Free use of front camera?

[LzyPenguin]

Lol you could use it but when I did.. I felt dumb

Yea, thats the thing. You feel dumb having to do all that to activate the front camera. Its like why even have it when you cant use it 99% of the time.

 

[Ruger]

so far, nav-tv is the only company that can activate the oem front camera. i tried to experiment in the beginning, but got lost after the signal went through the 3rd onboard computer. the signal passed at least 6 different computer modules before it gets to the screen. the engineers at nav-tv were able to crack the code first. there isnt an easy (or cheap) way to get the oem front camera to activate

I think adding an aftermarket camera would be both cheaper and easier. I didn't know what the front camera was for until about a month ago. I crested a ridge in Elko County, Nevada and the trail down the other side was so steep that I couldn't see what was in front of me. The whole hood of the truck was in the way! Nobusa, have you got a line on an aftermarket alternative? For those of us with trucks that don't have the factory camera, an aftermarket alternative might be a pretty attractive alternative.

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

I think adding an aftermarket camera would be both cheaper and easier. I didn't know what the front camera was for until about a month ago. I crested a ridge in Elko County, Nevada and the trail down the other side was so steep that I couldn't see what was in front of me. The whole hood of the truck was in the way! Nobusa, have you got a line on an aftermarket alternative? For those of us with trucks that don't have the factory camera, an aftermarket alternative might be a pretty attractive alternative.

for all the guys who dont have the oem front camera coastal tech has a solution that includes an oem style front camera. however i checked with them and they dont really provide any type of decent discount for a shop like me, so your best bet would be to go direct with them

 

[J DAMAGE]

for all the guys who dont have the oem front camera coastal tech has a solution that includes an oem style front camera. however i checked with them and they dont really provide any type of decent discount for a shop like me, so your best bet would be to go direct with them

Noah, camera-sourse, is the supplier of the aftermarket camera using the ford factory brackets, and lock pick.
coastal tech has your standard bunk camera's that most suppliers sell.
my self and Joker are using the camera-sourse system from day one.


https://camera-source.com/products/ford-oe-fit/ford-raptor-front-camera-kit

https://camera-source.com/products/...ies-backup-camera-2009-2012-sync-fim-lockpick

https://camera-source.com/products/ford-oe-fit/ford-raptor-front-camera-kit-mytouch-2-fim-lockpick

 

[Ruger]

Too rich for my blood, especially since I'd also need to purchase an integrate a monitor.

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

Too rich for my blood, especially since I'd also need to purchase an integrate a monitor.

no screen in your truck? hell, put whatever you want in there

 

[Ruger]

no screen in your truck? hell, put whatever you want in there

No screen except the "productivity screen" in the dash. I didn't spend $2K for the Luxury Package because that doesn't make sense to me in a 4x4 truck, and I didn't get the Navigation System because I didn't want to spend $2K on the Luxury Package, another $1500 on the Nav, and because I can read maps just fine.

So with no on-board screen, the aftermarket front camera notion becomes really expensive, likely to be pretty ugly inside the cab, and very probably both.

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

amirror with integrated screen could be an option.

 

[Ruger]

amirror with integrated screen could be an option.

Whoa. That's a concept I'd never have thought of - looking in the rear view mirror to see forward. I might get dizzy.

 

[Mjolnir]

so far, nav-tv is the only company that can activate the oem front camera. i tried to experiment in the beginning, but got lost after the signal went through the 3rd onboard computer. the signal passed at least 6 different computer modules before it gets to the screen. the engineers at nav-tv were able to crack the code first. there isnt an easy (or cheap) way to get the oem front camera to activate

Maestro works as well. but you need a head unit that can access it.