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Hello all. Always appreciative of the wisdom from the sages on this forum. I have a 2017 F-150 XLT 2.7 EB with the 302A package and the standard tow package. I just bought a 16 foot camper weighing 2500 pounds dry weight. This is a little lighter than what I have been towing the last 2 years but maybe more wind resistance. I towed it home several hundred miles and did not have any issues or problems. My question is it came with a “prewired” mount for a backup camera. Photo attached. The best I can tell it is a Furion type but has no markings and may be generic. I saw this info on the Edmund’s Automotive site:
“Back-up camera systems come in three basic types:
Camera-only systems that can be added to a car that already has a stock in-dash screen.
Individual camera and display components purchased separately.
All-in-one systems that include a camera and a display.
Camera-only systems are straightforward and usually lower in cost since they simply integrate into the car's electrical system to display images on a stock in-dash screen.
"The key is using the correct interface to get the video signal from the aftermarket camera into the factory screen," says Derek Kenney, owner of Sound in Motion, an aftermarket car electronics shop in the Boston area. Beyond this, the biggest issues to note with a camera-only system are typically the camera type and quality and how it's mounted to the vehicle. More on this in a bit.”
However I have not seen anything about a camera only system. I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this and if anyone had any recommendations whether camera only or not. Thanks. Raleigh Sanford.
