Cheap front camera
#162
Burning Brakes
Put it to the test morning.
Worked great
I also ran mine differently. I put the transmitter inside under the glove compartment
I ran the wires from camera along passanger side underneath fender
Then under rubber and taped over
Removed moulding and ran wires underneath and and behind portion of moulding under the glove compartment
The heat of engine compartment had me concerned
Worked great
I also ran mine differently. I put the transmitter inside under the glove compartment
I ran the wires from camera along passanger side underneath fender
Then under rubber and taped over
Removed moulding and ran wires underneath and and behind portion of moulding under the glove compartment
The heat of engine compartment had me concerned
Nice job.
So the problem was the camera?
#163
Safety Car
#165
Burning Brakes
Let us know how it works.
On another note...
I purchased a CHEAP Android phone to use in the dash cubby as a permanent monitor. It was a whopping $19 at Best Buy. The big problem is since I don't have it on a Cell Network (it's burner phone), it keeps asking me to setup one. Anyone know how to defeat this?
Also does anyone here know if the USB Port in the Cubby is live all the time or does it shut down after a certain amount of time? I want to leave the phone connected but don't want it to be running ALL the time when the cars just sitting in the garage
By the way...the Phone Stand we listed in this thread is perfect. Fits great and you can adjust the angle to whatever you like.
On another note...
I purchased a CHEAP Android phone to use in the dash cubby as a permanent monitor. It was a whopping $19 at Best Buy. The big problem is since I don't have it on a Cell Network (it's burner phone), it keeps asking me to setup one. Anyone know how to defeat this?
Also does anyone here know if the USB Port in the Cubby is live all the time or does it shut down after a certain amount of time? I want to leave the phone connected but don't want it to be running ALL the time when the cars just sitting in the garage
By the way...the Phone Stand we listed in this thread is perfect. Fits great and you can adjust the angle to whatever you like.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_version_history
#166
Burning Brakes
#168
Burning Brakes
Found a front camera for 10 without mirror. Will order it today.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01C58TW12...ing=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01C58TW12...ing=UTF8&psc=1
I noticed that this cam doesn't have a distance grid. Not having a distance grid makes it very hard to judge the distance unless the camera is tilted down enough to see the front fang.
Let us know how it works out.
#169
Burning Brakes
I'm using a cheap Android Phone that I'm leaving in the Cubby. Since I only need to have the Camera App, Wifi App and Google Store on the phone does anyone know which apps I can delete to help speed-up the start up process.
Every time I start the phone I have to go through this long drawn out procedure because I don't have the phone connected to any cellular phone service.
Every time I start the phone I have to go through this long drawn out procedure because I don't have the phone connected to any cellular phone service.
#170
Instructor
So when you say you took the camera apart....what exactly did you do to reverse the image from the backup camera? Do you have any instructions / photos?
#171
Burning Brakes
Unfortunately the supplier changed cameras, so this is a non-issue. Now you either put up with a mirror image, or buy a different camera.
#172
Instructor
#173
Racer
Thread Starter
Inside mine had a carbon trace that said mirror that I scraped away and it reversed the image, The second camera I received was different inside and had no capability to reverse.
#174
Burning Brakes
If you are installing this on an older Corvette and can't find a power source in the engine compartment that switches on and off with the ignition, here is an inexpensive alternative.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018TW0KN2
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018TW0KN2
Instead, I found this very nice InPower VCM-06 unit. Pricey, but works exactly how you need it to work and it takes up very little space. The unit disconnects the power when the voltage drops below 12.8v or however long you set the timer. I have mine set to turn the power off immediately. No issues.
https://www.waytekwire.com/item/8003...e-Disconnect-/
#175
Burning Brakes
I discovered an additional capability of the wi-fi transmitter unit that I wasn't aware of. It can communicate with more than one phone or other wi-fi device at the same time. I'm guessing it is capable of handing out up to 254 IP addresses. Not sure what practical application this has, but anyone in the car or closeby can log in and watch the road go by at the same time.
Last edited by zbrett; 08-20-2016 at 11:07 AM.
#176
Burning Brakes
I discovered an additional capability of the wi-fi transmitter unit that I wasn't aware of. It can communicate with more than one phone or other wi-fi device at the same time. I'm guessing it is capable of handing out up to 254 IP addresses. Not sure what practical application this has, but anyone in the car or closeby can log in and watch the road go by at the same time.
P.S. I'm not real crazy about using the cheap Android Burner Phone I bought. Even when its in airplane mode it take a long time to get to the main app screen as opposed to the iPhone that takes no time at all.
#177
Burning Brakes
My wife says when I drive with the Cubby open watching the curb cam makes her nauseous. So now, we can make strangers sick too. Is that the benefit?
P.S. I'm not real crazy about using the cheap Android Burner Phone I bought. Even when its in airplane mode it take a long time to get to the main app screen as opposed to the iPhone that takes no time at all.
P.S. I'm not real crazy about using the cheap Android Burner Phone I bought. Even when its in airplane mode it take a long time to get to the main app screen as opposed to the iPhone that takes no time at all.
#178
I have 3 alerts, 2 on my Hyundai Sonnata and just one on the Corvette so far.
The reason I have 2 on the Hyundai is that just detecting the curb isn't all you need, you also need to be able to detect a car or whatever is going to hit your bumper. If that's what you want to call them now. I've been putting off the second one for the Corvette until I get the first one calibrated right. You are always wondering if It's going to work or not.
I have just one on the Corvette and sometimes it picks up and sometimes it doesn't and they are very sensitive to direct sunlight but you get used to that.
I've been wanting to go with a camera on the front myself. I'd like to view it in the rearview mirror but hate to take out the probably very expensive factory mirror so I guess I'm going to do the monitor thing with 2 cameras myself with the toggle switch. Very good Idea and not much money. Just have to find a good place for the monitor of the right size.
#179
Burning Brakes
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I have 3 alerts, 2 on my Hyundai Sonnata and just one on the Corvette so far.
The reason I have 2 on the Hyundai is that just detecting the curb isn't all you need, you also need to be able to detect a car or whatever is going to hit your bumper. If that's what you want to call them now. I've been putting off the second one for the Corvette until I get the first one calibrated right. You are always wondering if It's going to work or not.
I have just one on the Corvette and sometimes it picks up and sometimes it doesn't and they are very sensitive to direct sunlight but you get used to that.
I've been wanting to go with a camera on the front myself. I'd like to view it in the rearview mirror but hate to take out the probably very expensive factory mirror so I guess I'm going to do the monitor thing with 2 cameras myself with the toggle switch. Very good Idea and not much money. Just have to find a good place for the monitor of the right size.
I have 3 alerts, 2 on my Hyundai Sonnata and just one on the Corvette so far.
The reason I have 2 on the Hyundai is that just detecting the curb isn't all you need, you also need to be able to detect a car or whatever is going to hit your bumper. If that's what you want to call them now. I've been putting off the second one for the Corvette until I get the first one calibrated right. You are always wondering if It's going to work or not.
I have just one on the Corvette and sometimes it picks up and sometimes it doesn't and they are very sensitive to direct sunlight but you get used to that.
I've been wanting to go with a camera on the front myself. I'd like to view it in the rearview mirror but hate to take out the probably very expensive factory mirror so I guess I'm going to do the monitor thing with 2 cameras myself with the toggle switch. Very good Idea and not much money. Just have to find a good place for the monitor of the right size.