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Duane Kunze:
Looking to add a wireless camera system to our 2000 Marquis. At this point my main interest is rear view to be able to monitor towed vehicle. I am looking for quality wireless system. Anyone have recommendations?
Thanks

John Bagwell:
Duane,
Call RV Cams.com, I purchased a replacement camera and monitor for my coach from them. They are very helpful in helping you pick a system for your coach.


https://www.rvcams.com/     Phone # 225-261-9946

Joel Ashley:
I’d take John’s advice, Duane.

Whatever you do, don’t go with the $180 relatively simple one Costco still sells.  My family got me one for Christmas a few years back, with good intentions for using it on Monty Rae, but since our coach already has a rear factory Sony and dealer installed side ones, I elected to use the gift on our car.  Although it does come in handy at times, it’s all too often a pita.  If left plugged in to the lighter outlet, the screen runs the car’s battery down overnight to where your next trip stops before it starts;  and that’s with the screen automatically “turning off” after a minute or two.  Go figure.  I don’t get where all that current goes.

Then there’s the wireless, solar powered camera on the license plate… if the car’s garaged most of the time, the camera itself goes dead for lack of sunlight.  And #3 gripe, rain clouds the camera lens such that it’s rendered almost useless.  Don’t ask me how new cars with cameras everywhere get beyond that issue.

Didn’t mean to hijack your question, but didn’t want you or others to make a mistake.  Stick to units meant for RVs.

Joel

Duane Kunze:
Thanks John and Joel for your response, I talked to Mark at RVcams , they have a Voyager wireless system, but he said no guarantees on signal loss at freeway speeds. The camera that came in the coach from factory looks to be good, but it only works in reverse. I need it on all the time (forward motion). I don’t know if there is a setting that can be changed?

Joel Ashley:
Duane, please add your coach year and model to your signature so we can relate to any of your posts, even if you don’t mention it in them. 

I’m surprised your 2000 Marquis’s camera has the limitation you mention, but I’m admittedly not familiar with that model.  Our ‘06 Monterey’s camera is not transmission dependent except to come on automatically when shifting to reverse if the camera wasn’t already on.  Its control is Aladdin connected, and perhaps Aladdin came along after 2000.

That said, in checking the nearest model to yours that I saw in Coach Assist, the 2002 Marquis, the owners manual section 1, pg. 39, implies the camera should be available anytime.  Regrettably the possibly similar 2000 Patriot manual doesn’t seem to mention a camera, but perhaps I missed it.

Joel

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