Has anyone done one yet??

I want to remove the rear view mirror & install a 7" LCD, with a wide angle rear view camera in the back in the hatch or glass, plus then we can watch DVDs or play PS2/Xbox while parked.

The only bad thing is, that there is no keyhole to use, so it will have to be custom fabbed, but that's OK with me.

Any Comments??


Dave

 

I've been thinking about it too. The best place that I could think of is the rear water sqirter. They make the cameras small enought to fit in that hole. ??? Let me know if you decide to do it before I do and I'll let you know.

 

Best thing to do is take out the rear wiper and a camera will fit perfectly in there. Unless you use the rear wiper a lot. It'll also get rid of the rattle from the bass if you have a sub in the back. Not hard to do.

 

I've seen that in 2 or 3 xB's. BlueNRG has it in his wiper hole

 

I'd wanna keep the Wiper, 'cuz after all it is FL.

I was thinking about inside behind the hatch glass, or maybe in the bottom of the spoiler.

We'll see about where the best place is, to keep the wiper.

 

i know a guy that has it done in his truck its nice to have n-e one have some pic on the scion?

 

In this month's issue of Performance Auto and Sound (which I have lost) there is a rear view camera that fits within the brake light. I'm sure that it would mount in the OEM location. It's made for SUV's so I'm sure that it will fit on our cars. It should be les than the ones you getr overcharged for at the Lexus dealers.


Mike R.

 

Rhobz from t.s.w. san diego has one on his

 

i've also seen a rearview mirror with a 3 or 4 inch monitor built into it, so you get the best of both worlds

 

Racer--
Wow! Sounds like just the ticket.
Does the mirror get longer or does it drop down more?
Where did you see that?

 

I'm interested in any articles or demos of how well it worked.. I had been thinking about it but then worried about a screen that may be used for GPS as well having to share time w/ a rear view mirror and how to arrange all of it

 

its in half the rearview mirror half is a lcd screen and have in mirror i will try to find a pic

 

car companies are starting to do that to their production vehicles, they are using cameras for all the mirrors and the lcd screen is in the steeringwheel. i think it is dodge doing it on one of their hybrids coming out.

THIS IS THE FUTURE, do it now before it gets played out by all the companies making it a standard option.

 

Hopefully then some companies will come out with retrofit kits for thier older vehicles.
*cough* toyota & scion *cough*

 

click here for the pic. hope this helps

 

so when its not activated does it act like a rear view mirror or is it just all black and you cant see sqwat? anyone know?

 

heres the pic

 

when its not activated, it looks like a regular mirror...
i've seen that in person...

but for $500-$600, i wouldnt even think about it

 

i remember seeing that REAR MIRROR LCD thing
at al and ed's..
it was called SAVV or SAV or PAVV? i forgot.. i believe
its SAVV. anyways. it wasn't 5-6 bills
it was like 3-4.. it looked worth it. and i actually
thought about getting one.. when the lcd is off. u can't
even tell theres an lcd.. its like those COP
interogation rooms where u can't see in the other side
kinda tint/mirror.

 

Yes! The SAVV monitor/mirror. I've installed one of those before. It was $299 before shipping, as seen in the link.

SAVV makes some good monitors.

Andrew