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rlynch356

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Any out there I need to move the camera to the bumper, because it totally blocked it now...
a search just turned up splicing wires and such but I would rather not cut the wires, since I currently have avoided all modifications of any Toyota OEM wires.


Thanks

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rlynch356 said:
Genius... thank you...

Missed that
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The thing about the ARB kit is that you still have to de-pin the OEM and re-pin the harness to the ARB connector so it isn’t really plug and play.

I used one on my front relo and spliced for the rear. I need to do it again on my new 200 and plan on just building a “ARB harness” from separate connectors and wire. A little extra work but a lot cheaper.
 
Humm, de-pinning is ok, well if I I Need to do that I might as well cut the connector and splice it.
I guess I’ll take it apart and and see what I can work with..
is the stock camera weatherproof or do I just need to get one that is?

I was hoping not to have to fab stuff for this, but oh well. Just doubles the hours it will take to do it right.
 
rlynch356 said:
Humm, de-pinning is ok, well if I I Need to do that I might as well cut the connector and splice it.
I guess I’ll take it apart and and see what I can work with..
is the stock camera weatherproof or do I just need to get one that is?

I was hoping not to have to fab stuff for this, but oh well. Just doubles the hours it will take to do it right.
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What you want is a male connector that matches the camera. Then you could truly make a plug and play extension harness. I don’t think it exists. I sure can’t find one. If it did exist, ARB would surely use it. If anyone has such a thing please post a link.
 
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looking into the Kaymar kit - which seems according to the fit sheet, to come with both sides of the plugs and be for the LHS jerry can swing arm side which is what I need in addition to the cover plate and a mount for the camera Under the jerry cans is fine.... the factory camera seems waterproof as well.
I reached out to them.

I'll see what they say...

Long range America no longer lists anything on the site, but maybe they are still importers.
 
kcjaz said:
What you want is a male connector that matches the camera. Then you could truly make a plug and play extension harness. I don’t think it exists. I sure can’t find one. If it did exist, ARB would surely use it. If anyone has such a thing please post a link.
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Yeah, and after spending dozens of hours searching for one and buying a half dozen connectors I thought might work I came to the conclusion that such a thing does not exist. Maybe Kaymar has created one as part of their kit, but that 4-pin housing that’s built into the camera isn’t an even remotely standard part

What I did to make it mostly reversible was to cut and splice using 2 pairs of DT connectors. I used shielded cat5 for my extension. That way you can always shorten the wire again by simply disconnecting the ends and removing the length of wire.
 
rlynch356 said:
looking into the Kaymar kit - which seems according to the fit sheet, to come with both sides of the plugs and be for the LHS jerry can swing arm side which is what I need in addition to the cover plate and a mount for the camera Under the jerry cans is fine.... the factory camera seems waterproof as well.
I reached out to them.

I'll see what they say...

Long range America no longer lists anything on the site, but maybe they are still importers.
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I bought a Kaymar kit a couple of months ago from Long Range America. It is supposedly plug and play. I have haven't had a chance to install it yet, but happened to be chatting with Brian as Slee and mentioned I had one. He said it likely will only fit pre 2016 which is a bummer since mine is a '21. I need to take a closer look. I should have verified that before buying it, but had heard Kaymar discontinued the kit and LRA only had the one left so I grabbed it.

@DesmoPilot did your picture quality diminish with the ARB kit? Brian at Slee mentioned they tried several camera relocate options but all of them resulted in terrible picture quality - he didn't mention the ARB kit specifically though so I'd be curious.
 
residualboulders said:
I bought a Kaymar kit a couple of months ago from Long Range America. It is supposedly plug and play. I have haven't had a chance to install it yet, but happened to be chatting with Brian as Slee and mentioned I had one. He said it likely will only fit pre 2016 which is a bummer since mine is a '21. I need to take a closer look. I should have verified that before buying it, but had heard Kaymar discontinued the kit and LRA only had the one left so I grabbed it.

@DesmoPilot did your picture quality diminish with the ARB kit? Brian at Slee mentioned they tried several camera relocate options but all of them resulted in terrible picture quality - he didn't mention the ARB kit specifically though so I'd be curious.
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I am using the Kaymar kit on my '21. It was plug and play. I located the factory camera on the driver side jerry can swingout. I held the camera in position and then drilled the swingout to install two nutserts.

The factory camera must be weatherproof, as I have submerged mine with no issues.

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DesmoPilot said:
I am using the Kaymar kit on my '21. It was plug and play. I located the factory camera on the driver side jerry can swingout. I held the camera in position and then drilled the swingout to install two nutserts.

The factory camera must be weatherproof, as I have submerged mine with no issues.

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perfect, well that answers my question on whether it will work on a '21. Thanks! I figured it would have to be weatherproof - image quality the same after the move?

you seem to be doing the same mods I have been doing - you just get to them first. 😂 I need to quit messing around with my vintage cruisers and focus on my 200 build til it's done.
 
rlynch356 said:
thank you for confirmation - I'll try and call LRA to see if they can order one or maybe my mail to Kaymar AUS will will result in them selling one to me and shipping it.
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Maybe I'm wrong and I didn't get the last kit LRA america had. I contacted Kaymar first and this is what they told me:

Thank you for your enquiry.
You can definitely contact Long Range America as I think they have one in stock. If they cannot help you then we can arrange a quote to send one to you.
Does the US spec LC200 have the 360 degree camera or just a normal camera?
Our looms are all plug and play.


So sounds like worse case you can get it shipped from Aus. Good Luck, I hope you get one!
 
residualboulders said:
perfect, well that answers my question on whether it will work on a '21. Thanks! I figured it would have to be weatherproof - image quality the same after the move?

you seem to be doing the same mods I have been doing - you just get to them first. 😂 I need to quit messing around with my vintage cruisers and focus on my 200 build til it's done.
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I didn't notice any difference in image quality.

You definitely need to finish it up! I built my rig all at once as I was on timeline to take it on multi-month trip. Only thing I do to it now is small enhancements and maintenance. Currently swapping comms setup from GMRS to HAM.
 
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