Modern Technology in old trucks .
 

As I am not restoring my truck to original design , I am making some design changes.
I am building my own console and am looking into installing a very modern radio , back up camera unit. With all the bells and whistles .i am looking at buying one from a wrecked model truck GM / Ford or Chrysler 2016 and newer.

Has anyone on this site done this with there truck.

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Not sure anyone has retrofitted a late model backup camera into 1 of our trucks, some have added back up cameras and tablets to do the same thing....sounds like a good project....Stereo wise, I added the radio with headliner and speakers....comes in black...painted mine to match....Flip down back up camera would be cool.

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That headliner sure turned out nice! Lighted rear view mirror is cool also.

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Sharp set up !

I looked into the head liner set up you have but after installing my bucket seats , I realized I had a ton of room for a nice wide , long console. My console will be 48” long x 16” . I’ll have enough room for a storage area , cup holders , a USB port and a cig type port , spot to organize CD’s . And where it meets the dash , at a vertical rise with a slight angle. There will be a 7 “ square . Modern radio , back up camera unit. With WiFi , and hands free cell communications . My 2018 GMC has the set up i’m Looking for. You can buy these for less than $200 new , so a salvage yard one should run $100 or less. With bucket seats , there so much wasted space between the seat all the way to the dash. So why not utilize it.
Oh , yea . Built in curtesy lighting on the sides , switches for power windows and future .

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Post some photo's of your console when you get it going, I used a 60/40 split bench seats, so not as much room for the console. Still going to use it, need to make the base. Also need to rethink the back up camera idea....

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Ok.

I started thinking about mine. It’s going to look like the dang space capsule from the Apollo mission. :metal::metal:

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Sounds like a cool project! Pictures will be expected!

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One thing for certain that I want to put in my truck is cameras, front and back, and a camera for my trailer that sends pics to the phone. People cutting me off when towing are my primary concern. Even with brakes on the trailer, I can crash into the numb skulls. When I drive the truck anywhere (not towing), the tailpipe junkies are right behind me, even on the freeway, in the slow lane (not towing). I'm talking so close that sometimes I don't see their headlights from the side mirrors, and if I had an inside rear view mirror, their headlights would be on either side of the window in the back door. I feel like if the mileage wouldn't get any worse, I'd use railroad rails for bumpers. Run into this, sucker! :lol:

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You do know if you use a Chevy radio out of a late model it will have to be turned back on by the dealer are some one who knows how. Last I checked it was around $100.00.

I would think a aftermarket radio would work much better.
Just my opinion.
:chevy:

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Didn’t know that and changes my idea , not a bad thing .

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Are those overhead console headliners still available, I remember when they came out and liked them back then. I think they were a JC Whitney thing?.

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I think you can get them through Brothers.

I never gave them much thought before. Having tunes isn't a big thing for me. I think my last three trucks didn't have working radios.

Never seen one done up so nicely like the red one though. I really like the look.

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Does look nice but with no a/c I find it just about impossible to listen to the radio in either of my trucks anyway . My radio in the 72 hooks up to my phone but that really useless too except in town .

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I experienced this on my friends '97 Suburban. I found the directions online and he was able to reset them.

Bill