One of the annoyances I have with my F150 is that when it rains or drizzles or whatever, it gets on backup camera making it practically worthless to use. This has never been an issue in the past with other vehicles because the camera was tucked underneath the car body in some way but the F150 is just hanging out there in the open. It's angled down in an attempt to have water just run off of it but it doesn't really work.

I've tried cleaning it and applying RainX to see if I could get water to run off of it better but it hasn't worked out. Ideally, I'd like something to kind of cover the top of it so it doesn't get water on it directly.

Has anyone else found this annoying enough to find a solution for it somewhere?

 

Having the same problem. Thinking of moving to Arizona to fix it. Among other things.

 

We just got a new Edge Titanium this week and it has a washer for the camera. Tough to do on the truck because it doesn't have a rear wiper.

 

I just keep a microfiber cloth in the truck and go back there and wipe it off when I really need a crisp picture, such as when backing up to a trailer tongue. Even if it were pointed down, I think the mist that your tires kick up in the rain will blur the lens.

 

You should build a lean-to for it, and then post pics.

 

https://www.f150forum.com/f118/rear-...please-371603/

 

I have a different gen of truck but have the same issue. I’ve made it a habit of just wiping it off with my thumb when I’m walking up to the truck and it’s raining. I’ve been thinking of making some type of hood out of plastic to mount over it. Unfortunately, I’ve been thinking about it for years.

 

Looks tacky, but could try this thing?

 

I had seen the mod to put in a rear camera washer but I was hoping for something a little more low-tech.

I will definitely try that camera cover from Amazon and report back. Thanks!

 

RedDakooter05 ... I bought the shield , it changed the view on screen into a tunnel, helped with the rain but the snow packs in tight inside the shield . In the spring I will be removing it