User Tag List
Results 21 to 22 of 22
-
01-15-2021, 01:44 PM #21
- Join Date
- Jan 2021
- Posts
- 2
- Mentioned
- 0 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
self
From your posts, its sounds like you have really gotten the Ford OEM TPS/camera system for the trailer figured out. How did you run the wire for the Ford OEM trailer camera from the front of the trailer to the rear mounting point? I cannot find any guidance on how to run the camera wire or how it is brought out at the hitch. Any advice or photos are appreciated.
-
01-15-2021, 02:22 PM #22
- Join Date
- Jan 2015
- Location
- Bend, OR and Palm Springs, CA
- Posts
- 3,043
- Mentioned
- 27 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
On my two Solitudes, I removed a few screws from the underside of the front section of the 5th wheel near the pin box. I then ran a fish tape from inside the front compartment to the pin box area where the TPMS/camera wires are. This allowed me to pull the wires into the front compartment. I attached the TPMS transmitter on the wall in the front compartment and continued to run the camera wire into the basement. Solitudes come with a "chase" that runs from the basement up to the roof. I then removed the metal plate from the roof and ran the camera wire to the roof. From there I ran the camera wire to the rear of the RV and connected it to the camera. I used Eternabond tape to secure the wire to the roof.
The job is very easy with one exception - Grand Design does NOT use conduit from the roof to the basement for their wire "chase". I had a VERY difficult time with both 5th wheels running the wire from the roof to the basement. The area under the metal plate on the roof did not line up with the hole in the basement. Horrible design.Brian & Kellie
2020 Solitude 310GK-R, FBP, 1,460w solar, 540ah BBGC3, MORryde IS w/disc brakes
2020 F-350 Platinum SRW Powerstroke Tremor, 60g TF fuel tank, Hensley BD3-F air bag hitch
Previous setups:
2019 Solitude 373FB-R, 2019 F-350 Platinum DRW Powerstroke, Hensley BD5 air bag hitch
2016 Reflection 318RST, 2016 GMC 3500 Denali SRW Duramax, Hensley BD3 air bag hitch
Re-pack bearings necessary?
Yesterday, 09:29 PM in Axles, Brakes, and Suspension