Reversing camera.

Peter Wade · Member

Reversing camera.

Marked Man · Member

I will presume you have a Next Gen.

There are camera connection wires in the LH kick panel. It can only take one camera of standard definition. Two is not possible

My understanding is you will need an adaptor module to connect a Safety Dave camera. Safety Dave sell that

On the dash camera selection screem there is a selection to display an auxiliary camera.

I have done this in my Wildtrak and am happy with it.

All info is in the body equipment manual which can be found here https://www.ford.com.au/owners/vehicle-support/body-equipment-manuals/

Peter Wade · Member

Yes Marked Man, it is next gen. The camera is all connected and working ok. I have on my trailer and on the caravan. Same curly cable for both. The camera on the van's a bit fuzzy tho. I was hoping to upgrade it to a double camera. One for behind view and one for down view. As far as having more than one camera goes...the research I've done is that it is achievable. Pls excuse this lengthy excerpt explaining the process which I got from the web: "Use the "OK" button on the steering wheel to cycle through camera views while driving forward. System Capabilities: These kits typically support up to three active cameras while driving and one dedicated input for reverse. Operation: A long press of the "OK" button generally switches between different camera angles (e.g., rear caravan camera vs. side-view), while a short press reverts to the standard infotainment screen. 360 Camera Integration: For models equipped with factory 360-degree cameras, these systems can integrate with the existing setup, allowing you to switch between the factory bird's-eye view and aftermarket trailer cameras."

Peter Wade · Member

I'll probably have to stump up the $200 for this one. I was looking for a cheaper alternative. https://store.caravancampingsales.com.au/products/safetydave-ahd-black-dual-camera-120-and-45-viewing-angles-with-2x15m-heavy-duty-3-in-1-camera-cable?variant=47836432826592&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20395527564&gclid=CjwKCAiA-sXMBhAOEiwAGGw6LE98JygfnHjykbTliaGR-U1sIAg5KFf9abJUSu29kaU5KJwmPknHKBoCVL0QAvD_BwE

Marked Man · Member

There is only cabling for one auxiliary camera in the Ford harness.

With the connections labelled

AUX_CAMERA VIDEO(+)

AUX_CAMERA VIDEO (-)

POWER (+)

POWER (-)

You may be reading info from the ICE camera system which is a module costing over $1000 plus fitting.

Marked Man · Member

A bloke just put up hoiw he did this on the Ranger Caravaners facebook page.

His post below.

Bought a van that already had two rear cameras (wide + narrow). I wanted to use the Rangers main display external camera input rather than running a separate monitor.

What I used:

Safety Dave AHD converter (their integration kit that includes cables)

Safety Dave 1-to-2 camera switch box

Woza double car side socket (Has two 'camera' cables' - need to splice into one of these)

To make it switch over, I spliced into the wiring going to the rear 7-pin Safety Dave socket on the rear of my vehicle and used one of the power wires running from my overhead switch panel to control power to one of the rear cameras.

Now the setup works like this:

Select External Camera on the Ranger screen

Use Switch 3 on the overhead console to toggle between wide and narrow rear views

Super clean setup, no extra screens on the dash, and works exactly how I wanted.

Happy to answer questions if anyones looking to do similar.

NB Looking at the pros/cons it's probably more expensive to do it this way instead of purchasing a stand alone monitor. Also the Ford screen is low definition video but I did not want another screen added to my dash or over rear view mirror.