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What about mounting it inside a hitch receiver plug? That would put the camera dead center, albeit a little low. You could use a locking hitch pin to make sure it stays put, and remove the camera when you have to tow something. You wouldn't need the back up camera when you have a trailer hitched up anyway.
Good idea until you need it to back uphook to the trailer lol
Warhammer, you read my mind. The exact same idea popped into my head as soon as XC racer mentioned a hitch. But like you said it would be pretty low. Solution: bigger lift kit!
What about mounting it inside a hitch receiver plug? That would put the camera dead center, albeit a little low. You could use a locking hitch pin to make sure it stays put, and remove the camera when you have to tow something. You wouldn't need the back up camera when you have a trailer hitched up anyway.
The downside to that is for some people (like myself ) I like to leave my ball mount and ball in place with a lock of course, that way if some dumba## rear ends me they get a mouth full of ball and bar before they connect with my bumper. ;-)
The downside to that is for some people (like myself ) I like to leave my ball mount and ball in place with a lock of course, that way if some dumba## rear ends me they get a mouth full of ball and bar before they connect with my bumper. ;-)
LOL! I got rear-ended by a lady in a Honda Pilot. She hit right on my hitch... REALLY screwed up her front bumper!
I have used several of the Tailgate emblem camera from ford. If you choose to swap to a 08+ SD tailgate you'll be hit in the wallet for atleast $500 to have it all completed
THIS IS OLD THREAD, I NO....... This is my new back-up handle camera after 4hours to work weld with universal rod (plastic) Sand with 40grid, 100grid, and 220grid before shoot epoxy primer Sand 400grid before shoot trim black, for the texture I shoot at 3 feets to the handle 2 coats and the put fully coat (semi-wet) Like this
I like my superduty gate. There is a design flaw in the camera's that were designed for the handles. I had one. I went thru 3 camera until the guy at Ford told me about it. They like to hold moisture between the exterior lense and the internal camera. Eventually making them cloudy and unusable. After the last one clouded up I switch to the newer style with the camera in the emblem. I have a superduty tailgate tho.
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