Help: DIY Rear Mounted Camera License Plate Bracket (Trailer Hitch Camera?)

[Abszol]

Starting Out
Setting up a Wolfbox rear camera to go next to the license plate and was wondering if anyone had experience taking such a route for similar trailer hitch setups? Since the tailgate swings as low as it does, camera license plate brackets are out of the question that cover most of the internet (been scanning for days) and I can't have it covering any part of the license plate (hence the vertical mounts are no bueno when flipped upside down).
Example bracket: https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Professional-Stainless-170-Degree-Adjustment/dp/B0F13YQGXT

Idea #1
Idea is centered around a mount that the license plate mounts onto and extends past it to the right such that the camera system could be mounted on a plate that's anchored into the bracket/mounted surface.
Example: https://www.amazon.com/eoere-Mending-Straps-Straight-Slotted/dp/B0DQ4X834D

Idea #2
Since there's a lip I could see the possibility of building a bracket that slips over the back, front facing then has a right angle bracket that is mounted bracket going over the lip which rests onto the face to prevent movement and place the camera on. That would allow for the cable housing to move freely over the lip and through the pre-existing wiring harness channels without worry of clearance or movement of the camera.

Shoot if all else fails I'll just bore a hole for the cable + housing, mount it next to the license plate and call it a day.

Will keep this thread alive for my progress as I work through this and post the final result in a separate thread. Throw in any creative ideas for either solutions you had done or know of.

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[TacoBirdinNW]

Sorry, not a constructive comment here, but thank you for giving me this idea ! I recently mounted a tire carrier and hadn't considered this as an option.
Which one did you get ? Lots of options on their site.

 

[gofastdan]

This might seem overly simplistic and not very elegant but it works great for me and my needs. I slapped a magnet on my camera and move it around to meet whatever configuration I'm running. For example, right now my bike rack is on the truck so I've moved the camera to the rack. If I don't have either the bike rack or swingout on the truck then I stick the camera inside the hitch receiver and it's completely protected from the elements.

 

[FinallyErik]

Starting Out
Setting up a Wolfbox rear camera to go next to the license plate and was wondering if anyone had experience taking such a route for similar trailer hitch setups? Since the tailgate swings as low as it does, camera license plate brackets are out of the question that cover most of the internet (been scanning for days) and I can't have it covering any part of the license plate (hence the vertical mounts are no bueno when flipped upside down).
Example bracket: https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Professional-Stainless-170-Degree-Adjustment/dp/B0F13YQGXT

Idea #1
Idea is centered around a mount that the license plate mounts onto and extends past it to the right such that the camera system could be mounted on a plate that's anchored into the bracket/mounted surface.
Example: https://www.amazon.com/eoere-Mending-Straps-Straight-Slotted/dp/B0DQ4X834D

Idea #2
Since there's a lip I could see the possibility of building a bracket that slips over the back, front facing then has a right angle bracket that is mounted bracket going over the lip which rests onto the face to prevent movement and place the camera on. That would allow for the cable housing to move freely over the lip and through the pre-existing wiring harness channels without worry of clearance or movement of the camera.

Shoot if all else fails I'll just bore a hole for the cable + housing, mount it next to the license plate and call it a day.

Will keep this thread alive for my progress as I work through this and post the final result in a separate thread. Throw in any creative ideas for either solutions you had done or know of.

Look in to Team oil drops video where he installs a wiper squirter right next to his OEM backup camera to clean it. It might give you an idea on where you could put a camera

 

[TacoBirdinNW]

This might seem overly simplistic and not very elegant but it works great for me and my needs. I slapped a magnet on my camera and move it around to meet whatever configuration I'm running. For example, right now my bike rack is on the truck so I've moved the camera to the rack. If I don't have either the bike rack or swingout on the truck then I stick the camera inside the hitch receiver and it's completely protected from the elements.

Nice. Did you just glue it on ? Or double sided adhesive ?
I'm about to order one of these mirrors

 

[gofastdan]

Nice. Did you just glue it on ? Or double sided adhesive ?
I'm about to order one of these mirrors

I'm using the little metal bracket that (I think) came with the camera so the magnet is all I need. You could certainly use double sided tape and stick a magnet to the camera. That would probably work better actually since the camera moves a bit sometimes but it works well enough for me as is...

 

[TacoBirdinNW]

I'm using the little metal bracket that (I think) came with the camera so the magnet is all I need. You could certainly use double sided tape and stick a magnet to the camera. That would probably work better actually since the camera moves a bit sometimes but it works well enough for me as is...

Thanks dude !
Going to give it a try.

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