Sensors and/or Camera

[borgy Member Find all posts View Profile Close borgy]

Hi all

Trying to guage how many prado owners have installed reverse sensors and/or reverse camera..

Just trying to help decided which one or both! and why!

Cheers
Borgy

[lc120_man Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close lc120_man]

Borgy,

Sensors is ONLY good for parking next to the solid wall, car, etc...
Whey won't tell you (in > 75% of cases) if there is a small kid or tree stump, etc out there...

My SWMBO smashed the rear of the Prado twice relaying on the sensors...
Driver begins relaying on the sensors and more lazy to turn their head around...

From experience by the time they detect the small object your car already will be over it...

Just my 2c...

[Pedro Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Pedro]

I have both and to be truthful rely on the camera and rarely use the sensor.

Have the Waeco R250 on Prado and on Jayco Poptop.

With the wide mirrors on the D4D (mine is 2007) I have found I get just as much view of outside lanes as with the towing mirrors I previously used on the 80 series.
Beauty of the wide mirrors and the camera on back of van is that I see to the right and left wth mirrors/camera and straight behind me as well with camera.
Now have Aussie Truck Mirrors and Ora Enzo magnetic towing mirrors surplus to requirements. The Ora is brand new and the Aussie have had a couple of years use.

[McBAIN Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close McBAIN]

Sensors for me... camera on the short term horizon!

[Drew Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Drew]

Camera for me. There's no substitute for actually being able to see what is going on rather than relying on flashing lights.

I'm talking through my arse though as I've never used a sensor system - it's just that the camera works well for me. Oh and mirrors! :lol:

Drew.

[MUMSRIG Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close MUMSRIG]

camera for us!

have only just installed it so haven't had time to reap the benefits as yet...

mitch

[lc120_man Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close lc120_man]

I even find they pick up a towball(drawbar) on the car trailer I tow reguarly from about a metre away when slowly reversing?

Maybe your wife is just telling you their cr@p Stan :lol:

Piggy, the keyword here is slowly :lol: . My wife has a problem
to drive slow enough so that sensors got time to react :lol:.

They work fine for me though

[Russ WA Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Russ WA]

Just wondering where you put a monitor in a GXL if you don't upgrade the radio to LCD screen.I have seen rear vision mirror LCD screens but don't know how good they are?
I think I'll go the camera.
Any pictures would be good?
Russ

[Chippy Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chippy]

I aim to go with the camera. In the mean time I aim to miss anything behind me :lol:

I like this Polaris unit ..



... but heard recently that Polaris have released a new 7cm screen that is a combo GPS/Sat Nav screen and accepts feed from the reverse camera as well. I just haven't got any details for it yet.

Cheers
Chippy

[Grandeman Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Grandeman]

I like to have all the help I can get to avoid expen$ive panel damage.

This way, we've got both visual and audible indicators.

If there was something that allowed you to smell how close you were, in addition, then we'd probably get that too!

[emptyman Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close emptyman]

Rear Camera model suggestions?

Any clues on the model/brand of tiny rear cameras?. I looked on fleabay, and there are many to choose from. Ones that have infrared, 2lux, 5 lux, attach to the number plate, attach by drilling into the door panel, and others I have no idea how they attach as they look like they need to screw onto something. So, here are the questions
1. Anyone got a good colour rear camera model to use?
2. I have a 12v hella socket at the back area, and was thinking of piggy backing off those wires for the power... good idea or not?
3. lux suggestions
4. degree of view angle, especially since the spare wheel is near.
5. Where best to buy? Alberts, Strathfield, Fleabay, etc

[Strahan Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Strahan]

Mee too - just upgrading head unit and am looking at cameras. any thoughts??

[Grandeman Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Grandeman]

Some of us use the Eclipse camera which is a nice small unit that interfaces well with the Grande's standard satnav screen.

As it's been a while since I did mine, there may be other (improved) models on the market.

[joey Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close joey]

i have neither and have paid the price.... recently i put my tow ball througgh the door of a toyota echo at the bottle shop(was not drinking) that was 300 in excess for insurance ... will be buying one now!!!

[Strahan Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Strahan]

rear camera yet to used on the road.
Hooked up tp a Kenwood DDx7039.