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CHMSL W/Camera Removal for Topper Install

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Has anyone removed a CHMSL w/Camera and and gone to the flat CHMSL w/o camera to allow a topper clearance/installation? Does the BCM have to be reprogramed to not throw error message? Thanks in advance for any info anyone has!
 
Has anyone removed a CHMSL w/Camera and and gone to the flat CHMSL w/o camera to allow a topper clearance/installation? Does the BCM have to be reprogramed to not throw error message? Thanks in advance for any info anyone has!
Why do you want to put a flat CHMSL there? Kind of moot when you install a canopy that's going to block it entirely. When I installed my canopy, I just ordered a flat delete plate for the CHMSL.
Part number is 68412030AB
 
Why do you want to put a flat CHMSL there? Kind of moot when you install a canopy that's going to block it entirely. When I installed my canopy, I just ordered a flat delete plate for the CHMSL.
Part number is 68412030AB
Hey Red, Thanks for the info - I didn't know that was an option lol. So I just brought a used 2500 home and tried to order a cap for it - the guy called back a few minutes after he processed my down payment and said we needed to verify if it had the cargo camera option and I laughed at him and said I had no idea. The truck is set up with everything I wanted and the cargo camera isn't a big deal in my world either way so I didn't really pay much attention to whether it had one or not. So now that I have a truck that has the cargo camera, that won't allow the cap to be installed, I need to back track and see how big of a headache its going to be - removing the cargo camera and reinstalling the block off plate that I didn't know exists, rather than non-camera light is simple, my concern is if I just unplug and remove the camera, do I need to reprogram the Body Control Module so I'm not looking at a failure message of some sort because the module isn't detecting the camera or am I OK to just unplug and install the block off plate and stuff the harness up into the cavity and have no issues? Sounds like you've played with these before so I appreciate you sharing your info!!!
 
You shouldn't get any failure messages when you unplug the camera/light. Just stuff the wiring inside the cavity and install the plate.
 
You shouldn't get any failure messages when you unplug the camera/light. Just stuff the wiring inside the cavity and install the plate.
Wow that's awesome - thanks a bunch! I don't have any interest in making changes that create more headaches. I also figure I'm not the only guy in the world to have a cargo camera equipped truck and wanting to install a cap - someone's done this before lol........thanks again for the help!
 
You shouldn't get any failure messages when you unplug the camera/light. Just stuff the wiring inside the cavity and install the plate.
One last question, the part number you referenced.......when I plug that in to Mopar's website, it comes back and says it wont fit a 2500........I thought they ran the same cabs on the 2500's and 3500's - any thoughts?
 
Should be the same. I bought a CHMSL with camera for my 2500 that was out of a 1500 and it fit with no issues.
 
Should be the same. I bought a CHMSL with camera for my 2500 that was out of a 1500 and it fit with no issues.
Thanks, so everything I've seen, the cabs are the same - I'm guessing the reason they say the block off plate "does not fit my application" is to keep their use on upfitted commercial vehicles.
 
One last question, the part number you referenced.......when I plug that in to Mopar's website, it comes back and says it wont fit a 2500........I thought they ran the same cabs on the 2500's and 3500's - any thoughts?
Red thanks again for the info, I went out this morning and pulled the CHMSL and found the camera comes out of the light assy. and you're correct - it'll lay up in the cavity just fine. Block off plate is ordered.
 
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