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My front camera is pointing more or less straight down (someday to prevent the spoiler being used as a curb feeler) so I use one of these things for parking position in the garage, I need the car to be just in far enough to close the door... It's a small garage
There's a set of marks on the floor so it I can always put it back where it needs to be. Drive in and over the first bump, car into neutral and it finds it's way to the right spot
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I have string hanging from above with a piece of plastic on the end.... it let's me know that I am far enough in when it touches the windshield.
Originally Posted by JayK47
At first I thought this is crazy. But I have run into stuff in the garage twice now since I keep underestimating how long the front of the car is. I found that I do better with the lights popped up. But maybe I should consider a front camera. And if I do a front, may as well do the rear as well. Or maybe I just need to learn the size of the car.
I'd do it in a second.....not on anywhere near the gauges like already mentioned, but I recently saw a C3 youtube custom build where the rear camera was built in the rear view mirror.
At first I thought this is crazy. But I have run into stuff in the garage twice now since I keep underestimating how long the front of the car is. I found that I do better with the lights popped up. But maybe I should consider a front camera. And if I do a front, may as well do the rear as well. Or maybe I just need to learn the size of the car.
I have 4 cameras on my car - front, rear, left, and right. I have it set up and wired in a way to:
- each of the four buttons on the shifter console plate is a latching button
- left turn signal triggers left camera
- right turn signal triggers right camera
- Reverse gear triggers rear camera
I have one in my C3 but I also have a 9" alpine screen in mine too. Works perfectly well and perfect for backing into the garage. Full disclosure I hate back up cams but it is useful in the C3 for me and was very cheap to do.
Old thread, but reviving this - what alpine screen did you use? I’m assuming you got rid of the gauges and put a double din in there instead?
Cant see watching a phone while I was backing up. Just turn your head, those cameras dont show peripheral anyways.
All these gadjets in cars...little OT but a rental Altima I had last week has that lane change/car too close alert thing...
Changed lanes on the 10 fwy, thank god I looked and saw a honda jump 2 lanes came within inches of smashing me if I hadnt looked. Alert never went off once
Turn your head people stop being lazy wow. Youre in a car not an arcade.. Sorry for the harsh post but some things are more of a distraction than a benefit.
those rims are nice, I would like that on a C4 if someone produces that style
