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I did a Google search just for grins and there are a number of options under camera shroud and camera enclosure, including the one I have on my Liberty.

Trying to fabricate one out of fiberglass or even vacuum forming from ABS plastic using a wood form is probably labor intensive, and more importantly not going to have a finished appearance unless a lot of hours are spent.

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Thanks, Jon. I have the camera shroud. I need to close off the hole where the old camera was installed so that the camera can be mounted to the area, and inside the shroud.

I will get a picture to see if helps clarify what I need.

Ron

[Gail]

Perhaps a polished or brushed stainless steel or aluminum plate to cover the hole and mount the camera and shroud?

I’m looking for lazy and not involving paint.

[Larry & Diane]

Ron,

I milled a piece of corian for a transition. I cut the shape of the tapered protrusion then rabbeted the back leaving it only about 3/16″ thick on the face where it laps the fiberglass. Round the face with a router before rabbeting. The back remainier of the 1/2″ thick stock goes into the existing cut out. Silaconed it in and ran a fine bead oround the outside after the set dried. Sprayed it with black krylon and automotive clearcoat.

If youre interested in this type of solution let me know. I can send you a chunk of corian. Alternatively, Im sure yours is different but if you get some dimensions to me i can mill one for you.

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Both are great ideas. This is what I have installed.

ToughCam – High Performance CMOS Camera

• High performance color optics

• Overall Dimensions 2.76″W x 1.76″H x 27″D

If you will private message me with your telephone number I would like to talk with you about how you did that corian work.

Jon, the blending and painting is a real concern. I figured it would take some that knows fiberglass repair on vette’s to get it right.

Ron

[Ron]

517-990-4315

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Jeff: If you have a big chunk of Corian and a mill, you must be pretty experienced with Corian.

I never thought about using Corian “outside” in what is likely a harsh environment with considerable exposure to sunlight and the damaging rays.

Please comment on using Corian “outside”. Is it pretty “inert”? Impervious to sunlight? I suspect its impervious to water and moisture in that its “solid” and not at all porous from what I understand. What about extreme temperature changes and quick cooling that would occur when it goes from bright sunlight on a hot and a sudden thunderstorm? Did it expand/contract much with wide temp changes?

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Dick,

Solid surface material can be milled with the same tools and cutters used with wood. I made the trim piece with a table saw with a router and template cutting bit. The stock i have is from sink cut outs that i keep for things like this.

I am a finish carpenter but not a solid surface expert. The solid surface material from years past would fade from sun over time. I think they have improved on that. I would guess it is as dimensionally stable as fiberglass. I wasnt worried about that because the piece was only three inches wide and was not mechanically fastened or forced in tight. As for the color fastness. It was painted so no problem there. It has been on there for two years and looks the same still.

Take a look around your coach. Marathon installed white corian in my wet bay and under the house batteries. Im sure a lot of coaches have the same. It can definately hold up in harsh environments.

[Liam]

Jeff,

i have been intending to call you. I will try tomorrow.

Ron

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Any time Ron. Hope i can help.Jeff

[John]

Jeff,

Very interesting posts. Do you have a picture of your old camera in place?

Our camera was replaced by previous owners, and it looks similar to your new

one. The only difference is it is totally mounted inside the coach. The problem

that we have is I believe the reflection of the glass on the rear of the coach is

causing the camera to reflect the lights back at night. the reflection is so

bright it renders the camera useless. After seeing yours, I wonder if I remove

the exterior lens on the camera if it will solve my reflection problem.

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My camera has a curved glass lens and I can move the camera around, both up and down and side to side, but at night it is certainly less useful just because the headlights of approaching cars just seem to scatter in the monitor.

I don’t think your lens or camera glass cover are the problem.

[al]

I do not have any images of the original camera. It was a little bigger on the face than the new one but much longer. About a foot that extended up inside the coach fastened to a beefy steel bracket.

Mine is the RVS-770 which i have seen from multiple vendors with different names on them. The picture is crisp and clear both day and night. I would get that exterior lense off of there.

[glen]

I will look for a picture of the rear before I replaced the camera. It was a real task to run the new cable. The picture is outstanding in full day light. I have not had it out a night yet.

The old camera is a Sony. It was mounted inside the rear and accessed through a cover in the closet. It did not have a shroud and it protruded at an angle ~2” beyond the rear wall. The fit was tight. Silicone around the exposed area.

The new camera is much smaller. I have it mounted where the old one was mounted. My issue is the difference in the size of the hole with the new camera. I like Jon’s idea of a stainless steel or brushed aluminum plate over the entire opening, and mounting to that new plate. I have a brushed aluminum shroud that can be mounted onto that plate to cover the camera. I would need to find someone that could do that a make it right.

i also like the corian plate that was shown. It would be nice to one piece molded, the base plate to mount and the shroud. Like what is shown earlier pictures in the stream.

I will post a picture of the old Sony. It is big.

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Would marine lumber work?

https://www.westmarine.com/buy/taco-marine–marine-lumber-plastic-building-material–P004_135_001_009?recordNum=1