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Front camera for parking

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Accessories and Modifications' started by booke02, Oct 25, 2017.

  1. booke02

    booke02 Active Member

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    I wanted to install a front camera (or sensors) to help prevent scraping the front of the car every time I park facing the kerb. The major problem that I encountered was how to get the wiring from the engine compartment into the cabin without creating too much havoc.

    But I have found another solution, which I will give a try.

    You can buy a cheap front camera from AliExpress for $8, or a much fancier one for $25. A small (4.3") folding screen costs around $20. And the final piece in the puzzle - a wireless transmitter and receiver with all the wires - costs another $10.

    So I have a feasible solution for somewhere between $38 and $55.

    Anyone have any thoughts or comments on this?
     
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    Let me know,
     
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    I had a similar one for my reversing camera on a car 6 years ago. The camera wirelessly connected to the receiver which I attached to the dashboard (plugged into 12v outlet) - I just had to wire the camera to the reversing lamp wiring to get 1) power; and 2) a signal at the right time.

    Worked perfectly.
     
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    Sounds very interesting, please keep us informed as you progress.
     
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    I already did this a while ago with both my Gen 3`s lol, Here is what i did, i dont got a gen 4 so i dont know if things r the same there, but here u can see what i did to my gen 3`s atleast.
    I was forced to buy a second camera since i got parking assist, like... the rear camera goes thru the parking assist unit. and no matter what u do the rear camera always got first priority for the navigation. but yea... this is what i did. Maybe u can use it as guidelines or some for ur gen 4
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    #5 MagnusAG99, Dec 18, 2017
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    Magnus - thanks for your comments and outline diagrams - very useful.
     
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