Placement of Camera on Caravan

Hi Norm,

I want to do the same with my full fibreglass caravan when my back injury has healed. Perhaps it would be better to install the camera at the top of the back of the van just below the roof line so that there is minimal air disturbance. At boating shops you can buy mushroom pop-rivets; these might be the best way of securing the camera bracket to the fibreglass panelling.

The biggest problem I have is trying to install the cabling in the cavity of the back wall. At this stage I have no idea if it's possible. It's particularly difficult in my case as there is a window in the middle of the back of the van. Have you solved this problem?

Regards
Glenn

Hi fellas,

My brother has installed a camera on his ROMA van which has a shower/toilet at the rear of van they went up thru the cavity of the wall and up thru the cupboards over the sink/stove albeit his van is aluminium and I can understand your fear with the fibreglass. His camera sits above his rear window, not sure if your vans have this. I have seen vans with a high centre brake light, if yours are like that maybe above the brake light would suit. We are currently upgrading our own van and will most certainly be putting a reversing camera on the new one as we currently have a camera on the Cruiser and I wouldn't be without it, can't be to careful. I have been told and actually seen advertiser a new wireless version going to check these out and they may be easier to install due to being wireless. Have to check how far apart the camera and monitor can be though. Just a thought.

regards
Debbie

Norm,

What about the spare tyre.

If you have a spare tyre mounted to the back of your van what about a bracket mounted to the spare tyre holder. The cable for the camera should be able to follow the bracket down to where it is attached to the chassis rail and then to the front of the caravan.

The camera does not have to be set high to get the full benefit.

Wayne

Suggest you look at "going low" as in mounting the camera at the bumper bar level.

Then you can route your camera cables underneath and along the chassis rail, enclosed in that corrugated split plastic conduit for extra protection.

The cameras have a fairly large feild of view and mounting them low will still give you a view very close to the back of the van.

I have mine located on the left side step of the Jack and still get functional operation from it.

Norm, Autobarn have a special at the moment, wireless camera and screen, may solve your problem? John

Thank you all for your advice.
Glen as Debbie suggested,I am able to run my wire down the brake light cavity. It is a Coromal with the brake light up high. John,I did not go for a wireless camera as I believed they where unreliable??
Wayne, I did consider the rear bumper but did not think of the spare wheel bracket which would be ideal as it elevated to a degree and centre of bumper bar and would be easy to run the lead. Also as mentioned in the posts the camera does not have to be up high on the van.

Thanks again
Norm

goodday guys
i also have a coromal and have just finished fitting a "prototype"i got some metal downpipe and cut it to fit around the spare tyre mounting like a perascope took the cabling up the middle drilled a hole near the top and mounted the camera folded the metal over on top and a bit of silicone camera about 1200mm above road height and works well
i did not want to drill or play around with the fibre glass

steve
ps i ran cabling in conduit under the van as some of the wiring and pipes under neath leave a bit to be desired