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| VeeTee Member Since: 06 Mar 2011 Location: Somewhere Posts: 1512  
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Not a rear view mirror screen, but this is how I solved the problem: I made a flipscreen on the front of the cubbybox:
 Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Cheers, Vincent 1959 Polynorm 1/4 Ton Trailer, Olive Drab Green (sold) 1970 M416 Military Trailer (Camping Trailer Conversion), Epsom Green (sold) 1975 Series III 88 V6, Light Green (sadly sold) 1996 Defender 110 CSW 300 Tdi, Epsom Green (sold) 2000 Freelander 1 TD4 3-drs, Silver (sold) 2006 Freelander 1 TD4 5-drs Facelift Automatic, Tonga Green (sold) MySite |
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18th Jan 2018 8:08pm |
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| J@mes Member Since: 20 Apr 2012 Location: Bomber County Posts: 36 
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I have a £30 eBay special rear view camera with a screen that clips over the rear view mirror in my Amarok. The quality of the image is excellent and it was very easy to install.
I have mine wired from a 12v supply so that I can look at it whenever, rather than just off the reversing lights like most are powered. That way it kinda doubles up as your rear view mirror too, depending on the angle at which you mount the camera. Mine is mainly for hitching up my caravan and to stop me backing in to things - I backed in to a Ski chalet a couple of years back as I was ignoring my parking sensors, thinking they were just detecting the snow bank I was close to 
I'll dig out a link to it in a sec. |
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19th Jan 2018 12:08am |
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| J@mes Member Since: 20 Apr 2012 Location: Bomber County Posts: 36
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19th Jan 2018 12:13am |
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| J@mes Member Since: 20 Apr 2012 Location: Bomber County Posts: 36
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Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Has two channels so you can add another camera or possibly even a video input from a tablet or DVD player etc. It's quite a large unit but if you mount it up high enough it's not intrusive. Also when it's off it doubles as a dimmed rear view mirror, not that it's much use on a double cab with a trucktop anyway. |
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19th Jan 2018 8:30am |
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| TopQ1967 Member Since: 14 Feb 2012 Location: Veghel Posts: 236 
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Is te reverse switch used or is there a new switch installed to get it working?
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19th Jan 2018 9:49am |
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| J@mes Member Since: 20 Apr 2012 Location: Bomber County Posts: 36
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I have mine wired to the 12v socket in the dashboard so that it is live whenever the ignition is in position 2, and the screen has it's own button for switching it on and off as required.
The instructions with the unit tell you to wire it with the reversing lights  |
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19th Jan 2018 9:53am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17416 
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J@mes,
Any chance of a photo to show where/how you've fitted the camera to your Amarok? SWMBO has asked me to magic up a reversing camera for her L200 and your solution looks both good and remarkably good value. I'd be interested to see where you've put the camera and what it looks like. Thanks.  |
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19th Jan 2018 10:03am |
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| J@mes Member Since: 20 Apr 2012 Location: Bomber County Posts: 36
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Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge |
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19th Jan 2018 2:18pm |
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| Ramsay Member Since: 30 Sep 2015 Location: Moffat, Dumfries & Galloway Posts: 627  
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Done similar with the 110. Made up a bracket to fit camera off the crossmember
Click image to enlarge 1995 Defender 110 CSW 1971 SIIA Lightweight Last edited by Ramsay on 20th Jan 2018 9:51pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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19th Jan 2018 3:44pm |
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| gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5110  
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Love the quote in the description 'free from alcoholic erosion' so will be all right reversing from the pub car park:  For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at..
http://www.youtube.com/user/conwy1 |
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19th Jan 2018 5:19pm |
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| J@mes Member Since: 20 Apr 2012 Location: Bomber County Posts: 36
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 yeh there's some interesting descriptions in there! |
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19th Jan 2018 5:44pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17416
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J@mes, thank you, that looks to be ideal, I'll run it past the boss.
Many thanks |
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19th Jan 2018 6:04pm |
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| J@mes Member Since: 20 Apr 2012 Location: Bomber County Posts: 36
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You're welcome
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19th Jan 2018 6:30pm |
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| v8bobber Member Since: 26 Aug 2012 Location: pembrokeshire Posts: 446 
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Thanks for digging out the link. I will have a look if the same people do a wireless version as running the wiring in a double cab will probably be a bit of a pain |
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19th Jan 2018 6:42pm |
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