Today I …………… temporarily fitted my wireless reversing camera
The kit was mega cheap so I am not suggesting it as an option that people will want to fit but it is an interesting little kit.
The fact that the camera is wireless means it is easier to fit (no carpet removal and long wires front to back.
BUT it has a HUGE advantage in my case, for the trailer!!!
When the trailer is hitched up it completely blocks out my rear view mirror. So I will be fitting the reversing camera in the tailgate of the trailer. Instead of connecting it to the reversing light circuit to power it on and off I will be connecting it to a ignition live so that the screen will be showing me what I would have seen in my rear view mirror if the trailer was not hitched.
This will help to see who is behind when I am driving and a huge help when reversing the trailer.
At £27 for the kit it is worth a try. In fact I bought TWO kits so that I have two cameras, one that kicks in when I have the trailer on and the other one just on my car acting as a reversing camera. I can switch between the two automatically (I have mounted a switch in the boot for the trailer lights relay anyway and so when I turn that on it turns off my reversing camera in the car and connects the trailer camera to the ignition live.
It is only mounted temporarily while I check it all out. The plan is to hide the wiring for the screen by having a tiny hole on top of the dashboard underneath the screen (one that can be hidden when the kit is removed ever.
I think I will try to just use the camera and receiver and connect it into the Audi Navigator plus somehow, for a cleaner install?
Apart from the concern about the kit being "too cheap" it seems to work fine and the screen folds down and so it does not look too bad when not in use.
Some pictures of the temporary installation.
