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Can anybody recommend something that works well and is reasonably priced?

What are the rear view mirrors that display the image like?

Longer term I want to get a double din stereo with a screen that will support a camera but am after something to fill the gap.


 
Posted : 31/05/2016 1:51 pm
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I don't use one so can't recommend but in your situation I'd look at a dash cam with a rear view parking camera included


 
Posted : 31/05/2016 2:17 pm
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We have them at work they are not great, especially in wet weather as they get clouded up. So I end just not using them.


 
Posted : 31/05/2016 2:26 pm
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I got one cheap off ebay, wiring's a mess but it works fine and wasn't too hard for cack-handed me to install (would have been easier if my battery hadn't been ****ed at the time). Couldn't drive the van round here without it - well, not safely anyway.


 
Posted : 31/05/2016 3:00 pm
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I bought a cheap wired version for my van from eBay. It works well, but I have heard of problems with more sophisticated vehicles having problems with errors on the car management. It was about £25 from memory.

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Posted : 31/05/2016 3:36 pm
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Looks just like the work ones. 😀


 
Posted : 31/05/2016 3:43 pm
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We have one on our camper that works great, it goes over the rear view mirror and shows just like looking into a mirror. It has two cameras so that when in reverse it shows a downward view to ease reversing.

Looks like this one but has a cowl covering the cameras

[url] http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Twin-Rear-View-Reversing-Camera-Kit-with-Mirror-Monitor-for-Motorhomes-WHITE-/281342062613?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368 [/url]


 
Posted : 31/05/2016 3:55 pm
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Thanks for all of the comments.

P20 - have you experienced similar problems to drac in the wet?


 
Posted : 31/05/2016 8:03 pm
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It does get covered but you can still make out if somethings is behind you. I just wipe it periodically with a wet thumb as I walk out to it


 
Posted : 31/05/2016 8:13 pm
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Got to be worth a go for £25!


 
Posted : 31/05/2016 8:37 pm
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Customer asked me to fit an e bay/Chinese reverse camera kit, the kit said it wasn't recommend for modern can bus systems... Anyway I fitted it and it worked perfectly until you started the engine then it was a screen full of grey snow and static!!!


 
Posted : 31/05/2016 8:58 pm

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