointed with my factory CHMSL camera. The camera itself is so cheap and the image grainy that you really cannot exactly tell when you are backed up over the gooseneck ball. Im still getting in and out of the truck a few times to line up right.
Also, sure would be nice if I could activate the camera while driving to see into the bed. Nope. Not without Forescan tinkering with your trucks brain can you do that I guess.
If I had to choose, I'd probably go the aftermarket route if I had to do it again..........but that doesnt answer your question...
Logistics Pro
Joined: Jan 2013
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Hello all. I have searched but not found what I'm looking for so hopefully someone can point me in the right direction.
Just traded a 2016 F250 CC, 4x4 FX4 Lariat Ultimate 6.2L gas for a used 2019 F250 CC 4x4 FX4 Lariat (not Ultimate), 6.7L Powerstroke with only the tailgate backup camera.
Is it possible to add the OEM CHMSL with camera and have it work through the SYNC 3? Would it require a different SYNC 3 module? This truck does not have any camera button above the display nor anything on the screen for cameras.
I have looked at the etrailer.com add-on which activates via the #1 upfitter switch, but would really like to have the OEM.
Thanks.
Just traded a 2016 F250 CC, 4x4 FX4 Lariat Ultimate 6.2L gas for a used 2019 F250 CC 4x4 FX4 Lariat (not Ultimate), 6.7L Powerstroke with only the tailgate backup camera.
Is it possible to add the OEM CHMSL with camera and have it work through the SYNC 3? Would it require a different SYNC 3 module? This truck does not have any camera button above the display nor anything on the screen for cameras.
I have looked at the etrailer.com add-on which activates via the #1 upfitter switch, but would really like to have the OEM.
Thanks.
Tuned
Joined: Jul 2020
Posts: 370
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Just a comment there buddy.
I am very disappointed with my factory CHMSL camera. The camera itself is so cheap and the image grainy that you really cannot exactly tell when you are backed up over the gooseneck ball. Im still getting in and out of the truck a few times to line up right.
Also, sure would be nice if I could activate the camera while driving to see into the bed. Nope. Not without Forescan tinkering with your trucks brain can you do that I guess.
If I had to choose, I'd probably go the aftermarket route if I had to do it again..........but that doesnt answer your question...
I am very disappointed with my factory CHMSL camera. The camera itself is so cheap and the image grainy that you really cannot exactly tell when you are backed up over the gooseneck ball. Im still getting in and out of the truck a few times to line up right.
Also, sure would be nice if I could activate the camera while driving to see into the bed. Nope. Not without Forescan tinkering with your trucks brain can you do that I guess.
If I had to choose, I'd probably go the aftermarket route if I had to do it again..........but that doesnt answer your question...
Fleet Owner
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Brentwood,CA
The camera in the CHMSL is terrible, its like 480p.
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I ordered a 2020 F350 with the 5th wheel/gooseneck prep and gooseneck hitch installed, myself, and one of the things that I regret not putting on my order is the CHMSL camera, to assist with hitching up to gooseneck trailers... and I was curious about whether it could be added, but after hearing that the quality is not all that great, and that it is pretty much impossible to add after the fact, I think I will just get me one of the I-Ball HD magnetic backup cameras and stick it on neck of the gooseneck to line up the ball. We used to rig one up to the ball of an old Winnebago to keep an eye on the toad while we were driving down the road, so I know that it will work for lining up the hitch.
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I wonder if the cameras are similar with the same connections. Could possibly just buy an OEM tailgate camera and swap it out with the factory CHMSL camera?
Fleet Mechanic
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From: Rome as it burns
Im not read to go shoot a movie with it but I can see what Im doing to a trailer with it for sure.
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Just a comment there buddy.
I am very disappointed with my factory CHMSL camera. The camera itself is so cheap and the image grainy that you really cannot exactly tell when you are backed up over the gooseneck ball. Im still getting in and out of the truck a few times to line up right.
Also, sure would be nice if I could activate the camera while driving to see into the bed. Nope. Not without Forescan tinkering with your trucks brain can you do that I guess.
If I had to choose, I'd probably go the aftermarket route if I had to do it again..........but that doesnt answer your question...
I am very disappointed with my factory CHMSL camera. The camera itself is so cheap and the image grainy that you really cannot exactly tell when you are backed up over the gooseneck ball. Im still getting in and out of the truck a few times to line up right.
Also, sure would be nice if I could activate the camera while driving to see into the bed. Nope. Not without Forescan tinkering with your trucks brain can you do that I guess.
If I had to choose, I'd probably go the aftermarket route if I had to do it again..........but that doesnt answer your question...
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I had a dealer show me a truck and it had the cargo camera. The truck they sold me didn’t have it. The dealer apologized for the mix up and said they would make it right. After a few days they called and advised they could not add the camera Because of the wiring. They did order one from etrailer and installed it for free. Added it to the #1 aux switch. Works perfectly. It is a better camera than the factory one in my buddy 2019.
