Bed cam and rearview mirror cam extension

[Daverole]

Has anyone put a topper on the back and used ggoffroad to extend the cables so the bed cam can see the back and rearview mirror camera is no longer being blocked by the topper?
I would be interested in doing that.
Thanks

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[CharlieLed]

Do you have the cameras in the OEM third brake light assembly? If so, access to the cabling will be a bit more involved.

 

[FossilHunter]

I have the GG offroad camera relocation kit in my topper. For me it works awesome 95% of the time and the other 5% could be fixed with a little more effort to secure cords better than I have them now.

 

[Gaspe]

Hi,
I plan to retain the digital rear view mirror and have purchased the GGOFFROAD harness. However, I am opting to leave the original camera in place for possible future use. Instead I purchased thru Toyota.oempartsonline.com a second camera (part # 867C0-AK010) and harness (#86797-0C360). The latter will plug in under the rear headliner.

I am stalling on the install at the moment, as I haven’t decided between mounting the camera on the real door of my Alu-Cab Contour Canopy or onto (a yet to be determined) canopy rack such as Prinsu’s.

This method would work well for anyone who already has a rack or canopy mounted on the truck and doesn’t have access to the cab’s rear brakelight/camera assembly .

 

[CharlieLed]

This is why I asked the OP if they had the premium package with the cameras in the third brake light. I am installing an aftermarket digital rear view camera but want to use the clean OEM third brake light cameras.
If I were extending the OEM camera, I would buy a third brake light with no cameras and bring the extension camera cable through that light.

 

[FossilHunter]

The GG Offroad kit comes with stuff to seal the spaces left by taking the original cameras out if you dont want to spend the extra to buy an aditional set of cameras and the cords have plenty of length to go out through the bottom of the cab and come back up in the bed. Trying to go through the light seems like a good way to end up with a leak sooner or later. GG Offroad also has been known to work with people who emailed them about custom mounts. So if you end up with a strange place you need to mount or route it to try sending them an email and see if they can help.

@Gaspe I have mine mounted with the suction cup to the inside of the cap window and when it's looking straight back if a short car pulls way up on me (like to an unsafe level) I have to use the controls on the mirror to point it down to see them. Usually only happens at red lights but some idiots tailgate hard on the road too. If you do go for a high mounting point just test to make sure the controls can bring the view low enough to see people who are tailgating you hard if you need it to.

Thats one of my few frustations, with the camera and software itself rather than the extension kit. It was designed to have to look over the bed so it struggles with very close vehicles when mounted further back. I know it can see more but the programming wont let you zoom out more you have to move around the full view using the controlls to pan. I've condidered buying some of the lenses you can mount to smart phone cameras that make them wide angle to see if that could get me a little more field of view.

 

[Gaspe]

My Alu-Cab Contour Canopy already has a rear brake light wired in. I’m hoping to regain the digital rear view mirror with the extra camera - all wired inside and under the vehicle, without disturbing the rear brake light/camera assembly on the back of the cab and risking leaks…..

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