Installing an aftermarket backup camera on an F150
07-11-2016, 01:36 PM
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Installing an aftermarket backup camera on an F150
Found a good guide recently on how to install an aftermarket backup on your F150. If you learn better by watching than reading, it has some great videos too. Thought some of you might find it helpful, I did. Check it out:
https://camera-source.com/blog/how-t...on-a-ford-f150
https://camera-source.com/blog/how-t...on-a-ford-f150
07-12-2016, 08:50 PM
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Straight forward back up cam and monitor install
The truck: 2014 F150 SCab XLT
Thought I would add my no frills install explanation.
The back up cam is one that mounts to the license plate frame. It has a single wire ending in a connector. The mating connector splits to a red power wire and black ground wire. There is a separate yellow rca connector.
This is not a wireless install, therefore I needed the 20 foot length of cable with yellow rca jacks on either end. The cable also has a short length of red wire at each connector that are not used for this install.
The monitor has a yellow and a white rca jack as well as a connector that like the camera, splits to a red power and black ground wire.
The Install:
Camera:
I secured the cam to the license plate frame on the back of the truck. I found a bolt under the truck for the black wire to ground to. I removed the passenger side tail light and removed the socket with the reverse bulb in it. It has two wires, a black ground and a striped power wire. I removed a short piece of insulation from the striped wired, twisted the bare end of the camera red power wire to it and wrapped everything up with electrical tape. It should be soldered, didn't bother. I would rather twist together and tape than use scotch lock connectors. Now, how to get in the cab.
Moving up along the passenger side, there is a round rubber grommet/plug visible when you remove the plastic door sill piece. Just pull the sill off. Coming from the rear of the truck, you'll see the round rubber grommet just before you get to the rear door catch. Cut a small x in the grommet, push the yellow jack from the 20 foot wire thru from the top and lead it back to the waiting yellow rca jack on the camera. Tape up for water resistance and zip tie the wire to the frame to keep it safe. Now, it's a simple matter of running the rest of the wire next to the wires in the door sill up to the kick panel on the passenger side. Re install the door sill cover. I did not require the short lengths of wire coming from the rca jacks. These are for a trigger switch. The monitor did not have an extra trigger wire.
I put my monitor (a flip up model) in the tray on the dash. To keep it neat I removed the rubber (?) mat and removed the two bolts that hold the tray in place. The tray comes out with a slight push toward the windshield and lift up. I then placed the monitor on the mat, marked the location where the wires came from the monitor and drilled a hole thru the mat and tray for the wires to go thru. The hole is underneath the monitor base so the wires are not visible. Remove the glove box door, it comes out by squeezing the sides slightly. It's now easy to drop the wires down and across behind that door opening. Lead your yellow rca jack from the 20' wire and connect to the monitor yellow rca. The white jack is not used. I found I needed to add a ground point for the black monitor ground wire so I drilled a sheet metal screw into the door sill under the plastic cover and put it there out of sight. Now, there are a few ways of connecting power. I didn't want the monitor powered when the truck was shut off sooooo.....I found the fuse for the reverse lights (same circuit I believe that the cam is wired to) and connected the monitor red power wire to there. I'm using the fuse box behind the passenger kick panel. Put the double sided tape on the bottom of the monitor, place it where you like in the tray, replace the two bolts, button everything up, and see if it works.
Have a beer.
Hope this is of help to someone.
Thought I would add my no frills install explanation.
The back up cam is one that mounts to the license plate frame. It has a single wire ending in a connector. The mating connector splits to a red power wire and black ground wire. There is a separate yellow rca connector.
This is not a wireless install, therefore I needed the 20 foot length of cable with yellow rca jacks on either end. The cable also has a short length of red wire at each connector that are not used for this install.
The monitor has a yellow and a white rca jack as well as a connector that like the camera, splits to a red power and black ground wire.
The Install:
Camera:
I secured the cam to the license plate frame on the back of the truck. I found a bolt under the truck for the black wire to ground to. I removed the passenger side tail light and removed the socket with the reverse bulb in it. It has two wires, a black ground and a striped power wire. I removed a short piece of insulation from the striped wired, twisted the bare end of the camera red power wire to it and wrapped everything up with electrical tape. It should be soldered, didn't bother. I would rather twist together and tape than use scotch lock connectors. Now, how to get in the cab.
Moving up along the passenger side, there is a round rubber grommet/plug visible when you remove the plastic door sill piece. Just pull the sill off. Coming from the rear of the truck, you'll see the round rubber grommet just before you get to the rear door catch. Cut a small x in the grommet, push the yellow jack from the 20 foot wire thru from the top and lead it back to the waiting yellow rca jack on the camera. Tape up for water resistance and zip tie the wire to the frame to keep it safe. Now, it's a simple matter of running the rest of the wire next to the wires in the door sill up to the kick panel on the passenger side. Re install the door sill cover. I did not require the short lengths of wire coming from the rca jacks. These are for a trigger switch. The monitor did not have an extra trigger wire.
I put my monitor (a flip up model) in the tray on the dash. To keep it neat I removed the rubber (?) mat and removed the two bolts that hold the tray in place. The tray comes out with a slight push toward the windshield and lift up. I then placed the monitor on the mat, marked the location where the wires came from the monitor and drilled a hole thru the mat and tray for the wires to go thru. The hole is underneath the monitor base so the wires are not visible. Remove the glove box door, it comes out by squeezing the sides slightly. It's now easy to drop the wires down and across behind that door opening. Lead your yellow rca jack from the 20' wire and connect to the monitor yellow rca. The white jack is not used. I found I needed to add a ground point for the black monitor ground wire so I drilled a sheet metal screw into the door sill under the plastic cover and put it there out of sight. Now, there are a few ways of connecting power. I didn't want the monitor powered when the truck was shut off sooooo.....I found the fuse for the reverse lights (same circuit I believe that the cam is wired to) and connected the monitor red power wire to there. I'm using the fuse box behind the passenger kick panel. Put the double sided tape on the bottom of the monitor, place it where you like in the tray, replace the two bolts, button everything up, and see if it works.
Have a beer.
Hope this is of help to someone.
