I'm still waiting for a while before ordering a new truck to let the shortage issues and bugs in the new Uconnect work themselves out, but I'm still on the fence about getting the tow mode camera. I love the idea of not needing an extra screen on the dash/windshield for the backup camera (currently use a Furrion camera/monitor), but I'm not sure if the new camera is a good option. If anyone gets one set up on their fifth wheel, I'd love to see a video of what it looks like. The concerns I have:
- Can you move the plug from the bumper to the bed easily for use with a fifth wheel? No way I'm going to have a cable snaked over the tailgate while towing.
- Is the 50ft of included cable for the camera enough to snake all the way back from the bed to the rear of the trailer (just over 35' long in my case). 15 feet of length to go down the front overhang, all the way along the bottom of the trailer, inside the back wall somewhere, and then vertically up to the top rear for mounting seems a little tight.
- What is the vertical range of the camera/rearview mirror? I've seen in the Ram YouTube video that you can adjust the vertical angle of the display using the buttons on the mirror, and obviously you can adjust the camera itself to point up or down, but I want to make sure that there is a good combination of being able to see where the rear bumper is (critical for backing up with the trailer) and seeing cars behind me when driving on the road.
If a company made a wireless camera that is compatible with the Furrion camera mount already on just about every trailer sold now, along with a receiver module that plugs into the truck for display on the mirror, I'd have to think they would sell a few of those. Point me at the kickstarter if anyone wants to start up something.