full time C7 rear view camera

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bg888

Discussion Starter · 2 mo ago

I just installed a rear view camera to augment the rear view mirror on my C7. It is one of the wirerless kind. 7 inch screen and camera is 155deg view. My roll bar limits the view to the rear a bit so I wanted some assist.
Has anyone found a camera with a smaller field of view. Many are 170deg or more, this one was as small as I could find. The difficulty with such a wide view angle is trafic can appear to come up on you very fast and the refresh rates on the screen are also a bit slow.
This was only about $90 and would work great in my tow vehicle but not so great as I had wished for the car.

Looking for one about 110deg.

The screen looks huge in this picture, it is not that big in reality. If I get it a better view angle it will be mounted where the sun visor is.

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kbmwgt

· #2 · 2 mo ago

Just a warning....blocking front field of view, ala the new monitor is illegal in some states. It will give a reason for a stop.

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bg888

Discussion Starter · #6 · 1 mo ago

THX
Got one of these on order. camera is 140 deg, found a different one with 120 deg camera, but 4X cost.

Blind spot not my issue. Just blind.

I want to mount the viewer on the visor so as to see everything front and rear and HUD without moving my head.

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rdslon01

· #7 · 1 mo ago

I know that the original poster's issue was not a blind spot, but it is worth mentioning that the passenger's mirror in post #4 is not set properly. With properly-set exterior mirrors, most vehicles do not have a blind spot.

Although it has been known for decades to set outside mirrors so you see other cars instead of your own (I personally have known about this since before I was old enough to legally drive) this topic was also even discussed once here on this forum: adjusting mirrors for blindspot

With all three mirrors properly adjusted on my C7, the visibility is far better than, for example, a truck with only two exterior mirrors.

Just remember: you don't need to see your car. You can't crash into yourself. You need to see other vehicles. Set your mirrors to enable you to do this.

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bg888

Discussion Starter · #8 · 1 mo ago

Got the unit installed. connected to the visor. it still can fold up. Not everyones cup of tea but works well for what I need. Thx for the input.

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Ragtop

· #9 · 1 mo ago

Better than the big view obstruction you had! I've been running a Vantrue N2 for years, good cam. It has a rearward cam made for Uber drivers mainly to record inside of cabin, but works great on the convertible C7 capturing video to your rear. The nice thing about it is I have it mounted on windshield to the right of and behind rear view mirror, so not blocking any vision out windshield.

***The screen on the Vantrue is pretty much just for aiming he cam properly, NOT for real-time monitoring of blind spots or anything else for that matter, which upon re-reading the OP's post was his intention.

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red1996lt4

· #10 · 29 d ago

rdslon01 said:
I know that the original poster's issue was not a blind spot, but it is worth mentioning that the passenger's mirror in post #4 is not set properly. With properly-set exterior mirrors, most vehicles do not have a blind spot.

Although it has been known for decades to set outside mirrors so you see other cars instead of your own (I personally have known about this since before I was old enough to legally drive) this topic was also even discussed once here on this forum: adjusting mirrors for blindspot

With all three mirrors properly adjusted on my C7, the visibility is far better than, for example, a truck with only two exterior mirrors.

Just remember: you don't need to see your car. You can't crash into yourself. You need to see other vehicles. Set your mirrors to enable you to do this.

Excellent advice.

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