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Ihod

Member Since: 07 Nov 2015
Location: Berkshire
Posts: 165

Regrettably not sure yet.....

The Optimill number plate light is a beautifully made thing. It’s the first piece of Optimill gear I’ve bought and the quality is sublime. Even the way the camera cable is routed through the back of it shows real thought in manufacture and it’s super tough (which is ideal given the location of the rear ladder as I’m on my third plastic job due to boot toes breaking them when loading up.

The camera, however, is a piece of cheap Chinese tat and really lets it down. A great shame given the price....the gimbal feature on mine is so loose the camera is all over the place so I’m sending it back (but I do have a decent JVC camera I may try and fit). It’s such a neat solution I’d like to make it work.

I bought a loom from MUD to patch in power from the reverse light (due tomorrow) so will let you know how I get on. In fact MUD bundle the Optimill light, camera and loom and had they stocked it when I ordered mine I would have bought from them.

I’ll make another post once I finally get a day to sort this, the sub and the JVC head unit. Ian

MY1998 300Tdi 90 Hard Top (Now Soft Top)
MY2015 110 XS SW - Sold
MY2008 110 County USW - Sold
MY1962 Series IIa Truck Cab - Sold
MY1994 300Tdi 90 Hard Top - Sold
MY2001 TD5 90 Truck Cab - Sold

19th Jan 2020 2:56pm

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

I installed mine today and it was basically plug and play. I used an RCA 'Y' adapter, much as your picture earlier in the thread, to connect the sub leads to the head unit and the ISO adapter lead from MUD and it all just worked, which was nice

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More details HERE Darren

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26th Jan 2020 3:59pm

Co1

Member Since: 19 Aug 2018
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 3671

grafty99 wrote:
Just read the spec sheet, such a shame the butttons aren't RGB to allow colour matching to your dash. Unfortunately that's a deal breaker for me

Agree completely. Is there an alternative out there with green back lighting?

27th Jan 2020 7:20pm

JoolsB

Member Since: 28 Mar 2020
Location: The North
Posts: 162

2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Orkney Grey

Thread revival...

I’ve just fitted the JVC unit with the Optimill number plate light set-up and I’m well pleased with it.

As said above, Mud include a piggy back loom and the whole thing just works. Camera design may have improved, mine is a good fit and the picture in daylight is perfect, hopefully it’ll be ok in the dark too.

5th Jun 2020 4:39pm

Harry.O

Member Since: 25 Jul 2014
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 713

Doe anyone know if the Optimill camera can rotate around far enough to show the tow bar for hitching up a trailer or is it more designed to show a general field of view behind the vehicle? 2005 Td5 110 Hardtop
1989 300Tdi 90 Soft top
1992 200Tdi 90 Truck cab with Land Cruiser axles

9th Jun 2020 7:42am

JoolsB

Member Since: 28 Mar 2020
Location: The North
Posts: 162

Hi Harry

Unfortunately, I don’t think so. I went and took a couple of pics. My camera could angle down a bit more, but I don’t think it will get the tow ball.

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9th Jun 2020 2:12pm

JoolsB

Member Since: 28 Mar 2020
Location: The North
Posts: 162

Let’s try the correct way up

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9th Jun 2020 2:13pm

mk1collector

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 6769

Any pics of the screen so we can see the field of vision? I’m thinking of getting the optimil number plate camera setup. Ray
My build thread
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html

9th Jun 2020 3:01pm

Mo Murphy

Member Since: 01 Jun 2008
Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts
Posts: 2224

1984 Defender 90 BMW M57 3.0 Diesel HT Auto Pennine Grey

It is very tidy

it would interesting to see its field of vision.
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9th Jun 2020 3:40pm

JoolsB

Member Since: 28 Mar 2020
Location: The North
Posts: 162

Here you go gents, quite sunny so the picture isn’t the best, but in the cab, it’s a pretty good view. Once this much of the car behind (or low post/wall in the car park) is hidden behind the spare wheel then you’re close enough.

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As you can see from the pics above, I have angled my camera to get the blind spot, I would think you’d get a much wider field of view with the lens angled more upwards and straight on-if that makes sense.

Cheers

9th Jun 2020 3:59pm

Harry.O

Member Since: 25 Jul 2014
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 713

JoolsB wrote:
Hi Harry

Unfortunately, I don’t think so. I went and took a couple of pics. My camera could angle down a bit more, but I don’t think it will get the tow ball.

Thanks Jools, that's most appreciated

2005 Td5 110 Hardtop
1989 300Tdi 90 Soft top
1992 200Tdi 90 Truck cab with Land Cruiser axles

10th Jun 2020 6:13am

nitram17

Member Since: 08 Jun 2014
Location: newcastle
Posts: 2261

Stebo wrote:
Some photos of my set-up

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This is the annoying message that flashes across the top of the screen!

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Old thread but did you ever solve your problem with that annoying banner Stebo?

9th Jun 2021 9:45pm

Co1

Member Since: 19 Aug 2018
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 3671

Any other options out there?! Not a big fan of the JVC unit due to the colour. Not a huge fan of the JLR classic due to the price, but do like how it looks. Save me spending a grand will you?!

10th Jun 2021 6:09pm

nitram17

Member Since: 08 Jun 2014
Location: newcastle
Posts: 2261

nitram17 wrote:
Stebo wrote:
Some photos of my set-up

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This is the annoying message that flashes across the top of the screen!

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Old thread but did you ever solve your problem with that annoying banner Stebo?

How have you got it triggered? just from the reverse light? or do you have the little red wire fed by the reversing light or an ignition live and a switch or both? Im wondering as it appears everybody does not get this message so its either a quality issue of the message from the camera or a triggering issue or jvc have just added the banner at a later firmware date to others.To be honest its very annoying and distracting ..I wonder if folk who dont have this message could comment on how rthwy set ther units up and when?

10th Jun 2021 6:17pm

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

You might find that much like the guide lines, it's a feature of the camera rather than the head unit. Darren

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10th Jun 2021 7:02pm

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