BrandMotion FLTW-7511 User manual

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
1 of 6 GS
FLTW-7511
2015-Current Ford F-150 Black Handle with Camera
Kit Contents:
Tools Required:
Tailgate Handle with Camera
Chassis Harness with RCA
1 bag containing:
Template (along with these instructions)
T30 Torx Driver
8mm and 10mm Sockets
Flat Head Screwdriver
Phillips Screwdriver
Plastic Trim Removal tool
Drill Bit (if needed)
1 inch Center Hole Saw
Soldering Iron
Small brush
Round file (if needed)
Deburring Tool
PRE-INSTALLATION VEHICLE CHECKLIST
Before beginning, determine how the vehicle is equipped and check appropriate boxes:
Determine whether the vehicle has an opening in the center of pickup bed close to opposite of the opening in the
bottom of the tailgate.
□YES, skip Section 1.
□NO, tailgate must be removed to drill an opening for the camera harness (refer to Section 1).
□Check kit contents are complete against the list above.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
2 of 6 GS
Pages
Section 1: Cut Pickup Bed Opening (if required)
2
Section 2: Camera Installation
3
Section 3: Chassis Harness Installation
Section 4: Wiring for Display
4-5
6
Section 1: Cut Pickup Bed Opening
Follow Steps 1 through 4 only if the vehicle does not have an opening in the
bed above the license plate per Figure 1
Figure 1
1. Prepare a clean, flat work surface for
tailgate. Remove tailgate retaining straps
with a screwdriver. With an assistant,
remove the tailgate by lifting away from
lower tension pins, and set tailgate aside.
2. Measure 21 inches from the left edge and
1¼ inches from the top and make a
temporary mark on the pickup bed (Figure
2).
Figure 2
3. Center punch the mark and drill a pilot hole.
Next, cut a 1-inch opening with a hole saw
(Figure 3).
Figure 3
4. Clean the rough edges of the opening with a
deburring tool. Recommended: Use a cotton
swab or small brush to apply corrosion
inhibitor to exposed edges (Figure 4).
Reinstall tailgate.
Figure 4

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
3 of 6 GS
Section 2: Camera Installation
5. Remove the sheet metal cover from inside of the bed on the tailgate by removing the Torx bolts
holding it on.
6. Remove the tailgate handle by loosening two nuts with a 10mm socket.
7. Route camera harness through handle opening in tailgate to the hole in the bottom of the tailgate.
8. Reconnect to latch rods onto the handle.
9. Install supplied tailgate handle camera into tailgate by tightening two nuts with 10mm socket.
10. Pass the connector end of the tailgate handle camera through the 1-inch opening in the pickup bed.
11. Reattached the tailgate to the bed of the truck if you had to remove it for installation of the camera
harness.
12. Reinstall the metal cover back on the tailgate with the Torx bolts that were just removed.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
4 of 6 GS
Section 3: Chassis Harness Installation
13. Remove the driver side sill plate with a trim
tool.
Figure 5
14. Loosen driver side A-pillar molding using
your hands, and then remove the driver side
lower kick panel.
15. Pull back carpet in front of driver’s seat.
Figure 6
16. Secure F150 template over opening in front
of driver’s seat.
Figure 7
17. Center punch and drill a pilot hole then drill
a 1-inch hole with a hole saw.
18. Clean the hole with a deburring tool.
Figure 8
19. Recommended: Use a cotton swab or small
brush to apply corrosion inhibitor to exposed
edges.
Figure 9
20. Route the supplied chassis harness through
the drilled opening and seat the grommet
from the inside of vehicle.
Figure 10

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
5 of 6 GS
Section 3: Chassis Harness Installation continued
21. Route the exterior portion of the supplied
chassis harness along existing vehicle
chassis harness and over fuel tank. Use zip-
ties to secure the harness to existing wiring
at 2-inch intervals.
Figure 11
Figure 12
22. Loop any excess from the harness as shown
and secure with zip-ties.
Figure 13
23. Line up the arrows on the top of the
connectors, and plug the 4-pin camera
harness connector installed earlier under the
pickup bed into the 4-pin chassis harness
connector.
Figure 14

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
6 of 6 GS
Section 4: Wiring for Display
24. If needed, install aftermarket display or navigation display per instructions.
25. Remove the door sillplate with a trim tool and remove passenger side kick panel with hands.
26. Attach an eyelet to the BLACK ground wire from the supplied chassis harness and connect it to the
chassis ground or to sheet metal.
27. Splice the RED wire from the supplied chassis harness to ignition. Solder and cover the connection
with tape or heat shrink tubing. Tape off and isolate the RED wire coming from the male RCA on the
chassis harness.
28. Connect the male RCA from the chassis harness to the camera IN on the aftermarket display or
navigation display. In some cases, a RCA extension may be required.
29. This camera comes with static gridlines enabled by default. To turn off gridlines, cut the GREEN wire
loop on the camera harness and tape off each end. Do NOT cut the WHITE wire loop on the camera
harness, or your camera image will be reversed.
30. Start the vehicle and shift into reverse. If all the connections are correct, an image will appear on the
aftermarket display or navigation display.
31. Reinstall all previously removed interior and exterior parts.
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