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I did this many years ago. I attached the camera on top of the center air dam under the front bumper. I had made a mount and attached the camera to it, then using the center bolt of the air dam, attached the mount/camera to it.
I ran the camera wires through a wire loom, under the coolant overflow tank, and under the brake booster, and into the cabin just above the dead pedal.
I mounted a monitor into the driver sunvisor, so it's stealth until I need to use the camera for parking.
I put some heat insulation over top of the camera to protect it from radiator heat.
I used a camera from Amazon that is a non reversing parking camera, meaning that it shows the image as you would see it.
The normal back up cameras are revered images.
Here is my camera.
And my monitor
It was less than $30.00 for both the camera and monitor back 4-5 years ago.
They still work as intended.
I'm not sure how a front camera will be able to help with scraping your air dam, if that's what you're referring to.
The way our cars are built, it is inevitable that occasional rubbing of the air dam on the pavement is going to happen. If your car is lowered, the problem gets much worse. Eventually, you can simply replace the air dam if it gets more damage than you prefer to accept. The part is relatively inexpensive and easy to replace.
Learning how to approach rolled curbs and depressions in the road surface on an angle can go a long way to minimizing the amount of contact that occurs. Going slower than normal over these spots also can help. But even with all that, I still lightly rub my front air dam almost every time I drive my car.
A camera will simply show you something you already know is there... IMHO it's not going to prevent the car from rubbing.
I'm not sure how a front camera will be able to help with scraping your air dam, if that's what you're referring to.
The way our cars are built, it is inevitable that occasional rubbing of the air dam on the pavement is going to happen. If your car is lowered, the problem gets much worse. Eventually, you can simply replace the air dam if it gets more damage than you prefer to accept. The part is relatively inexpensive and easy to replace.
Learning how to approach rolled curbs and depressions in the road surface on an angle can go a long way to minimizing the amount of contact that occurs. Going slower than normal over these spots also can help. But even with all that, I still lightly rub my front air dam almost every time I drive my car.
A camera will simply show you something you already know is there... IMHO it's not going to prevent the car from rubbing.
Garry
Good point, but the camera will help you see a parking curb before you crash into it with your front bumper.
Yes, I can understand a camera for parking, I went a different way and use proximity sensors. It seemed to me the OP was talking about rubbing the air dam though.
You could try the Curb Alert that many vendors offer. It emits a beep before you hit the air dam on curbs, etc. I like mine. Does emit a few but obvious false warnings. I've had mine for 7 months.
