Reversing Camera

[tezza]

All the ebay ones are similar, but just have a different look.
I picked up one of these for my Navara and it works fine. GPS works, radio is ok, although I havent hooked up a reverse camera.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/290770885447?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

 

[Arty_74]

Anyone tried one of these,

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/GPS-Nissan-Navara-D22-D40-X-Trail-Navigation-iPod-BT-HD-/250961467321?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a6e7817b9

have been considering replacing the radio in the ST-X to get the reversing camera & GPS

I've had one of these for about a year and a half now and works a treat, good for the price and the reverse camera works well

 

[UpTheCreek]

Hi Arty, where & how did you mount the camera, & GPS aerial? - BTW I got that unit

 

[Arty_74]

Hi Arty, where & how did you mount the camera, & GPS aerial? - BTW I got that unit

I first had the camera mounted just above the number plate but found it hard to judge the distance away from an object so I moved it up higher and mounted it on the tailgate latch/opener, there is just enough room beside the lever to mount the cam and can still see the tow ball from there.

 

[Arty_74]

The GPS aerial just sits on top of the dash

 

[Arty_74]

http://www.navara.asia/attachment.php?attachmentid=5458&d=1327317095

Here is pic of where I mounted it

 

[Aussie Frontier]

Been thinking of doing just that with the camera.How did you run the cabling through the tailgate?

 

[KraftyPg]

I got mine for the central locking through a water hole in the bottom of the tailgate about 3 inches from the towbar.

The wires followed the towbar and then popped up behind the rear bumper and straight into the hole. Because of where it is you don't need to provide any slack for the tailgate opening, a simple piece of heat shrink or two will stop it ever rubbing on the bare metal, it's virtually invisible unless you know it's there and for the kind of wire you need to use there is still more than half the hole for any water to escape, not that I'd expect much in there.

Once the panel on the inside of the tailgate is off it's a bit of a fiddle to get the cable from the hole to where you can reach it but it's not that hard and it's almost directly in line with the handle.

 

[Arty_74]

With the reverse camera having a lead with a round pin type plug on the end, it wouldn't quite fit through the drain holes Krafty was talking about so I drilled a new hole for it.

 

[user 12270]

Mine's mounted using the top Number Plate mounting holes to hold the camera in place. Never used it to judge distance yet as, mainly just to check the area behind is clear.

 

[KraftyPg]

Cut and Paste

A well protected solder joint (even spade connectors) wont effect the signal enough to worry about if you don't want to drill a hole.

I had the grommets to drill a new hole in the bottom of the tailgate (thought about the side but that was just too much of a PITA and too much slack wire needed) but mine was bare ended cable so it was alot easier to get into the existing hole.

 

[Aussie Frontier]

Never even thought of using those.
Might start looking for a decent camera