Reversing Camera's

No..but..why do people use reverseing cameras?

I find a half inch chain around your kids neck, tied to the esky is fairly safe! One , you know were the kids are,...and two, you can find the esky.
If there is a three, someone elses kids is ther problem!

Woops...I just read that!.....What the hell???

Cheers

Yes,

I have installed a camera and mirror mounted monitor on the Jack.
Was quite easy.

The roof trim can be eased away from the roof along the edge adjacent to the window and the cable inserted in the gap created.

There should be plenty of room for the trim to return to its original position, except for the small bit where the cable exits to the camera.

Phil,

I bought a cheap camera and monitor off Ebay. Easy enough to install. The only issue is that the weight of the monitor causes the mirror to pivot down. I have anchored it with some tape.

Noticed Supercheap has a special on a wireless jobie. Binned the brochure but it was no more than $299.

The wireless ones quite often suffer from interference apparently.
I recently had a camera and screen installed in a bus and the general opinion on exploroz and the installer was that wired was much better.

I eventually bought one on Ebay which is monitor clips over mirror type. I found it simple to install. I also have a cam on the rear of the van so that I can see who & what is behind the van when on the road.... Amazing how close some people get.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/6-INCH-TFT-LCD-MIRROR-IR-NIGHTVISION-REVERSING-CAMERA_W0QQitemZ170162837871QQihZ007QQcategoryZ32826QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem




Or for a system with parking sensors this looks good:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/7-REVERSING-MIRROR-WITH-NIGHT-VISION-CAMERA-SENSOR_W0QQitemZ330178663305QQihZ014QQcategoryZ32826QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


The only mod I found helpful was to use an anti glare filter which is a piece of non reflective glass (used in photo frames) available cut to the size you need from most glass suppliers and held by 4 small velcro dots (about 8mm dia). Handy as the entire surface is a mirror and does reflect everything making the video image hard to "read" at times.....

Yep, I have a similar system installed in the 100s. The cable tucks neatly under the roof lining and runs over to the front door pillar and is then hidden behind the plastic shroud, cant see a thing. Can be easily removed for whatever reason.
Only problem I had was that the monitor is to heavy for the standard mirror, so I bought a mobile phone holder thingy with a suction cap of Ebay, removed the standard mirror and stuck the phone holder onto the windscreen. Has a bit of vibration on rough roads, but nothing I can't put up with.

Charlie.

I have one also and had one with a separate screen which I think is much better The mirror one reflects too much (as its supposed to do) and the little screen I had was just like a TV Clear and bright. Am seriously thinking of reinstalling it.
Dont buy a camera with infra reds for night as they tend to give a washed out daytime view. I put a Swann one on my caravan and it had hardly any colour at all. Took it back and bought a mini camera off ebay and its really good. At night when reversing in the car the brake and reverse light give enuf illumination for a day camera to work.
Also tried wireless on the van which was a disaster. Too much metal for it worked in line of sight but not with the van between the camera and the receiver.
As far as installing it goes just run the cables up the door pillar after removing the trim. Your reversing light wire will be in the l/h kick panel. I have mine wired thru a switch as well so I can have the van one on whilst driving to see whats right behind me. The rear camera on the 100 series is mounted under the lip of the top tailgate and I can see the towbar and 100 meters behind me. The wires are run thru the loom from the l/h side rear
Can give u wiring diagram for dual power supply if u like