Electronic Rear View Mirror Install/Airstream Interstate 19/Sprinter Van/Camper Van
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- This is a DIY installation of a 12” electronic rear view mirror on our 2022 Airstream Interstate 19, which is on a 2020 Mercedes Sprinter chassis. It was much easier than we anticipated.
www.amazon.com... (Electronic Rear View Mirror)
www.amazon.com... ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (hardwire kit)
Saw this and a just installed my rear view camera in same spot! Thanks. Instead of silicone around the cable entry site I used butyl tape and sandwiched the cable between two layers. Probably overkill but I hate leaks.
That’s a great idea! Better to be overkill than leaks! 😂😂
Very cool device. Super impressed with your installation skills!
Thank you Jonathan! My husband is the handy one. Lol
Very clearly explained, I did ordered one few week back will install soon.
Thanks Anh Randy, you will love the wider view. Just have to play with it and adjust it as close to a realistic view as possible.
You guys have more courage than me when doing this kind of stuff. I am always afraid of breaking something. May I suggest that maybe you guys paint over the bare metal that was exposed after you drilled to make the hole bigger. Even though its small, it might be a spot where rust can start to form if bare metal is exposed. Just a thought. Look forward to more videos.
That’s a great tip we didn’t think about that.
No need to drill holes - the upper rear camera is accessible by removing a few screws in the storage space above the bed. With the screws removed, the upper bar across the door can be accessed from the inside. I also found the connector to the (removed) rear cargo lamp - will be using it to add light in the storage under the bed.
Oh we didn’t know the space could be accessed from inside. Thanks 🤗
Can someone explain this approach?
You guys are amazing , great job !!
Thank you Red Maple. My husband is one happy man now. 😂😂
Wow, thank you for this how to video.
Handywoman!
Thank you Joseph! 🤗
you may also hack the OEM camera with 3rd party device calls "mid city on demand", but the 2 cost about the same ,,
@@Adis-yn8vo Thanks, We have that also and used it for a few months before putting in this rear view mirror. We didn’t know how to run the wire inside our van and didn’t want to damage a brand new van so the Mid City was much easier to install. 😂
Another great video! Great job installing the rearview mirror system. I hope your husband is learning from you with all the great upgrades you are doing to the van! Very informative video and well done. Thank you for sharing! Can you please share the link or information for the rearview mirror you selected?
Thank you! Lol
My husband just added the links.
@@BamBamRVAdventures Thank you!
Thanks so much for the great video. Was looking for something like this. Nice to see how you did it. Thanks for sharing!
You are welcome Barry. 🤗
I viewed this video a year ago or so, but I have a question for you since you've had the electronic rearview for a while. I also have a 2020 Sprinter 4x4, but not the Airstream. Question. Do you like the electronic mirror more, or the mod so the Mercedes backup camera can be turned always on? Thank you for another great video! Your husband is so lucky to have you to install all the Sprinter modifications!
Thank you for your kind words. 🤗 We love the electronic rear view mirror and haven’t use the Mercedes back up camera mod much at all. We kinda play around with the zoom function just to get it as realistic as possible. We installed the electronic rear view mirror in our previous class B and our other cars too so we are used to how it looks.
@@BamBamRVAdventures Thank you so much for the quick reply! I just ordered almost the same unit you installed, but the one I got has an third camera for an inside view and some form of GPS. Not sure about what the GPS does since I just ordered it today. Did you hook up the wire for reverse to show the gridlines? I think I'm going to use the mirror without the reverse gridlines and wonder if this is what you have done as well. Again, thank you so much for the quick reply and for the great videos! Your videos are so well done, informative, and entertaining. I love the modifications, installations, and all the travel videos too!
@@accountingstepbystep2229 my husband said we only use the mirror without the reverse grid lines
I'm forwarding this to my wife. She didn't respond to the oil change one for some reason.
Hahaha….she just needs more hints!
Thanks for posting this. I'm wondering how the original camera was waterproofed by airstream. did it have rubber grommets only? When you installed your new camera did you simply squeese the wire under the existing camera then use a silicon caulk? I did discovered the rear (in your case, grey) panel does some completely off after you remove the two screws providing access to roof, however, my Tommy Bahama obstructs the camera hole. Im installing when the Indiana weather warms a bit.
Thanks for watching 🤗We just squeezed the new camera wire into the existing hole then just caulk the whole housing afterward.
In doing the hard wire, was there another way to get 12v in the existing overhead?
Thank you for the great upgrades and quality done!
I am sorry, Doug, I did not endeavor to look for another source because I have had lots of experience in the past with the ‘’add a fuse”method, so it was in my opinion the most simple way.
On the rear factory housing for the backup camera; did you have to dissemble it and drill a hole into it? Thx again for a great channel.
Hi John, we didn’t drill a hole in the housing. We just put it over the camera wire and screwed it back down. We used the double sides tape to mount the camera to the housing then just used clear waterproof caulk to caulk around the base of the housing.
I'm puzzled as to why the van was not outfitted with a rear-cam when first purchased?
Hi Oasis, it has a rear camera as back up camera. We wanted to see a live view when driving but it doesn’t come with electronic rear view mirror just a regular mirror.
Question dear Mr. & Mrs. Bam Bam... six months later is the rear view camera functioning flawlessly? Thinking of buying the G900 model for my Sprinter Van. Thanks...
Hi Phil, it has been great so far. There is a firmware update available now which added the zoom function and my husband loves it. The view was a little far than actual view so with this update we could zoom in so the view is more accurate.
just wonder how d 'u mount the mirror dash cam on the windshield since sprinter van don't come with rearview camera.?
@@Adis-yn8vo Some rearview camera have the built-in dash camera, but ours have a separate camera that we are able to connect into the windshield via 3m tape which connect directly into the rearview mirror.
Removing and installing the rear view is the key and it's not showing in this video!
We didn’t need to remove the rear view mirror and just snapped the new one on with the included rubber band. We should have showed that step also. Somehow we forgot that because we installed at least 3 of these in our other cars and thought it was an easy step.
She is cute. How well has the setup done after 6 months?
It has been excellent. The only issue was the view is further than actual, but there is a software update that I can actually zoom in and now it is perfect.
@@BamBamRVAdventures does it stay on all the time you are driving.
@@Appalachia02 yes, it stays on all the time when driving.
You left out the most important part. How did you mount the mirror on the upper black shroud in a van that does not have a mirror mount???
For our Van, we strapped the new mirror onto the old mirror with the included elastic rubber band style that comes with the mirror and it works very well.
Ended up ordering a Wolfbox G900 which should be similar. How do you keep from ending up with a lot of excess cable by the mirror? Also, do you have GPS and if so where did you mount that?
We just pushed everything up in the black box. 🤗
We either use Mercedes navigation or our phones using Waze or Google Map .
How did you remove or unclasp the housing around the rearview mirror? Please and TIA 🤓
Trying to see how hard this will be - again I think this is a great safety item!! Thanks sharing.
Hi John, my husband said he just put his fingers around the top portion and just pull it down then pull the bottom portion down the same way to get to all the wires.
Does the rain sensor cover impede the camera view?
It doesn’t impede the camera view at all. We are so glad to have the electronic rear view mirror.
You originally had the Mid City Engineering 360 hack. I have that too. Why did you decide to go with the mirror? I have a video mirror on my RX 350 and actually find it distracting.
Hi Jeff, with the Mid City Engineering hack we can only see the back view on the small screen and we kinda have to look down toward the screen whereas with the electronic rear view mirror we look up like looking at the original rear view mirror. We are used to looking at the electronic rear view mirrors since we have them in our other cars at home and don’t find it distracting. At first I didn’t like it when I first used it in his Vette and kept switching it back to regular view but I eventually got used to it and like it since I can see the back way better.
@@BamBamRVAdventures Makes perfect sense! My wife is the one who keeps switching back to regular on the RX!
@@jeffzerbe5623 😂😂
Agreed, another great job
Question does your 2020 chassis ever show a black screen when engaging the MB reverse mode?
Thank you John! We haven’t seen a blank screen when engaging the reverse mode.
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Thank you! 🤗
Did you used the back cam cable is 33ft or the 49ft?
Hi Benny, it’s 33 ft. Still has at least 8 ft to spare.