Alpine HCE-RCAM-WRA Spare Tire Rear View Camera System for Jeep 2007-2018 Wrangler JK

It’s built for Jeep so it’s easy and logical how to do it all. Take your time and I get it right. It makes me a flawless look that’s highly functional. First day I had it, I backed up to a trailer hitch in the dark. The grid on screen is very accurate and easy to align to actual obstacles behind you. Picture quality is very good. To get that, you need to ensure you have the dimmer turned way down it and it will white-out at night.

Expensive for what it is but easy install, and it worked well for a few years. But then it stopped working. The connection melted through and damaged the wire loom it was next to. Its installed properly, grounded and in a dry location, and the inline fuse never blew. Per Alpine it was probably a defective unit and obviously I'll have to pay for a new one. Very disappointed.

Reverse Camera Crapped out after a year. Something so expensive should work properly.

Helps to see around the big tire on the back.

Easy setup with an Alpine head unit - no need to tap-in or splice with any stock wires - simply connect to the head unit and it works.

These are of if you just want a rear view camera. I’m disappointed they don’t have any marker lines to tell you if you’re in the right parking lane. Also the resolution could be better. It’s 2020, bump it up guys.

I installed this into my four door 2014 Jeep Wrangler JK Unlimited Rubicon. To fit behind the stock Rubicon wheel, I had to bend the bracket just a little. It was surprising to have about 10 feet of extra cable, and a little bit of a disappointment considering the device is marketed as a custom fit for the Jeep JK. It integrated well with my Kenwood head unit using the supplied video adapter. There were no instructions included in the box, but there are very detailed instructions on Alpine's website that show you where to route the cable, and how to route around the subwoofer and behind the trim panels. When splicing into the vehicle's reverse line, make sure to tie into the white cable with a gray stripe, rather than the gray cable with a white stripe. Do yourself a favor and make the connection on the floor near the seat, rather than up underneath the glove compartment. I saw people complain about the video quality, but based on my opinion the video is as good as a composite video signal can be. Even in relative darkness, I am easily able to make out details necessary to park. I recommend picking up some RTV silicone to seal the rubber wire grommet after you wire the reverse camera through the tailgate. Consider buying harness tape or foam if that's something you care about. Other than that, it comes with everything needed to install this product to an aftermarket head unit with composite video in. After having this for a week, I can't believe I waited almost six years to do this. It took approximately one hour to install, and it's totally worth it.

Awesome camera with good picture quality.