Does the camera work well on pickup trucks? I need something to back into trailer hitches?
640294
Yes it this camera will work well on pickup trucks. I love this camera. My wife got it for me. I hooked it up to a pioneer app 3 headunit- and the picture is amazing.
640295
I have this on my silverado for a couple of years now. I use it to hook up to my boat trailer which is about 5ft inside an enclosed storage unit with no lighting inside and it works great! Does very well in low light situations.
1745153
That's what I use mine for. I have a switch in the dash that let's me turn it on any time I want. I don't leave it on constantly, just long enough to check the trailer when I'm towing. I have left it on for a few hours at a time. It worked just fine. I think the camera is pretty tough. Goes thru car washes and Michigan winters with no issues. I rate it pretty high.
649916
You aim the camera yourself. It appears to have plenty of adjustment. It should be fine. Friend put one on 1 ton western hauler type bed with no problems.
784900
yes, we don't have it hooked up on this vehicle. but we had this exact one on our yukon and had the back up camera on it. we loved it and it worked great
1543102
I no longer have the vehicle on which this camera was installed, but my recollection is objects appear as normal size. The camera was mounted near the roof dripline of a Chevy Express van. From that vantage, it gave me a good view of the closed garage door as I backed into my yard. Although the camera doesn't display distance marks, with a little practice you can pretty well judge how close you are to things.
940031
Yes It will work on any vehicle but on my RV it is mounted about 10 ft above the ground. I think with a pick up it would be lower and has the potential to make the picture very close looking or zoomed in. I believe the system has a wire to make it kick on when you put it in reverse. I am extremely happy with this setup. With a truck you are going to have a coil of wires somewhere as my rv is 37 feet long and I didnt even use all of the wire I needed. You cant really cut it and make it shorter either as the ends are proprietary. Good luck
2235417
There was a camera that my stereo shop installed originally that mounted near my tow hitch that would work with no tailgate. However, it was so low that it was useless for visibility much more than 4 feet behind the truck.
408581
I actually just had Best Buy install the backup camera for me. I am not sure of the name brand, it was one the installer recommended at my local BB. The camera looks really great on the head unit and when I put my truck in reverse, the camera turns on. You have to go into the settings and turn on the backup camera, or at least indicate a camera is present.
2131246
Yes, the camera has a built-in magnet that can attach to any ferious metal. This kit also comes with a suction-cup assessory which allows it to be attached to a non-ferious surface. The magnet is strong enough to hold the camera in position while hooking up your camper/trailer but, I wouldn't recommend leaving it on your tailgate while going down the road.
599326
Well... As far as working at night, yes. I live out in the country and don't have much light out here. So when I back my truck into the garage everyday / night, the camera uses the light from your reverse lights to help light the system. So seeing at night isn't an issue. As far as working with your specific vehicle, it should. But for how to hook it up yourself, I just did a general search and found how to install it onto my truck with the help of YouTube. It might take some research time, but there's a good chance someone out there has wondered the same thing and made a video to show others how they did it. That helped me out a lot. Hope this helped.
1839624
1) It doesn't attach to the dash. It plugs into the cigarette lighter. It is on an approx 12 inch stiff cable. you can twist and bend the cable to see the monitor and the stiffness of the cable holds that position.2) I don't know the exact viewing angle of the camera, but with the trailer attached and the camera on the handle of my pickup tailgate, I can see the bumper and ball/trailer hitch at the bottom, the trailer at the top and the just see the side of the trailer side to side. Very adequate field of view.
1252751
Couldn't honestly say. It is a general purpose camera. I use mine on the back of my 5th wheel trailer to see who is close up behind me .
537705
I think you would have to build a custom mount adapter. It WOULD be worth the effort if you could use the large Ford towing mirrors with electric adjustment, heat, and integrated running and turn signal lights. However, those are running $300 to $400 in the aftermarket, so this will not be a cheap undertaking. The other alternative would be to get a remote backup camera and place that at the end of the trailer. Probably much cheaper in the long run. I love Amazon, but this is the type of vehicle-specific question which probably is better answered in one of the internet forums specifically for your vehicle. I would imagine this has already been answered in one of those. Good luck.
1844711
You can see out to maybe 10 feet. It isn't a great camera because it's purpose is to aid in hooking up you trailer. I find it to be like back up camera on my car It is adequate, but you still need to know what is behind you.
1412720
Well, I have my camera mounted on the front of my truck, just above the tow hook. I do cover it with a plastic baggie at the car wash, but I have driven in the rain and it still works fine.
649917
My truck is a 2500, 4x 4, HD so it sits quite high. I think that with experimentation you will get a great picture. Just make sure you can see a bit of the tow ball when backing
964738
As long as you have reverse lights on your vehicle it works fine. I back my truck into my building and they light the area up and the camera shows the space very well and the alarm is very accurate.