47-55.1 Thoughts on tailgate/forward facing camera's?

[JDarby]

All,

I have been thinking about a tailgate back up camera that is viewed via the rear view mirror and with the flip of a switch

a forward recording camera that records every 5 or 10 minutes or so in a loop.

Anyone installed such a beast and how does it behave?

Thanks as always in advance!

[e015475]

As I age, I've really come to depend on rear view cameras on my newer cars and miss this feature on my '49.

I'm not that keen on having wires up to the mirror (I should have thought about this during the build) Have you thought about using your cell phone for a display for a backup camera?

I have original instruments that I don't trust all that much with the LS motor, so I have an ELM327 bluetooth device on my OBD2 connector to monitor engine parameters via TorquePro on the phone. I also have a camera in the garage to help me with parking that displays on the phone. (For a driving camera, the plan is for a passive device that records on a loop on an SD card I can access in case of an 'incident'.) I guess my point is that I already depend on the phone, so why not use it for backup too since I'd like to keep my cab interior as 'original' looking as possible.

Looking forward to hearing your and others opinion on how to implement a back up camera in an old truck

[leegreen]

It is a tough one to balance the old truck interior aesthetic with having an LCD screen you can see. I don't have a solution but some things I have considered......

You could get wires up the A pilar and then down to the mirror. But the original mirror is part of the 'look'.
You could mount a screen in the sun visor and flip it down to see it.

We have strict laws about hand held electronics while driving, so using the cell phone would require a mount.....also something that might look out of place.

If you have a full size DIN head unit mounted in dash you could swap out for one will a pull out screen.

I have a thread on hiding a stereo. https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=841095 that would not lend itself to a pull out screen as the face of the head unit is recessed. In that thread I also show an overhead console. I could have made that a touch bigger and put a screen there instead but I wanted the gauges and I did not want the console to dominate the interior. Still mulling over a flip down screen that would sit flush with the headliner when it is flipped up.

I am also toying with the idea of using proximity sensors to just trigger lights in o/h console when there is a car in blind spot or there is something close behind when in reverse.

I have also become aware as I get old that I need to keep neck and upper back limber so I can look behind myself when biking, kayaking and driving.