Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×
RV Trip Planning Discussions

Go Back   iRV2 Forums > THE OWNER'S CORNER FORUMS > Winnebago Industries Owner's Forum
Click Here to Login
Join iRV2 Today

Mission Statement: Supporting thoughtful exchange of knowledge, values and experience among RV enthusiasts.
Reply
  This discussion is proudly sponsored by:
Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about their products on iRV2
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
 
Old 03-08-2014, 10:20 PM   #1
Senior Member
 
Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Western WA
Posts: 1,294
Rear View System Replacement

Rear View System Replacement, 2007 Winnebago Journey 34H

My OE Voyager VOM-7SN Rear View System failed for the second time so I decided to upgrade from the B/W CRT system to a Color LCD system. I found the RearViewSafety.com RVS-7706133 package through Costco to be less expensive than replacing the failed Voyager component. Pusherman Don, thanks for the information you provided when I was first considering this project.

I’ll go through the project in detail, hopefully helping another RV owner planning a similar replacement.

The RVS camera can be mounted in the OE bracket on the rear of the coach, the OE bracket is much more sturdy than the RVS bracket. The mounting screws on the new camera are not positioned the same as those on the OE camera but you can mount it without modifying the bracket. If necessary, use a small grinder on the bracket to allow proper aiming. I did not need to modify mine. The grommet on the new camera cable is the same size as the OE grommet, no modification to that hole is needed.

I dropped a cord with a weight through the camera cable hole to use to pull the new camera to monitor cable up through. I removed the eight screws on the panel just inside the rear access grill to be able to reach that cord, attach the new cable to it and pull it up to the camera. Cables were connected, pushed back through the hole and grommet put in place. The cable was then routed down the right side, passenger side, underneath the coach. From there, it was routed up the right side to the front of the generator, zip tied every foot or so with plastic cable cover installed everyplace the cable could possibly rub or be damaged by vibration. Since this is an “after the fact” routing, it is in no way as neat as it would be if it were done at the factory before everything else was added on. However, there are plenty of other cables, lines and attachment points to secure the cable to.

Rather than try to drill a hole through the floor or someplace in the dash area, I cut a slit in the steering column boot at floor level and routed the cable into the “cab” that way. The slit is in the area farthest from the steering column shaft and secured well out of the way. I have no concern about it getting caught up on anything. A generous amount of black RTV was used to seal around the cable slit. From there, the cable was routed up into the dash itself to be attached to the multiplexer.

I took the cover off the old Voyager monitor, modified it and mounted it back in the OE bracket to be used as the mounting platform for the new monitor, mounting bracket and multiplexer. The power plug on the Voyager system and the RVS system is identical but the wires must be removed and repositioned for use with the new unit. Repositioning the wires in the plug allows you to use the OE power harness and saves you cutting and splicing wires.

The new monitor is positioned so it protrudes about ½ inch through the hole in the dash. The new monitor is slightly smaller than the Voyager monitor so I positioned the top of the new monitor directly against the top of the opening and used stiff roof ridge vent 1” x 1” foam, trimmed as necessary to secure it in position. Some detailing is necessary to make everything look original.
I have pictures in the photo gallery but have yet to figure how to portray them with this narrative.

I hope this helps one of you as you have helped me at other times either directly or indirectly.
__________________
Sold the Motorhome, joined the fully retired gang. '07 Winnebago Journey 34H, ISB-02, MH2500
Toad - '08 Ford Taurus X, Blue Ox, Aventa
US Gear UBS
FleetMan is offline   Reply With Quote
Join the #1 RV Forum Today - It's Totally Free!

iRV2.com RV Community - Are you about to start a new improvement on your RV or need some help with some maintenance? Do you need advice on what products to buy? Or maybe you can give others some advice? No matter where you fit in you'll find that iRV2 is a great community to join. Best of all it's totally FREE!

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest so you have limited access to our community. Please take the time to register and you will gain a lot of great new features including; the ability to participate in discussions, network with other RV owners, see fewer ads, upload photographs, create an RV blog, send private messages and so much, much more!

Old 03-14-2014, 09:27 PM   #2
Senior Member
 
Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Western WA
Posts: 1,294
New_Rear_View_Monitor - iRV2.com RV Photo Gallery

Finished product. See photo gallery for other pictures.
__________________
Sold the Motorhome, joined the fully retired gang. '07 Winnebago Journey 34H, ISB-02, MH2500
Toad - '08 Ford Taurus X, Blue Ox, Aventa
US Gear UBS
FleetMan is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-15-2014, 02:43 AM   #3
Senior Member
 
ladagobago's Avatar
 
Winnebago Owners Club
Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: DW Driver - Englewood FL
Posts: 1,448
Blog Entries: 11
same for me

I put in one of these units last year. Paid under 200 for the monitor and camera. It came with all the cable and a interconnect box for additional camera for the side etc. Now this same package is about 219 on their site or amazon.

I kept the old sony monitor in place and mounted the new monitor above the dash next to the GPS. So now I can look down at the hitch on one monitor and see the rear view on the other.

I replace my sony camera with one of the from the "brothers" website but it was crap. they portray it as a rear view camera but it does not give a reverse view and had no audio even though the picture showed audio connection plug.
__________________
La Dagobago
99 36 FL Winne Chieftain 5.9 ISB Turbo Cummins DP, 24' box with HD Sporty Hobby of 1970's Suzuki dirt bike restoration. Visit my blog.
ladagobago is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
replace, replacement



Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Essex 1701 Keyless Entry FOB Replacement CoCoDave Monaco Owner's Forum 13 12-27-2014 06:26 PM
WELDEX Rear monitoring adonh RV Systems & Appliances 6 05-15-2014 04:31 PM
Aladdin monitoring system Schnurrbart Monaco Owner's Forum 22 03-30-2014 11:30 AM
Essex keypad replacement questions RonD1 Monaco Owner's Forum 10 02-24-2014 08:49 AM
Monaco air system leak jhment Monaco Owner's Forum 11 10-19-2013 07:57 PM

» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 06:10 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.