Backup Camera Activation

[ecsaltz]

When towing a trailer, it would be useful to be able to view it occasionally while driving using the backup camera.

Is there any way of doing this?

[jstick]

Sure, but you may drop your transmission when you force it into reverse at highway speeds. Ha, just kidding.

[Uluahunter]

You would have to run a relay to a toggle switch, then you can toggle the power to the camera separately should you want to view the trailer while driving. I've done this with a wireless back-up camera system and added an additional camera in the front. Reason being was to prevent my wife from "accidentally bumping" into the wall again . My system is wireless, so all I needed to do was run an extra camera (of the same brand) and wire it directly to a toggle switch. Now I can toggle the camera on/off whenever we are parking and need to see how much more distance we have in the front before hitting anything.