Navguy,
I have a F350 with a chrome rear bumper. I stuck the camera on top of the bumper in the middle right above the license plate. It is still low enough that the tailgate doesn't touch. It works great. Because my truck is a long bed I had to run the cable into the cab behind the rear seat. The connection box is mounted there and the power cables and RCA cable are run to the dash.
Pioneer should have supplied a longer cable like some other brands use. As an example, the Eclipse camera has a long enough cable to run all the way to the dash with extra.
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