wire tailgate backup camera to upfitter switch
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wire tailgate backup camera to upfitter switch
Howdy all, I'd like to wire my backup camera to an upfitter switch so I can see my hitch when not in reverse. I've found the wires to the switches under the hood, I need to know what wire to tap into at the back of the truck. It's a 22 F250 XL.
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Not going to be able to do this with just an upfitter switch. The camera view is changed by using LIN bus messages and not a discreet voltage signal. You'll need something like the Naviks or Nav-TV device: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ispreloading=1
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Thanks TB250. I started to read thru the post you linked to and decided that my situation is probably different. I didn't even read half of it. My truck has a tailgate camera only. I only want to view the camera image when not in reverse when I'm hooking up a trailer, not when I'm going down the road with one. I'm glad to have a camera , it makes hooking up a trailer so much easier. It seems like every time I back up to one, I look at the camera and think I've got it just right. Then I get out of the truck to lower the tongue and I find I need to pull forward an inch and a half. Get in the truck, put it in drive to adjust, and the picture goes away! Hopefully there's a simple way I can wire it to suit my needs. If not, I'll just ignore the camera image and go back to the old way of hooking up trailers, I'll use my mirrors!
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Thanks TB250. I started to read thru the post you linked to and decided that my situation is probably different. I didn't even read half of it. My truck has a tailgate camera only. I only want to view the camera image when not in reverse when I'm hooking up a trailer, not when I'm going down the road with one. I'm glad to have a camera , it makes hooking up a trailer so much easier. It seems like every time I back up to one, I look at the camera and think I've got it just right. Then I get out of the truck to lower the tongue and I find I need to pull forward an inch and a half. Get in the truck, put it in drive to adjust, and the picture goes away! Hopefully there's a simple way I can wire it to suit my needs. If not, I'll just ignore the camera image and go back to the old way of hooking up trailers, I'll use my mirrors!
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Thanks mattm04. While searching this topic I've seen that mentioned. I've tried following the instructions I've seen and either my truck doesn't have that feature or I'm not smart enough to find it. A twenty or thirty second delay would be plenty of time. Hopefully my truck has that feature and someone can explain how I can find it.
Thanks shawnee1. I always set the parking brake before shifting to park, no matter where I am. The problem is hooking up unfamiliar trailers. I don't have a problem hooking up my own. Being on construction sites all the time I quite often have to move someone else's trailer. Just this morning I had that all too familiar issue. A trailer was left in our way, and needed to be moved asap. I threw a hitch in the receiver and backed in (using the camera). Sure enough, I backed in an inch to far. Too big a trailer to muscle onto the ball. Took me three shots to get in the right spot!
Thanks shawnee1. I always set the parking brake before shifting to park, no matter where I am. The problem is hooking up unfamiliar trailers. I don't have a problem hooking up my own. Being on construction sites all the time I quite often have to move someone else's trailer. Just this morning I had that all too familiar issue. A trailer was left in our way, and needed to be moved asap. I threw a hitch in the receiver and backed in (using the camera). Sure enough, I backed in an inch to far. Too big a trailer to muscle onto the ball. Took me three shots to get in the right spot!
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Guess I'll have to find a wiring diagram and figure out which wire I can put 12v to and make the camera come on. Thanks for your help, Mike
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TB250, I've been thinking about your original reply. I'm inclined to think that you're right. I'm going to explain my situation. It might be a bit lengthy. The 2022 I'm driving now replaced a 2012. The 2012 did not have a factory tailgate camera. I added an aftermarket camera to the license plate frame. It was wired to one of the backup lights. It also had a little tv screen that I had to find a place for on my dash. It was wireless. When I realized I needed it besides when in reverse, I ran a 12v wire from a toggle switch on the dash to the camera, and it worked. It made the backup lights come on too, but I wasn't concerned about that. It worked, and I was happy. Fast forward a few years and I end up with a new truck, which has a tailgate camera. How cool I thought. I don't have to figure out where to put a little tv on the dash, it shows up on the radio! Life is good! Until I realized that I would like to see it when the truck isn't in reverse. That's when I asked my question to the forum. I thought I could give 12v to the camera and the picture would show up. After thinking about it for a while, I'm guessing that a whole lot more needs to happen for the image to appear on the radio. Probably a bunch of switches and circuits involved. I'm guessing that's what you meant when you said "The camera view is changed by using LIN bus messages and not a discreet voltage signal". I have no idea what LIN means, and I'm guessing that by discreet voltage signal you mean that simply powering the camera won't do it. My guess is that a whole bunch of other things need to happen. And that's where Naviks and Nav-tv come in. If those are the only options, I'll pass. I'm not willing to spend that much cash for a convenience I'll only enjoy for a year or so. I don't plan on having this truck any longer than that, I plan on retiring asap. Hopefully within a year. The truck will go to whoever the company chooses as my successor. If you (or anyone else) has any other ideas how I can accomplish my goal, I'm all ears!
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No, you can't add 20 or 30 seconds. You can turn on the delay and it keeps the camera on until you reach 7 mph.
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Problem solved! After reading the post by @jdnariz I went back to the post by @mattm04. While searching again I found this:https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...e-parking.html. I followed the instructions and this time it was successful! While it might only stay on until the truck reaches 7 mph, that's fine. If I hit 7 mph while adjusting to hook up a trailer something has gone very wrong! Now all I have to do is enable the delay when there's a trailer to hook up, and, problem solved!
Thanks to everyone for your input and help!
Thanks to everyone for your input and help!
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