What did you do to your Volvo today? Topic is solved

[Sveedy]

^ I think he's just doubling down, DIN....

[BlackBart]

I do this odd thing where I look over my shoulder when I back up. Might be just a quirk.

[scot850]

I will try to remember to take a picture of the screen next time I am out in the 4Runner and post it here for you to see.

Neil.

[abscate]

I don’t understand the need to buy two of these….

Hi Steve,

Two of what, the mirrors or the cameras?

The cameras. Everyone buys a camera and then wants a backup camera……

[scot850]

I bought a dash-cam about 3+ years ago. Still in the box in on the rear floor of the car!!

Neil.

[gnalan]

The cameras. Everyone buys a camera and then wants a backup camera……

[scot850]

I'll post this again. This sometimes gets tiresome writing stuff , posting it an then finding it has disappeared:

Attached below is the rear-view camera. I noticed it has been bent somehow based on this picture, although I don't recall it looking like that earlier when I took the photo:

Rear View camera picture

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Hope this helps as a guide. I find it works well, but obviously depends on what you are wanting.

You can also look at aftermarket proximity sensors like on later Volvos.

Neil.

[MrAl]

I don’t understand the need to buy two of these….

Hi Steve,

Two of what, the mirrors or the cameras?

The cameras. Everyone buys a camera and then wants a backup camera……

Oh ok ha ha. I thought it might help backing into the driveway.

[MrAl]

I'll post this again. This sometimes gets tiresome writing stuff , posting it an then finding it has disappeared:

Attached below is the rear-view camera. I noticed it has been bent somehow based on this picture, although I don't recall it looking like that earlier when I took the photo:

PXL_20220728_200542787.MP.jpg

Hope this helps as a guide. I find it works well, but obviously depends on what you are wanting.

You can also look at aftermarket proximity sensors like on later Volvos.

Neil.

Hi Neil,

Yes that does help it looks like you get a pretty good view of what is behind the car, that's the most important, and of course if it helps you park when backing up that's exactly what i had hoped for. Thanks for the pic.

[scot850]

I find it works well for me as does my wife. Once you learn to 'calibrate' the colored lines to the distance from the back of your car, then you can park it close. When our son is home his car is parked behind mine in our garage. I can now park my car at about 2" from his bumper repeatedly. I now also have to negotiate my newly installed hoist backing in from bright sunlight to the darker garage and the camera really helps to line the car up between the posts.

Neil.