NOTJeepBeerSleep
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I have been wanting to write this review for a while.
Overall I love the @WOLFBOX.
The G900 Pro looked really good, but when I found out they had a 3 camera tri-pro version, I pre-ordered it. Installing the main mirror was very easy using the straps over the OEM mirror. Jeeps have a funky mirror so I'm not sure what i am going to do long term there. Maybe keep using the straps. The main reason I got it was because the topper I have blocks my rear view, making my mirror useless.
I originally planned to install the rear camera on the crossbars of the Wildtop bed topper that is blocking my view. I taped it up there and turned it on. I realized it was mounted too high to be used as a mirror because my daughter was behind the truck and I couldn't see her. I then moved it down to above the receiver, but that was too low; I thought it would get a lot of road dirt and splash. Then I saw, on THIS POST a guy who put his backup camera on the tailgate handle, and I thought that was perfect, but the Wolfbox rear camera is unsuitable for this method. I originally drilled a hole about the size of the camera lens and tried mounting it with the camera body pressed against the hole, but the plastic on the tailgate latch housing was so thick it gave me a tunnel view. it cut off the sides too much. I decided to get creative with a Dremel, knowing this is plastic and easily replaceable. I got a little off when eyeballing the cut with the Dremel because the plastic kept melting. Once I had the basic shape cut out with the Dremel, I used a file to refine it.
I went through my junk drawer looking for something to make a bracket from. I tried several things and found a piece of metal from some other hardware I never used—maybe an extra or broken piece. After bending and trying several ways, I found a nut that holds the latch attachment. I bent the piece again and attached the camera to that bracket and then to the tailgate.
With it in place, I added some foam and tape to help hold the camera still and to close the gap.
I routed the wire through the rest of the tailgate, under the bed, among other wires I had run for a different project. Then I routed the wire up through the engine compartment, up and out through the cowl, and into the soft foam that is in the door.
It does exactly what I needed it to do—replace the mirror—and it is super clear. One thing I was worried about was a delay between when a car would go behind me and what I would see in the mirror, but it's almost immediate; I can't even perceive a delay.
High resolution makes it very good for seeing details on things that are very close to you, but in the mirror, you can't see much detail on things very far away; cars look a lot smaller in the Wolfbox than they do in the mirror, but that's alright; it's really not a problem.
Having the bumper camera on the bumper, the view is very similar to what's coming out of the dash camera. I think I might move the bumper camera to maybe above or behind the axle, and hopefully, I can see the tires; that would really help, especially when I'm wheeling in the Rockies.
Here you can see the difference between the dashcam thats on the mirror and the bumper cam dashcam.
Bumper cam
Overall I love the @WOLFBOX.
The G900 Pro looked really good, but when I found out they had a 3 camera tri-pro version, I pre-ordered it. Installing the main mirror was very easy using the straps over the OEM mirror. Jeeps have a funky mirror so I'm not sure what i am going to do long term there. Maybe keep using the straps. The main reason I got it was because the topper I have blocks my rear view, making my mirror useless.
I originally planned to install the rear camera on the crossbars of the Wildtop bed topper that is blocking my view. I taped it up there and turned it on. I realized it was mounted too high to be used as a mirror because my daughter was behind the truck and I couldn't see her. I then moved it down to above the receiver, but that was too low; I thought it would get a lot of road dirt and splash. Then I saw, on THIS POST a guy who put his backup camera on the tailgate handle, and I thought that was perfect, but the Wolfbox rear camera is unsuitable for this method. I originally drilled a hole about the size of the camera lens and tried mounting it with the camera body pressed against the hole, but the plastic on the tailgate latch housing was so thick it gave me a tunnel view. it cut off the sides too much. I decided to get creative with a Dremel, knowing this is plastic and easily replaceable. I got a little off when eyeballing the cut with the Dremel because the plastic kept melting. Once I had the basic shape cut out with the Dremel, I used a file to refine it.
I went through my junk drawer looking for something to make a bracket from. I tried several things and found a piece of metal from some other hardware I never used—maybe an extra or broken piece. After bending and trying several ways, I found a nut that holds the latch attachment. I bent the piece again and attached the camera to that bracket and then to the tailgate.
With it in place, I added some foam and tape to help hold the camera still and to close the gap.
I routed the wire through the rest of the tailgate, under the bed, among other wires I had run for a different project. Then I routed the wire up through the engine compartment, up and out through the cowl, and into the soft foam that is in the door.
It does exactly what I needed it to do—replace the mirror—and it is super clear. One thing I was worried about was a delay between when a car would go behind me and what I would see in the mirror, but it's almost immediate; I can't even perceive a delay.
High resolution makes it very good for seeing details on things that are very close to you, but in the mirror, you can't see much detail on things very far away; cars look a lot smaller in the Wolfbox than they do in the mirror, but that's alright; it's really not a problem.
Having the bumper camera on the bumper, the view is very similar to what's coming out of the dash camera. I think I might move the bumper camera to maybe above or behind the axle, and hopefully, I can see the tires; that would really help, especially when I'm wheeling in the Rockies.
Here you can see the difference between the dashcam thats on the mirror and the bumper cam dashcam.
Bumper cam
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