My OEM Front Trail Cam install thread

[Jefe1018]

Before going through with this, do yourself a favor and go test drive one with it. Had I done that, I wouldn’t have installed this. It’s really not much of a help and the picture detail is wanting. Would have saved me over a grand, several hours and many bloody knuckles had I done that.

I’d like to see where I’m going when cresting a hill that has me seeing nothing but blue sky.

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[WK2JT]

I’d like to see where I’m going when cresting a hill that has me seeing nothing but blue sky.

Yup, one of the biggest reasons I did it and in Moab it gave me great views of the clouds.

 

[Jefe1018]

Yup, one of the biggest reasons I did it and in Moab it gave me great views of the clouds.

Wait I thought you didn’t recommend it?

 

[WK2JT]

Wait I thought you didn’t recommend it?

I don’t. That’s one of the biggest reasons I wanted to do it, but it didn’t help. It doesn’t show what is on the other side, it just gives a great picture of the clouds.

 

[Jefe1018]

I don’t. That’s one of the biggest reasons I wanted to do it, but it didn’t help. It doesn’t show what is on the other side, it just gives a great picture of the clouds.

At least it lets you see how close you get to the car in front of you.

 

[luckblackbird]

Will mopar release a trail cam retrofit kit by any chance ?

Unfortunately, my Mojave did not come with the trail cam. If I do this perfectly described install by myself my warranty will be void!

 

[ecidiego]

Will mopar release a trail cam retrofit kit by any chance ?

Unfortunately, my Mojave did not come with the trail cam. If I do this perfectly described install by myself my warranty will be void!

I can't see how they can void your warranty by installing factory parts.

 

[Zero_Accel]

So when I went and bought my Rubicon take off grill it came with a bonus trail cam, and I've been meaning to get around to making the thing work.

One big question I've got is has anyone gotten it to work with the Mopar 7 inch radio? I'm wondering if I can use something like the Z-auto camera kit to get it working with that screen and the trail cam, or if there's a way to hack the CVPM to work with the smaller screen.

 

[ecidiego]

You won't get the OEM trailcam working with the 7.0. It cannot understand the CVPM output.

What grill are you replacing with a 'Rubicon takeoff'??

 

[Zero_Accel]

My truck is a sport, so it came with the simple one piece grill, I wanted a Rubicon grill for the granite colored accents around the lights/grill slots to match my Oracle headlights.

Too bad about the CVPM not working with the 7 inch radio, although I figured that was a long shot.

Wondering if I can retrofit the Z-Auto camera into the trail-cam housing, or if upgrading to a Stinger 10" radio system might make more sense to get a better radio setup AND the trail cam working. Don't really want to buy the 8.4 coming from the 7, not that big an improvement.

 

[luckblackbird]

I can't see how they can void your warranty by installing factory parts.

The approach to this warranty issue is a little bit weird in some part of the world, sadly.

 

[Daa03c]

Oh Boy, I am about to take the plunge and tackle this project.
Ordering the 1 billion parts now. I cant find the camera grill part that ecidiego posted.
"6QN24RXFAC Front camera grille section". The only one I can find is 6QN24RXFAD and it mentions that it replaces AC. Not sure how to proceed.

 

[ecidiego]

Oh Boy, I am about to take the plunge and tackle this project.
Ordering the 1 billion parts now. I cant find the camera grill part that ecidiego posted.
"6QN24RXFAC Front camera grille section". The only one I can find is 6QN24RXFAD and it mentions that it replaces AC. Not sure how to proceed.

New revision it looks like. This is common. I'd feel confident as BAM says good to go 2020 thru 2022.

Always pay attention to the years. That's what bit me on CVPM. The new AD grille seems to indicate all years...probably updated to 2023 too soon. If BAM says it fits your year and it doesn't....money back.

 

[ecidiego]

I've edited my parts list due to grille part number change.

 

[Daa03c]

Anyway to use Jscan instead of alfaobd? I have a 2022 i have not bought Alfaobd but I saw people were having issues with the 2022 models. I might have misunderstood.

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