Reversing camera location.

Re:Reversing camera location. (bigh)

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:11:43 GMT

i ended up mounting it above the numberplate and repurposing the light mount screw:

(sorry for the upside down pics... stupid iphone.)

Re:Reversing camera location. (bigh)

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:51:34 GMT

Nah that's awesome. Thank you!!

Mmm on while driving could b cool as.

Re:Reversing camera location. (darius)

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:33:16 GMT

Sorry for late reply
the badly drawn cut is what i think it is mounted
Wireing on the other hand i'm not so sure. As a guess it would connect it to the existing reverse lights to turn on only when reversing however on my unit i can turn it on when driving.

Re:Reversing camera location. (bigh)

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:54:58 GMT

that's ok so did I!

Re:Reversing camera location. (darius)

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:59:54 GMT

sorry, completely forgot about this.
Put some scans up tommorow.

Re:Reversing camera location. (bigh)

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:18:51 GMT

That'd be awesome if you could :)

Re:Reversing camera location. (darius)

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:19:23 GMT

sorry for the late reply, working all weekend.

The camera is mounted int the back of the rear bumper bar insdie the bar itself and connected to the reverse lights. But since i can turn on the camera while driving forward, there must be a switch somewhere in the system.
See if i can draw a pic for you later.

Re:Reversing camera location. (bigh)

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:50:44 GMT

Hi Darius, any chance of a pic of exactly what the camera is mounted to? I got my camera and am still a little stumped what I'm going to mount it to. There is a large metal strip that runs underneath the bumper. I'm thinking that may be useful to mount to.

Re:Reversing camera location. (bigh)

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 09:46:59 GMT

Thanks Again:) I've ordered a reverse camera, so will see how it turns out :) thanks again Darius :) great info there!

Re:Reversing camera location. (darius)

Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:11:17 GMT

Bumper, and wired into the existing reverse lights i think.

Re:Reversing camera location. (bigh)

Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:38:07 GMT

Omg that's awesome! Thankyou so much!!

Can you tell me if the camera is mounted to he bumper or the grate please?

It's hard to see from the pic.

But massive thankyou again. I'm definitely splashing out on then $30 or so a reverse camera costs

Re:Reversing camera location. (darius)

Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:00:23 GMT

Hi Bigh
Took some pics today for you, the camera is mounted below the rear bar behind and the wires are feed into the existing reverse lights, which makes sense i guess.

Heres the mounting picture (sorry about the iphone pics)

Garage- Actual

Reversing Camera

From the rear window

Another shot of the camera further out

Sorry about the pics of the display unit. They always seem to come out fuzzy. I hope that helps.
Pity we dont have one of those joysticks where can angle the camera, zoom in/out like on a polycom Video Conference unit.
Actual

Re:Reversing camera location. (bigh)

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:12:07 GMT

yeah I figure that I'll have to get used to where the view shows car to be vs where the car actually is... maybe I should mount the camera IN the numberplate :P (illegal I'm sure)

Thanks for all your suggestions. :)

Re:Reversing camera location. (artymr2)

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:30:56 GMT

Cant recall the number plate light setup, but if its rectangular you should be able to fit something like I got, or just attach the one you suggested in the middle.

Fair point re angle, but ideally, what is best is having it higher and pointed downwards so you can see the edge of the bumper, that way you can judge to the mm how close you are to something (its how the xtrail one is). On the mr2 however it would mean mounting on the spoiler, or beaver panel, which would not look good. Be mindful if you mount it on the bit below the bumper, the bumper edge is actually a fair bit more rearwards, so you will be hitting something before it looks very close, IYKWIM. Either way, they are an excellent reversing aid.

Cheers

Re:Reversing camera location. (bigh)

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:02:14 GMT

I bought this: http://www.catchoftheday.....php?products_id=58765

The only issue I have with that part (it does look good) is that I'm not sure the FOV angle will work nicely with an MR2. To me it looks like it would point to the ground a little too much. But I will definiltey consider using it. I guess the other thing I could do is mount it TO the light. - drill a hole through it or simiply place the camera over the light with double sided tape and screws....
using http://www.ebay.com.au/it...8#ht_6693wt_1139

I am def looking for a factory look. Atm I still like the one below the numberplate...