I didn’t like how buried my license plate was in the Expedition One rear bumper. It was making me paranoid I’d get pulled over by a bored police officer at some point. I also wanted to move the spare tire over more and down so it was more clear of the driver side tail light, but that would totally block the backup camera in the blue oval Ford Decal in the center of the tailgate
For about $180, I got this rostra backup camera. It has the same connection, so it’s plug and play.
250-8634-LPB 2021+ Ford Ranger Tailgate Camera Replace Kit - M&R Electronics Inc..
I used this https://a.co/d/1k85jQz to move my license plate to my rear bumper swing arm thing. Just cut the power line to the existing bumper light.
you leave the OEM camera in place in the tailgate, just coat the connector with electric diode grease and wrap it up to protect it, just in case you want to use it again. One Downside, my tailgate autolock no longer works. Be warned, the rostra camera image quality is not as nice as the Ford OEM camera, but it’s good enough so you don’t back into anything, and it’s still helpful for backing up to a trailer.
My builder had originally put the shrader valves in the license top hole spots when the license plate was in the bumper recess, but the stainless top plate thing made it a pain to reach those valves, the lip felt sharp on the back of my hands. So with this reshuffle, I was able to move the valves down where they’re easy to reach, get the license plate to a more visible spot, and get the backup camera below the tire.
Btw, I had to move the backup cam to the top lip, because it was shaded in that recess. In the daytime, the image was super bright and washed out, making it hard to see anything. Ironically, that stainless top plate that was annoying with the original air bag valve location, was perfect for moving the camera.
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