Greetings All!
I have a 2022 Silverado 3500HD Crew Cab.
It came without a front camera or front parking assist sensor.
I found a post where someone was asking about a parking assist addon back in '06 but there were no responses.
Thought I'd ask if anyone has ever added a front facing camera and if so, are you willing to share what you purchased, and maybe where as well?
I have a 5th wheel RV so I have already mounted a Furrion 7" monitor to handle the 3 cameras on the RV.
While the monitor can handle 4 cameras, unfortunately, Furrion doesn't make a camera for what I need.
Thanks,
Charles

 

Maybe I’m not understanding, but Why not just install a 4th camera that’s compatible with your monitor on the front bumper?

 

Considered that already.

My first thought was to see if Furrion had a front facing camera.
They dont't and couldn't offer a solution because Furrion monitors are only compatible with Furrion cameras.
I'm thinking about trying the rear camera like that on my RV, but at $235 a pop, that's an awful expensive "try it and see" experiment, and Furrion couldn't tell me whether it would work or not.
What I didn't state in my original post is that I have a Legend Ranchhand after market grill guard so I have lots of mounting possibilities.
https://www.ranchhand.com/chevrolet-...ggc201bl1.html

Charles

 

I’m not familiar with Furrion, but I do know most cameras just need an input to trigger the image (in addition to power & ground).

For an aftermarket backup camera, this is typically the power circuit for the reverse lights.

All you should need to do to make a backup camera work as a forward facing camera is replace the trigger with a signal that’s present when you want it. That could be as simple as a toggle switch or a switched ignition feed.

 

Furrion is a division of Lippert.
Lippert and their subsidiaries make some of the best, if not the best, add on systems for vehicles.
Unfortunately, they have also engineered their products so that they don't play well with others.
I already have a 7" monitor on my dash for my RV's back up and side cameras so I don't have room for another monitor.
So I'm fighting 2 battles, 1, finding a camera that works with my Furrion monitor, which appears next to impossible, and 2, no space for another monitor.
Today I found a front parking assist addon from Echomaster so I may go that route.
All I'm trying to accomplish is help me get into a parking space so that I don't stick out too far into the thruway and don't het the car, wall, etc in front of me as I pull in.
Thanks for all you thoughts on solving this.
Charles