Why? No plans to sell the car. I can get a touch screen stereo with blue tooth for like 200 and can install easily.Leave the stereo and no backup camera as is on this vehicle. Not worth the expense or time. Just wait until your next vehicle.
Like Brony said if it has steering wheel controls it can be a huge pain. For the backup camera I'd imagine running the wire to the camera is a serious pain.Why? No plans to sell the car. I can get a touch screen stereo with blue tooth for like 200 and can install easily.
Maybe I'll wait for the camera, though.
This is for our van, which my wife drives.Guys actually use these? I thought they where for chicks!
I agree. Just got rid of my 10 year car that died, but was loaded. It had just the rear sensors. My wife has a newer car with just backup camera and I liked the sensors much better because you can hear it and look at your mirrors. I love my new car (used RX 350 F-Sport). It has both and the parking sensors are front and back. I barely use the backup camera, but do use it more. They put it higher than in my wife's Highlander so a little easier to use without feeling like you are looking down.drove a rental for a week, last month. had a backup camera. that's my first experience with one. i found it disorienting to watch the camera.
you still have to check the peripheral vision so it's a matter of retraining your eyes to bounce between rear-view and looking side to side.. to looking down at your dash. not a huge deal, i suppose but.... strange.
couple times i tried backing up using just the camera and found it difficult to back up as precisely. the perspective on camera is skewed and it was ####### with me.
i'd try DIY first, see how far you get.
2010. It's a double DIN size. Want something with CD, bluetooth, Sirius hookup.What year caravan? What model radio? Did this in my Jeep with an aftermarket head unit, not terribly difficult.
I want one of these in my next car... and the auto parallel parking feature as well.All three of our cars have backup cameras. I wouldn't buy one without it at this point. If only for the fact that you read these tragic stories about people backing the car over their small children. A few hundred bucks well worth the peace of mind.
Can you get a link?My buddy recently bought an upgraded radio for his older SUV. As he was checking out from Amazon, he saw an ad that said "customers who bought this, also bought this"... it was a backup camera. He paid like $17 for it and said it was super easy to install and works great. For that kinda money, why not?
I put in a pioneer 4200 https://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Car/NEX/AVH-4200NEX2010. It's a double DIN size. Want something with CD, bluetooth, Sirius hookup.
lol... just texted him and he said the $17 one stopped working after a few weeks. He now has a Fanco License Plate Backup Camera (search on Amazon) that was like $25 that he said its been working for a couple months now with no problems.Can you get a link?
as much as this looks awesome i kind of hope it doesn't catch on.I want one of these in my next car... and the auto parallel parking feature as well.![]()
I'm awful at it. Thank goodness for bumpers!mr. furley said:as much as this looks awesome i kind of hope it doesn't catch on.
i like watching people struggle to parallel park. makes me feel a sense of accomplishment when i can do it in one shot.
Where did you hook into power? How did you run the video cable to your head unit?
video cable under the carpet the length of the vehicle(its a wrangler so this is easy)Where did you hook into power? How did you run the video cable to your head unit?
I always feel it gives me a better chance at a good parking spot if 50% of drivers can't parallel park.as much as this looks awesome i kind of hope it doesn't catch on.
i like watching people struggle to parallel park. makes me feel a sense of accomplishment when i can do it in one shot.
I'm pretty much 100% reliant on the backup cam when in reverse. Trying to get these for the sides and front too. Ideally I'd never have to look outside at all.Guys actually use these? I thought they where for chicks!
What'd you install that with, bubble gum?First step was stereo. Wiring was a little more complicated than I anticipated, and also had to hack up some difficult-to-reach metal in order to get the new head unit in. I wasn't able to figure out how to connect the satellite radio input because the connections were different, so I didn't bother. I figured we won't need it with Bluetooth and all of the functionality the stereo has (Pandora/Spotify/iHeart/etc.).
Installation video
Result prior to reattaching trim
Good job, nothing like slamming someone else's bumper - I mean, who cares if you mess someone's expensive bumper up and they have pay to fix it. Parallel parking is some really difficult stuff. So tough, it is a requirement for a 16 year old obtaining a driver's license.I'm awful at it. Thank goodness for bumpers!
I parallel park every time I arrive home. My current car has the 360 view cameras and sensors all around, excellent feature. I could parallel park with my eyes closed, but it is most definitely a nice feature to have.I'm pretty much 100% reliant on the backup cam when in reverse. Trying to get these for the sides and front too. Ideally I'd never have to look outside at all.
Yeah, and if slamming into other cars from close range doesn't work, I get about 7 feet head start to pick up speed. That always creates enough space for me to park. Bumpers are cheap.Good job, nothing like slamming someone else's bumper - I mean, who cares if you mess someone's expensive bumper up and they have pay to fix it. Parallel parking is some really difficult stuff. So tough, it is a requirement for a 16 year old obtaining a driver's license.
I like how you rationalize that:Yeah, and if slamming into other cars from close range doesn't work, I get about 7 feet head start to pick up speed. That always creates enough space for me to park. Bumpers are cheap.
When I say cheap, I'm talking in the $2K range to replace a bumper w/ labor. Any damage totaling less than $1K as a result of my parking isn't worthy of acknowledgement. It's not like there's bodily injury.I like how you rationalize that:
They're cheap (which they are not... Getting a bumper repainted is anywhere from $150-$400), so it's fine to damage someone else's property.
this is one of the greatest videos i have ever watched bromigosabe well done take that to the bankFirst step was stereo. Wiring was a little more complicated than I anticipated, and also had to hack up some difficult-to-reach metal in order to get the new head unit in. I wasn't able to figure out how to connect the satellite radio input because the connections were different, so I didn't bother. I figured we won't need it with Bluetooth and all of the functionality the stereo has (Pandora/Spotify/iHeart/etc.).
Installation video
Result prior to reattaching trim
This is the head unit I bought. Had to spend an addition $100 on antenna hookup, dash kit, and wire harness.Very impressive for a butcher!![]()
Seriously, I've got a work truck with a topper that has no windows...very utilitarian. I may want to go this route myself. As far as the head unit goes, is it bluetooth compatible? Price range on it?
The video covers all the rest that I can tell (sorry if I missed more info earlier in the thread on the head unit).
EDIT: Sorry, caught the info on the head unit now.![]()
Thnx much man.This is the head unit I bought. Had to spend an addition $100 on antenna hookup, dash kit, and wire harness.
I have the opposite problem. My wife and I haven had backup cam for last 5 or 6 years at least. When I get in a car that doesn't have it, I start looking at the clock radio like a moron.drove a rental for a week, last month. had a backup camera. that's my first experience with one. i found it disorienting to watch the camera.
you still have to check the peripheral vision so it's a matter of retraining your eyes to bounce between rear-view and looking side to side.. to looking down at your dash. not a huge deal, i suppose but.... strange.
couple times i tried backing up using just the camera and found it difficult to back up as precisely. the perspective on camera is skewed and it was ####### with me.
i'd try DIY first, see how far you get.
It is a great video--it's like an amateur version of Overhaulin' bred with the film quality of the Blair Witch Project.That video isn't getting enough love.