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Just wanting to know where others have put the reverse camera on their GU wagon. I have mounted mine on the underside of the rear step right above the tow bar. But it seems too close and the view is not too good. My only other place I can think of to mount it is on the roof rack.
I don't know how it would go being mounted offset under the black housing where the number plate lights are too. Its a PITA having two rear doors not the same size...
Cheers.
Inside the big barn door, directly under the high level brakelight?
Hmm. I'm might try that but I dunno how it will go with 10% tinted windows.
Thanks.
stuck mine up under the handle above the licence plate on the small door then its got a bit of a roof on it also
How does it look being offset to the centre of the car?
i agree the roof rack would be best but may be more effort then its worth, where mine is i can just see the hitch(easy for hooking a trailer) and more then enough distance behind me. keep in mind these cameras do have a wider view then your normal camera
Thanks mate. I'll try that out too. I gotta stop touch parking...
can you hook it up and use some duct tape to hold it in place and move it around so you can see what spot best suits you
thats what I'll be doing i think...
The factory position on mine is to the passenger side of the number plate light on the small barn door.
It isn't too bad with the factory camera, and gives you great vision, but you can see it is off centre. If I was installing it myself I would try to mount it to the drivers side of the handle on the same door, as it is closer to the centre of the vehicle.
Mic
Squalo,
How does it go through the glass as the rear windows get dirty at the drop of a hat......
Mic
putting to far centre will more then likely pick up a blind spot from the spare also
I placed mine just above the roof gutter with a plumbing elbow over it to protect it. its in the center so it gives a good view and looks good with the cover over it. it ment drilling a hole in the roof for the wires to go but im happy with that. its a neat patrol but if ya cant drill and cut things on it, ya not gunna go bashing through the bush in it are ya? and whats the point in having a 4x4 if ya too scared to get a few scratches on it? lol. but it give a great view and its outa the way up there.
I mounted mine on the small door in the cavity to the drivers side of the handle Attachment 22208 Attachment 22209 its good enough to see whats behind plus you can just about see everything on ur drivers side and i didn't have to drill anything just have to cut and glue the grommet for the number plate looms
@ alitis ,Yo bud how have you found your reverse camera and how have you wired it.
got all these different style cameras but having trouble figuring out where to mount it.
I think Ive found a good spot , but suppose just need someone else who has a camera in the same position.
I'll hold off till you're over next and see what you think. in the meantime I'll mount front camera and LED pencil bar.
What about fixing it to the rear plastic wind deflector on the roof perfect position IMO
Same place mine is alitis, good spot for hitching a trailer.
I'm with TD :)
I wired it to the head unit mate and picked up the reverse wire from the kick panel so soon as i put it in reverse the screen instantly shows whats behind. I like it there coz i can see between my tail lights what i can see with the mirrors like everyone has said for hitching up the trailer but also for parking.Quote:
Originally Posted by threedogs
@ cuppa you were right out of the three cameras I've got two are infra red and very good quality the third is just a 130 deg pin hole camera which is now in the bin very grainy indeed .
Now I've found a spot to mount it but its on the middle of the rear step just above the towbar, is this no good cause it'll get dirty all the time.. Also seems most have wired these direct
as in if required you just flick a toggle switch. It appears I'll have to use the head unit as not really anywhere to put a 3.5 in screen. Its doing my head in as I cant see how by selecting reverse
if that's my power source the screen will come on, might need to take some meds and go to a happy place for a while, tap tap tap it in, oh happy place lol
Hitching my camper is no drama as trailer is same width as patrol , just line up evenly with mirrors and reverse slowly till I'm there.
just reading all this again and no one is really happy where the camera is, seems up high and central is the go.
If I were you I'd consider placing the camera up high so you can see over the trailer, otherwise it will be pretty useless when reversing with the trailer on. I suppose it depends on why you want a reversing camera. If primarily for use without the trailer as an aid to seeing little kiddies, puppies & tree stumps low is ok.
I think there is usually a connection to the reversing light (terminal on gearbox) to trigger the camera's on switch with power supply from elsewhere. Multi core cable with din plugs usually supplies power to both camera & monitor in my experience.
Cuppa
Thanks Hooking up the trailer is easy , but vision to stop you running over things and god forbid ppl is more what I want.
I re read the thread a few times and most just want to see towball, I;ve sent some emails
to try and get and answer, thanks again , Might make a alloy housing and using double sided tape
stick camera inside housing to the centre position of rear doors up the top, sort of like a cup pull on an old drawer
Just seeing the towball & the front of your trailer won't help to avoid backing the trailer over something you'd rather not.
Up high, or another camera on the back of the trailer! ;)
Whether you mount it as you suggest , or inside the window depends on which you want to wipe. Both will get dirty or covered in rain. They are useful, but not perfect. I use mine as rear vision for driving, but only as an addition to the side mirrors, because in crap weather the camera view can be pretty degraded. If only used for reversing I guess a handy rag for wiping the camera or window would be the go, before hitting reverse gear.
My rear wind deflector is U/S ATM so I might mount it there over the weekend and see how it goes,
easier to run the wires too, If it proves ok I'll go buy a new one and fix it more permanently, I'll be using rivnuts
to fix camera to the Perspex, then some holes and cable ties to hold the wires neat, Should get great vision from that height
Bumped,,,, as I know a couple are waiting on an out come, Anyway rigged it up and powered the screen and camera via a cig socket.
Plugged it in and found the best spot was in the middle of the rear wind deflector, it showed me the complete back of the Patrol
Plus about 8ft out, During the week or tomorrow I'll put some rivnuts in the deflector to secure the camera, some convoluted tubing and a few cable ties
and the outside is done, I can pick up power from the small lift out panel in cargo area.
Mounting it up high wont allow you to see enough behind a trailer unless its a simple box trailer that's empty, if you want to see behind your camper or caravan I'd put a camera on it. Mount the one on the car where you need it for every day driving and like cuppa I've got mine running off accessories best way IMO, when I'm listening to the radio I can't see it but a cd/ or ipad I can see the camera all the time while driving then when you hit reverse it comes on overriding everything.
never thought of putting one on the rear of my camper, maybe above the numberplate
On Ebay you can buy the replacement rear number plate light bracket that has camera on it,
but closest I can find is Pathfinder quaisi or similar need to source one for the GR not the GU
If you put one on the camper you could just get a wireless unit so there's no cable to get damaged
G'day Mego,Quote:
Originally Posted by megatexture
I have got a photo to show us please!
Regards,
RLI
G'day Mick,Quote:
Originally Posted by happygtu
Can you take a photo of your set-up to show us please!
Regards,
RLI
G'day bad055,Quote:
Originally Posted by bad055
Can you take a photo of your set-up to show us please!
Regards,
RLI
G'day Alitis007,Quote:
Originally Posted by Alitis007
Nice one mate!
Regards,
RLI
I'll mount mine tomorrow and take a pic of camera position plus what I see on the screen.
I have some GPS ones but PPL said too much interference. Can tell you ,you don't see much from the number plate.
Having been trying this the last few days up high and central is the best bet IMO
My dual camera placement & what I see. Image quality is better than the camera shows plus was taken in dull conditions with sky behind the trees giving a degree of 'glare'. The wide angle camera colour is poor, but I never use it anyway.
Cuppa
Good onya Cuppa,
Great photos.
Regards,
RLI
Yeah but I wouldn't like it like that, For me I want to see across the rear bumper section, more carpark stuff I suppose,
Plus when you figure out the distance compared to the screen marks it would be easier, just noticed yours says stop,
my one only has a grid
Like a pic of the barn door ?Quote:
Originally Posted by RLI
Good onya TD,
Regards,
RLI
How far from rear of pod is the stop reference ??
I take it that's the camera between the spares ??
3 lines. The red one with stop, when lined up with the front 'wall' of my box trailer puts me in the right position for attaching to the tow ball. When lined up with the back wall of my shed it leaves a couple of feet walkway behind the vehicle. That's with the 60 degree view. If I wanted to I could point the wide angle camera (actually either of them) down to show the tow ball.
Yes that's them between the two spares & above the PA of NISSANPATROL.COM.AU
Farken lazy prick! lol,Quote:
Originally Posted by megatexture
Get your ass out off those leather seats. lol
Regards,
RLI