wireless reversing cameras

I think you probably mean 5.8Ghz which is also unlicenced spectrum. I doubt that 5.8G units will be any better, especially for longer distances.

5.8G has a good reputation in the home becuase the frequency is less crowded ( from microwave ovens, bluetooth, wifi, cordless phones etc) but it only goes about 70 - 80% as far.

Dont even think about a wireless system. Wireless and large sheets of alloy dont go together. I had one. It would work across the street if in line of sight, it would work on rear of van if standing still. Once the vehicles moved it was crap. Went back to a wired system No problems at all.

Hi ,my experience is - get on ebay, buy direct from china for 1/4 price of here.the goods I have bought are top quality,delivery from china to your door takes 4 days,and yes they guarantee their stuff,
only prob is you have to post it back.
cheers John

Good info, my main worry was how to wire without drilling holes, as appears impossible to include in oe loom.
innterested where you routed wire?
many thanks kale

Yeh, I tried to find a safe way to do the install without drilling holes initially. I was going to run a steel pipe from front to back along the central chassis rail, but it would've meant that it was prone to damage at the back where it would've had to go underneath the water tank cover plate.

In hindsight, that probably wouldn't have been a problem anyway as I've never scraped the back end of the camper even doing rugged trips to places like Cape York etc.

So I sort of wish I had done it that way.

As it was, I drilled about 6 holes and routed the cable through the camper. The plug is mounted at the nose under the floor, beside the chassis.

First hole was up through the floor right behind the mounting point of the plug (sealed with silicon after cable went through).

Ran the cable along the same route as the main wiring loom cable and drilled 2nd hole through from battery compartment into boot (up high).

Cable goes across the top of battery compartment and through 3rd hole on the left side of battery compartment into the inner wheel arch area.

Across the top of the inner wheel arch and through the 4th hole into the rear strorage compartment (up high still).

Around to the back, top left corner of that storage compartment and through the 5th hole into the inner compartment under the lounge (where the water filler pipes are located).

Down to the bottom of that compartment and through the 6th hole at floor level, into the hidden area of the inside of the bumper/step.

At the bottom of the steps, closest to the water tank), there are a couple of holes (drainage or access??). There are also a couple of holes I had to drill a few years ago in order to be able to replace the bolts that hold the step brackets. Using bent wire, I managed to find the cable inside the step and bring it out through this hole that I had previously drilled, right in front of the right-hand step hinge. The cable comes out of that hole and is then attached to the inner side of the steps and up to the point where the camera is mounted.

The camera actually has about 1 meter of cable with a plug. This length is ideal as it means the plug is then able to be concealed inside the step. The cable is covered and protected by black convoluted split tubing. All holes were siliconed sealed once the job was completed. The cable in the split tubing was held onto the inner side of the steps by steel saddles, bolted into place. The camera itself is bolted in place; the bolt heads are on the 2nd step and are barely noticeable.

I am happy with the end result and it certainly works flawlessly.

Roachie