Nice, I was wondering about a few things like: what was it you didn't like about the license plate bracket mount. Did you buy the camera mount tail gate handle separately from Ford? What type of monitor are you using? I also want to be able to hook one up to the back of a travel trailer. Can you have more than one input with your current system?

 

The main thing I didn't like about the license plate mount was that sometimes I stepped on it when I thought I was stepping on the bumper, but I was actually stepping on the camera. That would have been a real expensive thing to replace. My head unit in my truck is a Valor DTS-660WT and works great. This head unit has a reverse camera input and an auxilliary one too. So like you thought I am going to use the other camera to mount on trailers and hook it up to the aux input. This way I can have two cameras when I need them.




Hope this helps.

 

I've got the same camera and was thinking of mounting the camera in the tailgate handle as well. Just wondering if you have a picture of the view the camera gives you on the head unit!!

Thanks

 

some camera pics would be helpful.

 

Here are some pics, they were posted on another thread and you can also see them in my gallery. Hope they help.

 

Here are some more.


Had to widen hole in order to fit 23mm diameter camera

 

One More.

Picture of Tailgate Backup camera in action

 

Was the handle you bought at Ford already painted....I would want one in just the FX4 black.

 

It wasn't painted, but Dominique at Tasca Ford says that there are part numbers for the painted ones, he just couldn't find which part number belonged to which color.

 

Thats a nice job you did with the camera!

 

I got the back up camera option. It would be hard to back without it!

 

Finally, after searching all night you have provided me with what I needed to see. Great job on the install. I'm looking to do the same on my truck and was thinking of this camera to connect to my Alpine w200.

http://cgi.ebay.com/REAR-VIEW-CAR-BA...QQcmdZViewItem

I have been looking for the handle with the camera housing but was unable to find it on ebay. Now that I now I can get it from my local ford dealer.

Thanks!