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    sweet yep thats the one.. how was the install?, i have a 1" round one back there now that went kaput on me within like 2 months

    looks like you cut the filler panel in half? did you end up gluing it in place after that? where did you mount the bracket? I was thinking about making a metal plate to go top to bottom in the recess and then bolting the camera itself to that plate, instead of using that bracket

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    I used a lot of gray RTV. It’s strong and watertight. The bracket fits perfectly over the camera. I used Gray RTV on it as well.

    P.S. Don’t use Clear RTV it’s not as strong.


    Quote Originally Posted by etlsport View Post
    sweet yep thats the one.. how was the install?, i have a 1" round one back there now that went kaput on me within like 2 months

    looks like you cut the filler panel in half? did you end up gluing it in place after that? where did you mount the bracket? I was thinking about making a metal plate to go top to bottom in the recess and then bolting the camera itself to that plate, instead of using that bracket
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    got mine installed.. not quite as nice looking as yours is kodiak, mine is set in a little farther, i wanted to get as close to the vx bumper as possible.. the end result is that in these photos, i can see about half of the spare tire, the red funnel and all of the spare tire carrier on the ground in these photos




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    looks to me like you got it at a perfect angle...you should be able to see ANYTHING behind your VX
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    $24 ...RV rear view plastic lens .

    Cut..fit......SEE ALL!...park within 4 inches...no worries.

    Thats my take...


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    I got a rear view camera

    at Pep Boys for $99 and had a local stereo installer put it at the top of the license plate for another $60 (Pep boys wanted like $300) Works very good. The only problem is the glue holding the stand gets loose in the heat.

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