2022 Rearview mirror camera Retrofit Plug & Play

[jpinoy]

3 hours ago, PAPER said:

 I didn't even bother looking past the button feature to contact OnStar  , as I think I've

only ever used the button once & it was for a quick question . I'm going to try it when I

i get back home this weekend & go from there . Thank You !!!

no worries. I only used the button on the mirror when I first got my truck new so they could setup my trial plan.. and this is the second time to see if it still works after changing out the mirror

it's also on the myChevrolet app as well.. 

[PAPER]

2 hours ago, jpinoy said:

no worries. I only used the button on the mirror when I first got my truck new so they could setup my trial plan.. and this is the second time to see if it still works after changing out the mirror

it's also on the myChevrolet app as well.. 

Man I forgot about that , I guess I used it 2x's  , Bought My truck New also & set it up when I got home .

unfortunately they only gave me 1 Year Free , been paying after that , I did get 2 Years free oil changes

& tire rotations  .

[Homewrecker007]

1 minute ago, PAPER said:

Man I forgot about that , I guess I used it 2x's  , Bought My truck New also & set it up when I got home .

unfortunately they only gave me 1 Year Free , been paying after that , I did get 2 Years free oil changes

& tire rotations  .

I told them where they could stick their OnStar subscription on day 1.

[PAPER]

4 minutes ago, Homewrecker007 said:

I told them where they could stick their OnStar subscription on day 1.

I might not use OnStar , but My Girl does  . & I do like the features it has

& I do use My GMC app to warm my truck up & turn on the A/C or Heat , also

have used the Find My truck at Disneyland a few times , & as JPinoy mentioned

I do like the Diagnostic info every month .

 

[Homewrecker007]

1 minute ago, PAPER said:

I might not use OnStar , but My Girl does  . & I do like the features it has

& I do use My GMC app to warm my truck up & turn on the A/C or Heat , also

have used the Find My truck at Disneyland a few times , & as JPinoy mentioned

I do like the Diagnostic info every month .

 

I could see it coming in handy at Disneyland those parking lots are huge.

[jpinoy]

Finally got around to installing the camera into the brake light. Need to get used to the depth perception with the camera when driving..

I used a Dremel first, them a step bit. I opened it up from the inside, then finished it off with a down angle. I used the center dimple as well.

 

My main thing was to see into the truck bed/rear when my Bakflip was all the way up blocking my view and this does the job.

 

I also knew the brake light bulb was going to be an issue, so ordered two 6" LED strips and used those as the brake light, turned out really nice. I already had LED bulbs in there. I upgraded the lights to brighter LED as well. Swapped out my brake flasher with one that had a timeout feature. 

Video of the adjustment: 

2017 rearview camera

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[GOMD]

38 minutes ago, jpinoy said:

Finally got around to installing the camera into the brake light. Need to get used to the depth perception with the camera when driving..

I used a Dremel first, them a step bit. I opened it up from the inside, then finished it off with a down angle. I used the center dimple as well.

 

My main thing was to see into the truck bed/rear when my Bakflip was all the way up blocking my view and this does the job.

 

I also knew the brake light bulb was going to be an issue, so ordered two 6" LED strips and used those as the brake light, turned out really nice. I already had LED bulbs in there. I upgraded the lights to brighter LED as well. Swapped out my brake flasher with one that had a timeout feature. 

Video of the adjustment: 

2017 rearview camera

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice work!

[jpinoy]

2 minutes ago, GOMD said:

Nice work!

Thanks! I 'might' redo later on, but for now, it's great! Getting the view/level angle I wanted was a pain..  I live in PNW, so my main concern was how good did I seal it..

[GOMD]

11 minutes ago, jpinoy said:

Thanks! I 'might' redo later on, but for now, it's great! Getting the view/level angle I wanted was a pain..  I live in PNW, so my main concern was how good did I seal it..

Changing the led bulb to strips was a great idea.

 

I ended up trading in my 2017 Silverado that I did this to, and getting a 2023 Sierra. Which I added the rear camera mirror to as well, but it was all basically plug and play, much easier.

[Homewrecker007]

On my 2018 I have to do something different because I have a sport bar blocking the 3rd brake light 

[GOMD]

11 minutes ago, Homewrecker007 said:

On my 2018 I have to do something different because I have a sport bar blocking the 3rd brake light 

Drill the camera into the sport bar?

[Homewrecker007]

2 minutes ago, GOMD said:

Drill the camera into the sport bar?

I would have to buy 25' of the camera cable to get there the right way

[GOMD]

4 minutes ago, Homewrecker007 said:

I would have to buy 25' of the camera cable to get there the right way

They sell it cheap on amazon 

[Homewrecker007]

31 minutes ago, GOMD said:

They sell it cheap on amazon 

I have an idea for modifying a camera mount that goes with the 3rd brake light that comes out below the light

[jpinoy]

3 hours ago, GOMD said:

Changing the led bulb to strips was a great idea.

 

I ended up trading in my 2017 Silverado that I did this to, and getting a 2023 Sierra. Which I added the rear camera mirror to as well, but it was all basically plug and play, much easier.

Nice!!

Yeah, plug n play until I got to the brake light..  I've thought about trading up(liked the new dash/entertainment), but my trucks been paid off 3 months after I bought it new.. and I don't like payments..  I would like to have the HUD, but I looked at that mod and was like.. eh..