Digital Rearview and Bed Camera Relocation with my Topper on 2024 Tacoma

[StreeTaco]

The trailer wiring harness would be a good place. Somewhere in the 7 pin side is a dedicated brake light lead

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[trailhunger]

how has your rearview relocate performed thus far?

if you ever had a warranty issue with your digital rearview display, would you need to revert cameras back to the factory location on the cab spoiler & revert wiring and remove the topper or would the dealership diag & service as-is you think?

 

[bking]

It’s been great. Right now I am using the suction cup mount, but I designed and printed a hole through mount. I haven’t had time to paint and install it yet. As for warranty, probably not. I think they would warranty the screen in the rearview mirror. But probably not that Camera that I moved. There’s no way to revert it without taking your cap off. I figure it’s worth the risk since it will be worthless without moving it

 

[Sagebrush]

I for sure recommend the product.

BKing:

I'm trying to do this relocation. I've two nuts removed from the third brake light and can't find a third, like in the Tundra video.

The light doesn't want to budge. Is there a third, or how did you get yours out?

Thanks.

 

[trailhunger]

BKing:

I'm trying to do this relocation. I've two nuts removed from the third brake light and can't find a third, like in the Tundra video.

The light doesn't want to budge. Is there a third, or how did you get yours out?

Thanks.

GG OFF-ROAD is working on a video walkthrough on the ‘24 Tacoma, I think a trailhunter. I offered to let him film on mine last week when I got back into town and he said he literally just filmed the process on another hybrid Tacoma so that tutorial is set to drop any day now..

 

[Sagebrush]

GG OFF-ROAD is working on a video walkthrough

Thanks!

 

[trailhunger]

Worked late into the evening on an initial carbon nano ceramic coat and ran my bed scene lights for a couple hours and got to thinking about these cargo lamps on the rear cab spoiler: my GFC is window-less, decided to go full-alloy plating; another thing to try & keep clean that gets absolutely loaded with haze & dirt.... As a result of my build specs, thinking I'll disconnect the 2 diode emitters when I do my rearview camera relocate.

Anyone know if the 3rd brake light on this cab spoiler can be nixed without error warnings, etc?

 

[2ndGen2TrlHntr]

GG OFF-ROAD is working on a video walkthrough on the ‘24 Tacoma, I think a trailhunter. I offered to let him film on mine last week when I got back into town and he said he literally just filmed the process on another hybrid Tacoma so that tutorial is set to drop any day now..

He used mine to film fyi. I am on my way back from picking up my Lone Peak in WA and once I’m back he’s going to finish mounting the cameras once we decide where to put them. He’s planning to film that as well then I believe he’ll wrap up the video to post. I’ll share on this thread as well once it’s done, both pics of the finished product as well as a link to his video.

 

[andrewleader]

FYI they posted the video for the Tacoma installation:

I’m going to be trying mine in a couple days before my Tune M1 is installed!

 

[DeadSetMonkey]

Are the cameras available for purchase from parts department? Looks like could avoid a lot of disassembly if left OEM cameras in place? Purchase replacement cameras to wire up with the kit. OEM cams maintain seal? No need to remove/disassemble/reinstall entire assembly to get to the cameras?

 

[trailhunger]

Are the cameras available for purchase from parts department? Looks like could avoid a lot of disassembly if left OEM cameras in place? Purchase replacement cameras to wire up with the kit. OEM cams maintain seal? No need to remove/disassemble/reinstall entire assembly to get to the cameras?

It’s 4 bolts and 4 trim clips to remove the spoiler, breaking down the loom w/butyl in the gasket is probably the most time consuming part, but likely more affordable to spend the 15-20 min doing this vs buying new cameras & their lead connectors. You need those 24” leads for the GG OR kit to work

 

[andrewleader]

I just completed installing my redirect! Their YouTube video was excellent. I've got a great view now regardless of having my Tune M1 camper on!

And this is the view from through the cab (I haven't built my kitchen yet so it's going to look worse soon)...

When redirecting, instead of routing the cable under the car, I decided to route it out the side of the rear fairing. There's a weatherstripping gap that fits the cables pretty well, and since I'm mounting it externally anyways, wrapping it around the edge of the camper shell seemed easier than going back inside the car and then under and then up!

The upper cable is the camera (and third brake light). The lower cable is my makeshift "bed scene lighting" (wired to a LED light strip on the underside of my camper).

I then wrapped it all the way around to the back and mounted it on the t-track! The only annoying thing was that the cable is too long, so I ended up with having to coil a bunch near the rear window, it's mostly hidden, but eh. The other annoying thing is how big the connector is to the camera, about 7" away from the camera, so most likely somewhere that's visible.

I didn't bother redirecting the truck bed camera, and it can mostly see inside my Tune since I have the rear window (the top is a little clipped, but good enough).

Super glad I did this! When cars or obstacles are really close behind, the camera feels a little weird since it's so much further back (it was already set to the furthest out zoom setting from stock to my surprise). But when you're driving, it feels pretty normal!

 

[trailhunger]

I just completed installing my redirect! Their YouTube video was excellent. I've got a great view now regardless of having my Tune M1 camper on!

When redirecting, instead of routing the cable under the car, I decided to route it out the side of the rear fairing. There's a weatherstripping gap that fits the cables pretty well, and since I'm mounting it externally anyways, wrapping it around the edge of the camper shell seemed easier than going back inside the car and then under and then up!

Super glad I did this! When cars or obstacles are really close behind, the camera feels a little weird since it's so much further back (it was already set to the furthest out zoom setting from stock to my surprise). But when you're driving, it feels pretty normal!

Nice work that's the first Tune I've seen on a gen 4. You run the cargo camera to the inside of the camper? I'm tempted to run both facing back because of that distance on the rearview cam...

Did you get a weight on your build? MPG?

Enjoy.

 

[andrewleader]

Nice work that's the first Tune I've seen on a gen 4. You run the cargo camera to the inside of the camper? I'm tempted to run both facing back because of that distance on the rearview cam...

Did you get a weight on your build? MPG?

Enjoy.

There’s another one on a 6’ bed 4th gen, join the Facebook Tune M1 group if you haven’t!

I didn’t move the cargo cam, I can still partially see into it since I have the window, I’ll post a pic of that later.

Here’s what I posted on the FB group

Weight: 500 lbs exactly (measured before and after on a CAT scale). I have the 5’ truck bed, and my Tune has the rear full glass window, cab pass-through window, and one side glass window, and max air fan. No mattress or solar or battery in it yet. Tune estimated it’d be between 470-510 so they were pretty accurate! With the Tune, I have a remaining 900 lbs of payload capacity (excluding myself, but including full tank of gas). My Tacoma has the premium package, so sunroof, power tailgate, power seats.

MPG: Dropped by about 6 mpg, kinda bad. Driving down to Portland I got 22.9 mpg (mostly highway, half 60 mph, half 70 mph). Going back up with the camper (same starting and ending elevation), I got 16.4 mpg. Gas mileage is better the slower you go, at 60 mph it’s about 17 mpg, at 70 mph it drops to like 16 mpg. So on typical highway, my range will be like 280 miles max (1 gallon left), which is a little short. Wish the Tacomas had bigger tanks.

Turbo: The 2024 Tacoma has the new 4-cylinder turbo engine. I was a bit surprised that the turbo is now always being used when driving on flat ground at 60mph or greater. I wonder how much that’ll impact the longevity. It’s usually being used at low amounts, but before it would only kick in for accelerating or uphill. However, unlike the 3rd gen Tacomas, there’s no gear hunting! It’s super smooth and a pretty low RPM on the highway! No need for those aftermarket tunes anymore!

Driving impressions: You can definitely notice the additional weight, which shouldn’t be a surprise, but kinda makes me consider those smaller campers like Hiatus a bit more, yeah you get quite a bit less space, but I’m understanding the appeal more.

Wind noise: Not bad! You can definitely notice something’s on the outside of the truck, so it’s a little noisier, but probably similar to a roof cargo carrier.

Installation experience: Excellent! Would highly recommend Accessory Outfitters in Portland!

Appearance: Excellent! I love the color with the Bronze Oxide Tacoma! The black out package was worth it in my opinion!

 

[trailhunger]

There’s another one on a 6’ bed 4th gen, join the Facebook Tune M1 group if you haven’t!

I didn’t move the cargo cam, I can still partially see into it since I have the window, I’ll post a pic of that later.

Here’s what I posted on the FB group

Weight: 500 lbs exactly (measured before and after on a CAT scale). I have the 5’ truck bed, and my Tune has the rear full glass window, cab pass-through window, and one side glass window, and max air fan. No mattress or solar or battery in it yet. Tune estimated it’d be between 470-510 so they were pretty accurate! With the Tune, I have a remaining 900 lbs of payload capacity (excluding myself, but including full tank of gas). My Tacoma has the premium package, so sunroof, power tailgate, power seats.

MPG: Dropped by about 6 mpg, kinda bad. Driving down to Portland I got 22.9 mpg (mostly highway, half 60 mph, half 70 mph). Going back up with the camper (same starting and ending elevation), I got 16.4 mpg. Gas mileage is better the slower you go, at 60 mph it’s about 17 mpg, at 70 mph it drops to like 16 mpg. So on typical highway, my range will be like 280 miles max (1 gallon left), which is a little short. Wish the Tacomas had bigger tanks.

Turbo: The 2024 Tacoma has the new 4-cylinder turbo engine. I was a bit surprised that the turbo is now always being used when driving on flat ground at 60mph or greater. I wonder how much that’ll impact the longevity. It’s usually being used at low amounts, but before it would only kick in for accelerating or uphill. However, unlike the 3rd gen Tacomas, there’s no gear hunting! It’s super smooth and a pretty low RPM on the highway! No need for those aftermarket tunes anymore!

Driving impressions: You can definitely notice the additional weight, which shouldn’t be a surprise, but kinda makes me consider those smaller campers like Hiatus a bit more, yeah you get quite a bit less space, but I’m understanding the appeal more.

Wind noise: Not bad! You can definitely notice something’s on the outside of the truck, so it’s a little noisier, but probably similar to a roof cargo carrier.

Installation experience: Excellent! Would highly recommend Accessory Outfitters in Portland!

Appearance: Excellent! I love the color with the Bronze Oxide Tacoma! The black out package was worth it in my opinion!

very cool either way - the extra weight I'm sure is worth it. I saw a TUNE (all glass sides) all tricked out on a gen 3 this past spring in a Home Depot parking lot and did a couple circles around it. Really nice build. For the added weight you basically get a studio apartment on the back of your taco.

I have a GFC V2 Pro on the back of my Trailhunter. Went with a minimalist/light setup for this gen 4. My next truck might possibly go the TUNE route, we'll see if I grow out of that desert mission/pow ski/baja surf phase of my life...

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