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Old Jan 11, 2011 | 06:48 PM
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synikol
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Default Reverse Camera Idea

The right rear pillar is killing me. My other vehicle is a Yukon so I'm used to LOTS of visibility. When I first bought the Crossfire a few months ago, I almost took two peoples front fenders off changing lanes until I learned to trust my mirrors (and adjust them correctly...). I've searched the forum for threads concerning camera installations, found a couple, but I don't think the camera location used by most will gain me that much. I actually don't have a problem directly behind the car.

What I would like to do, and this is what I'm seeking opinions on, is to mount a very small flush mount camera in the right rear side marker lens. I think this would give me the view I'm looking for. If I happened to be parked with a large SUV to the right, I could back up a foot or so and the camera would peek around the rear of the truck.

For the monitor, since I don't have a head unit with a large screen built in, I was thinking about mounting it behind the passenger headrest facing the driver, possible in the smaller rear window. It seems more natural to place it there as that's the direction I would be looking while trying to reverse. It would also be more out of the way there, more so than mounting in the dash area.

Please let me know if this sounds like something that would work. And if you know of a camera / monitor combination that would fit the bill that would be a great help. Thanks.
 
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