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      05-19-2013, 12:39 PM   #1
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OEM reverse camera

Just wondering if anyone has retro fitted a reverse camera yet?
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      05-19-2013, 01:49 PM   #2
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Is it possible? Would'nt you need to cut the bumper to hold the actual camera?
With coding and all, its probably so expensive to retrofit it that you better get used to not having it, imo..
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      05-20-2013, 01:57 AM   #3
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There are some rather affordable aftermarket solutions, though.
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      06-07-2013, 10:27 AM   #4
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I was going to get this as a factory fitted option - until I saw a picture of one on a white car!! - you would have thought they could have come up with something a little more elegant than a black hole in the middle of the rear bumper!!

Anyway - with regards to aftermarket solutions, I've seen a YouTube video of one fitted. You can also get some better enclosures that the OEM one (i.e. registration plate light covers that have the camera moulded into them) a nit like the lexus ones.
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      06-07-2013, 10:31 AM   #5
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Yeah it doesn't look good, just saw one today and thought he had reversed into something at first.
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      06-07-2013, 11:21 AM   #6
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I have it, and totally agree. Spend your money on something else
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      06-07-2013, 11:26 AM   #7
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I have it, and totally agree. Spend your money on something else
You can't say fairer than that imo.
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      06-07-2013, 12:00 PM   #8
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I am getting really addicted to this camera. I would probably hate it if I had go back to a car without it. However, as mentioned above, it's a real eyesore! It's hard to imagine how they could possibly have made it more ugly than it is.
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