Dirt Cheap Backup Camera
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From: Central Coast of CA
allrighty, i have mine all mounted and was using it. then i wahed my truck and now my camera is full of water 
its just a white blur. i would have thought the camera would have been more water tight! i was just using the garden hose and did not put direct water on the camera..yet its full of water.
i'm going to go out with a hair dryer tomarrow if its not dry and se what i can do.
its just a white blur. i would have thought the camera would have been more water tight! i was just using the garden hose and did not put direct water on the camera..yet its full of water.i'm going to go out with a hair dryer tomarrow if its not dry and se what i can do.
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From: Summit, MS
allrighty, i have mine all mounted and was using it. then i wahed my truck and now my camera is full of water its just a white blur. i would have thought the camera would have been more water tight! i was just using the garden hose and did not put direct water on the camera..yet its full of water.
i'm going to go out with a hair dryer tomarrow if its not dry and se what i can do.
its just a white blur. i would have thought the camera would have been more water tight! i was just using the garden hose and did not put direct water on the camera..yet its full of water.i'm going to go out with a hair dryer tomarrow if its not dry and se what i can do.
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From: sw mich
Am I understanding correctly? The connection between the camera and the monitor is wireless? do you need a power source for the camera or is that battery powered? I see the package says it's great for RV's, what is the range between the camera and monitor? I just wondered if it would work as an extra rearview mirror when towing the camper.
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allrighty, i have mine all mounted and was using it. then i wahed my truck and now my camera is full of water its just a white blur. i would have thought the camera would have been more water tight! i was just using the garden hose and did not put direct water on the camera..yet its full of water.
i'm going to go out with a hair dryer tomarrow if its not dry and se what i can do.
its just a white blur. i would have thought the camera would have been more water tight! i was just using the garden hose and did not put direct water on the camera..yet its full of water.i'm going to go out with a hair dryer tomarrow if its not dry and se what i can do.
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From: Central Va
allrighty, i have mine all mounted and was using it. then i wahed my truck and now my camera is full of water its just a white blur. i would have thought the camera would have been more water tight! i was just using the garden hose and did not put direct water on the camera..yet its full of water.
i'm going to go out with a hair dryer tomarrow if its not dry and se what i can do.
its just a white blur. i would have thought the camera would have been more water tight! i was just using the garden hose and did not put direct water on the camera..yet its full of water.i'm going to go out with a hair dryer tomarrow if its not dry and se what i can do.
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From: Central Va
Am I understanding correctly? The connection between the camera and the monitor is wireless? do you need a power source for the camera or is that battery powered? I see the package says it's great for RV's, what is the range between the camera and monitor? I just wondered if it would work as an extra rearview mirror when towing the camper.
I cannot do this with the travel trailer I'm restoring however, and am extending the wires now to see how that works out.
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From: Central Va
*shrug*
depends what you expect, the picture quality and angle of viewing are better than the $450 sony I had on my RV, and that didn't have a 2nd AV input or audio...
depends what you expect, the picture quality and angle of viewing are better than the $450 sony I had on my RV, and that didn't have a 2nd AV input or audio...
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From: sw mich
so, it sounds like there is a transmitter that is wired to the camera that needs a power source. this transmits wirelessly directly to the monitor which plugs into a cigarette lighter. there is no seperate receiver to hook up. does this sound about right?
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I'm sorry you feel that way. These are excellent quality systems.But anyhow, I am glad the subject came up about the wet camera. Considering it takes a minimum of an hour to properly hand wash an Excursion, I don't think I would hesitate to spend an extra 60 seconds to remove two license plate screws and lay the camera inside the barn doors while I wash an Excursion. And another extra 60 seconds to screw the camera back onto the license plate.
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From: sw mich
so, for the trial rv hookup you could could plug the monitor in up front and then take the transmitter/camera setup with a seperate 12v battery to see how far away you can get from the monitor. there could be more/less interference while driving, so you would want to make sure the signal seemed pretty strong and maybe do the tests with the engine running.
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From: Lost in Pa.
I'm sorry you feel that way. These are excellent quality systems.I went to my garage this morning and did a temporary install after seeing the images posted yesterday. The picture quality on these Peak cameras is better or equal to the factory installed cameras in new Suburbans.
But anyhow, I am glad the subject came up about the wet camera. Considering it takes a minimum of an hour to properly hand wash an Excursion, I don't think I would hesitate to spend an extra 60 seconds to remove two license plate screws and lay the camera inside the barn doors while I wash an Excursion. And another extra 60 seconds to screw the camera back onto the license plate.
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From: Central Va
so, for the trial rv hookup you could could plug the monitor in up front and then take the transmitter/camera setup with a seperate 12v battery to see how far away you can get from the monitor. there could be more/less interference while driving, so you would want to make sure the signal seemed pretty strong and maybe do the tests with the engine running.
yup, I as a test mounted the monitor over the windshield mirror, and was able to get roughly 10ft from the back bumper before the signal started dropping enough for it to be unusable, but results may vary when driving due to all the other interference, this the reason I will be extending the cables from the antenna to get the transmitter portion as close as possible to rear of the truck