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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
What did you do to your JK today?
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<blockquote data-quote="FLGeezer" data-source="post: 458411"><p>Today I relocated my backup camera. I had it up on the third brake light pedestal but it couldn't see down over the spare. I looked at buying a mount that fits behind the spare and lets the camera peek through the rim spokes. But, they were $75 and up and came with a camera and I already had a camera. So, I fabricated my own bracket. Also, this kept me from having to remove and remount the spare and my back is thanking me for that. </p><p></p><p>I had a long strip of metal with pre-drilled holes (no idea what it's called, I'm sure there's a name for it) leftover from something else I did years ago (never throw anything away kids) so I cut it and drilled a hole in it to fit over the lug. The little camera bracket fit perfectly with the existing holes but I did have to cut a piece of aluminum for a backing plate. I painted everything and mounted it and it works great. It mounts tightly using just the bottom lug nut.</p><p></p><p>The metal strip is thick enough to not flex but I was able to bend it to align the camera. If I ever need to use the spare it's narrow enough to just fit though the center hole in the rim without me having to disconnect the camera. Looks much better without that pedestal sticking up above the tire.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]124391[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]124393[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]124392[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FLGeezer, post: 458411"] Today I relocated my backup camera. I had it up on the third brake light pedestal but it couldn't see down over the spare. I looked at buying a mount that fits behind the spare and lets the camera peek through the rim spokes. But, they were $75 and up and came with a camera and I already had a camera. So, I fabricated my own bracket. Also, this kept me from having to remove and remount the spare and my back is thanking me for that. I had a long strip of metal with pre-drilled holes (no idea what it's called, I'm sure there's a name for it) leftover from something else I did years ago (never throw anything away kids) so I cut it and drilled a hole in it to fit over the lug. The little camera bracket fit perfectly with the existing holes but I did have to cut a piece of aluminum for a backing plate. I painted everything and mounted it and it works great. It mounts tightly using just the bottom lug nut. The metal strip is thick enough to not flex but I was able to bend it to align the camera. If I ever need to use the spare it's narrow enough to just fit though the center hole in the rim without me having to disconnect the camera. Looks much better without that pedestal sticking up above the tire. [ATTACH type="full"]124391[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]124393[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]124392[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
What did you do to your JK today?
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