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[dasadab]

Excellent! Just what I was looking for.  Thank you. 

[BobM]

I just installed a new garmin nuvi 2798LMT gps with wireless backup camera. It also has a smartphone app so you can find your location on the phone and send it to the gps. So far I really like it. I was too lazy to hard wire the camera transmitter to my backup light and just used the trucks trailer connector. Took me about 5 minutes to install:-)

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Edited by BobM, 05 November 2015 - 03:25 AM.

[dasadab]

The Garmin looks interesting especially if there is a way to perhaps mount its backup camera to the camper and use the app on your smart phone as a security monitor when parked.  A double duty thing.  

[dasadab]

Just found this link.  I have a 2015 Chevy Silverado with the factory rear vision camera.  It looks like for $200 this unit should just plug into the existing factory camera harness and allow mounting of the camera in a suitable location when the tailgate is off the truck.  

 

https://camera-sourc...versal-cam.html

 

Before I buy this, anyone of you smart folks see anything I might be missing?

[DavidO]

dasadab I have a 2015 2500 GMC for over a year I wondered what I should do to get a back-up camera working as it did when I had my tailgate on. Finally I took apart my tailgate to remove the camera and see if there was a way to mount it on the back of the camper. After doing it I don't know what took me so long.

 

The first thing I noticed after I removed the camera was the part number in huge letters 22803702. If you google GM part 22803702 you will find that the part is about $100 after shipping around $130. If you go to http://www.gmpartsdi.../oe-gm/22803702

there is a line near the top "Make sure this part fits your car" you can check to see if this part also will fit your truck. GM uses this camera in a lot of different cars I expect it is the right one for your truck. I just bent a couple of pieces of aluminum that I had on my work bench drilled a couple of holes and screwed it onto the base of the camper where it sticks out beyond the bed of the truck. I did buy a new one and mounted it back into the tailgate.

 

The advantage to buying the camera that you posted a link to is that when removing the camper or the tailgate you would not have to slide under the truck to plug or unplug the camera. The plug on the truck is on the drivers side between the spare and the bumper. I have found that I need to drop the spare down a bit to fish the wire over to where the plug is. The plug on the camera you are exploring looks to be the same as on mine.

 

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[dasadab]

Thank you so much for the very helpful response.  

[Icansmelldiesel]

Just found this link.  I have a 2015 Chevy Silverado with the factory rear vision camera.  It looks like for $200 this unit should just plug into the existing factory camera harness and allow mounting of the camera in a suitable location when the tailgate is off the truck.  
 
https://camera-sourc...versal-cam.html
 
Before I buy this, anyone of you smart folks see anything I might be missing?

I just ordered one for my f150. I like that it plugs right into the factory harness and will play through my stock display.
https://camera-sourc...a-kit-1697.html

I'll report back on how well it works.

[Redfish]

Does anyone know if 2012-2015 3rd party Tacoma plug and play backup cameras (e.g., Camera Source or several being sold on eBay) are likely compatible with a 2016 Tacoma? I'm picking up my new FWC Fleet in a couple of weeks(!) and would like to install a separate camera on the part-time camper rather than take it from my 2016 tailgate. 

This is my first post. Thanks to all of you for sharing your knowledge and experience.

[XJINTX]

 

Icansmelldiesel

 

Thanks for the post about that F150 Camera. I was able to see they have the camera for my F250

 

Have you had a chance to install and test... any issues?

[Icansmelldiesel]

Icansmelldiesel

Thanks for the post about that F150 Camera. I was able to see they have the camera for my F250

Have you had a chance to install and test... any issues?

I received and installed it yesterday.

After removing my tailgate with the stock camera, the adapter connections clicked into place. But the camera did not work. I just got an error message on my screen.

I contacted camera source and they're going to send me a replacement tomorrow.

I'll keep you updated. But the preliminary results are not good.