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    Maybe I'll try carefully sealing around the edges with some superglue. Thanks for the tip. Did you wire yours to a constant source or just use the backup system?

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    Ok, all hooked up. I spliced it into the license plate bulb system. I always use the running/parking lights anyways, so it works for me. Next to zero visibility at night folks, you can see car lights, but if there is a little kid wearing a black ninja costume, they're pretty much coffin filler. As for daytime, clear as a bell. I installed it into the license plate mounts it is designed for, instead of trying to fit it into the camera mounting area in the halfmoon, which I looked at long and hard, but it would take more fab work than I wanted to do for an untested product. Still looking for where to place the screen (it comes with a dock, held down on the dash with velcro), but I am considering either the passenger sun visor, or somewhere on or by the "rearview" mirror. All in all, I think it will satisfy the intent, which was to be able to see what is behind me. For $90 and a fairly easy install (I did it between posts) instead of several hundred dollars and probably more effort in the way of wiring(which I detest), I think it's a good bargain.

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    Sounds good. I would mount where the JDM mounts. And then, I only want it for those last few inches when parking.

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    i saw this the other day at wal mart, and it is a very nice picture, and the options of flipping the picture around 360 was nice for different installs, and it "reversed" the picture also, dont know how to explain that one, but it did it. look forward to see how it holds up.
    good job.

    david

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    I installed the same unit on my 99 VX. I placed the monitor on the driver's sunvisor and hard wired it in. I just flip it down when I am backing up. I placed the camera on the rear license plate. At night there is plenty of light from the backup lights to see. For less than $100, I think its a good deal.
    Bob Seidman
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    well its been some time since you huys got those cameras, how they rae working now? still good or any issues?
    Thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by djkymar
    well its been some time since you huys got those cameras, how they rae working now? still good or any issues?
    Thanks
    I was just thinking about asking this last night.

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