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Replacing the Rear Camera

Okay, guys and gals:
 
For those of you who have replaced or done work on your rear camera, how did you remove that slotted plate?
 
The camera is mounted to it, but my arms are not long enough to reach the nuts on the edges of the plate. Did you make another hole (or two) to reach those nuts?
 
Any suggestions are greatfully appreciated!
 
Thanks,
 
Trent
Trent and Jean Eyler
2000  U295  4003  WTFE  ISC  350
Build#5603 MC#17385

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MOT mounted mine outside the plate. Amazing upgrade.
Tim Fiedler    2025 LTV Unity MBL on Order
2000 Chevy Tracker 2 Door Convertible 4WD Now lifted 4.5"
1985 Citroen 2CV6 Charleston
Murphy Rebel on wheels with 175HP Titan
Cessna P337
1980 48' Westport MY (!/4 Share)

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Replaced the Javelina back up camera with a Amazon ordered wireless setup a few months ago and so far very pleased with the performance.  Mounted the monitor with velcro on the class protective Javelina screen and went to 12V thru the hole left by the up down camera toggle switch.
Amazon.com: CISNO 7" TFT LCD Car Rear View Monitor+Wireless Backup Reverse...

Mounted the camera with a polished aluminum shroud  just below the old lens screen, and then painted the old lens screen to match the coach.

RV Cams Backup Camera Housing

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Fiddler
1959 Parris Island grad
40' 2001 U320 Build 5875
1999 Suburban K1500 toad
1986 Corvette Pacecar
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Fiddler,  how is the night vision performance? I like your setup.  ^.^d
Greg & Nettie
1998 U320 40Ft Limited Edition
Build #5382
2014 Ford Cmax toad
Escapee #122299

Re: Replacing the Rear Camera

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Quote from: TulsaTrent –
For those of you who have replaced or done work on your rear camera, how did you remove that slotted plate?
 
The camera is mounted to it, but my arms are not long enough to reach the nuts on the edges of the plate. Did you make another hole (or two) to reach those nuts?
Any suggestions are greatfully appreciated!
Thanks,
Trent

I reached in thru the access hole with a socket on a ratchet to back off the nuts. Then I went to the outside and removed the plate.
Cut the camera box to get old camera out.
Took glass cutting drill and drilled thru the glass to get the new camera mounted, then when I had it in took silicone to seal and hold the camera in place.
2014 ih45  (4th Foretravel owned)
 1997 36' U295 Sold in 2020, owned for 19 years
  U240 36' Sold to insurance company after melting in garage fire
    33' Foretravel on Dodge Chassis  Sold very long time ago

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Right arm socket and ratchet for the left side, left arm socket and ratchet for the right side.
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University of Parris Island Class of 66
Semper Fi  Build# 5174 MC#17094

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Quote from: turbojack –
I reached in thru the access hole with a socket on a ratchet to back off the nuts. Then I went to the outside and removed the plate.
Cut the camera box to get old camera out.
Took glass cutting drill and drilled thru the glass to get the new camera mounted, then when I had it in took silicone to seal and hold the camera in place.


Got any pictures?

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Quote from: Traveling Man –
Got any pictures?

T-man, on a 2003 if OEM the "shield surround" around the camera is held in by 2 wing nuts accessible from inside the coach at the top of the rear cap after you remove the cabinet back (above the bed in our floorplan).
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

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Here's my post from last year.  I had to cut a bigger hole.

Rich

Monitor and Rear Camera Install (with air deflector)
Rich and Peggy Bowman
2002 U270 3610 WTFS, build #5939--"Freedom"
2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit 4xe
SMI AirForceOne brake system
PakCanoe 15
 

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I did something a bit different for the back up camera. Probably more trouble than most would want to take on, but I have been happy with the result. There are probably more pictures posted of mine in other's threads, but here is one with some detail. It was a project that also involved installing a Mac Mini in the dash and a monitor capable of taking HDMI 1080p or 720p signals as well as a second digital input. As I posted before, there is an HDMI Matrix switcher and a second monitor overhead. The camera is an outdoor surveillance camera with 1080p resolution and a serial digital interface (SDI). It runs through an SDI to HDMI converter (lossless digital format conversion) and then to the HDMI switcher. I may do some changes with the setup since I got a much better overhead monitor than the one I originally installed that is higher native resolution and is much brighter and has HDMI, SDI, Component Video (all native HD formats). Right now, I am just running the HDMI from the switcher which works well and allows me to have the computer VMSPC as well as the back up camera display either overhead or in the dash or both.
Here is a link to one of the threads which also contains a link to my first prototype installation;
Project potpourri...
Don
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Don & Tys
1999 U270 3602 WTFE #5402
Xtreme Stage 1 w/Headlight, Step Conversion, etc.
2009 Honda Fit Sport with Navi
Freedom is NOT "just another word for nothing left to lose"... with apologies to Kris Kristofferson