reversing camera?

[ickleric]

has anyone installed a reversing camera at all? and hooked it up to a dvd screen or rns-e?? If so where have you put the camera? Is it hidden? Cos i was thinking about it but i don't want to be able to see if. The only place i can think of putting it is under the cover where the key and button is.

[bez101]

i had one fitted in a a4 saloon hooked up to a pioneer avic i put it in the number plate where u have the euro badge i always have a black back ground with audi rings so i fitted it there got the cam from fleabay from china was colour with infared for night time was size of a 10p coin and cost £22 inc postage worked very well and was easy to fit looked good couldnt tell it was there unless u looked close

[ickleric]

When i look at various reversing cameras, and dvd screens they seem to say that it will auto come on the screen when you reverse. How does this work, does it need to be hooked up to the reverse some how??

[RickT]

When i look at various reversing cameras, and dvd screens they seem to say that it will auto come on the screen when you reverse. How does this work, does it need to be hooked up to the reverse some how??

The easiest way is to take the live from reversing lights..

Rick

[bez101]

i dont know about other systems but the pioneed avic had a dedecated reverse input but like rickT says still needs to be hooked up to live from reverse when its triggerd from the live it auto swithces on the avic im not sure bout others i know alpine does this aswell send me the details of the 1 your thinking of getting if it aint got a reverse input i could sort a diagram out for you with a relay to do it

[ickleric]

been looking at this one

http://www.cardvdkit.com/index.php?m...products_id=19

[bez101]

thats got what u need built in just need the cam and extra lead to get it to head unit earth cam to rear end and live as RickT says to live at back light reverse and that will auto flick to cam when reverse selected make sure u got a proper reverse cam or you will see it the wrong way round
and not a bad price for 319 euros i could knoct them out fitted for £600 easy

[ickleric]

yeah its not a bad price, works out at £280 delivered, and its got everything.

[bez101]

if u look tho theres a 7" screen 1 for a few more euros thats better same speck tho i read the q's an a's ant there seems to be a few issues with the nav and sd cards an phone workin at same time but all in all for under £300 delivered its a wicked deal if you get one let me know if its iso connection ot says so in spec but dont show it in pics looks like a hard wire job to me but might just be the pics