Mackers

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I've read most of the discussions on cameras. One of the things that gives me a laugh is the gender stereotyping correlate to the type of vehicle, but also modification preferences. It's all in good humour and I approve (though I'm definitely not that laddish myself) ... so stuff like 'I bought her a gaylander' or 'she wants cameras' or 'she dunt feel safe'. I've literally been wiping the tears LOL. Anyway. My Samsung's back at the factory so I can't take a picture of the front of the house, so I'll briefly try to explain.
I live in a suburb next to the town's acute hospital. At the front of the house, imagine a 2 car hard standing with an eight foot wall either side that butts to the pedestrian pavement either side. Invariably you have to drive onto the hard standing as the traffic is a nightmare morning and nights. The pedestrian traffic is the same, as the hospital has hundreds of staff and patients walking past my house daily. I need to come and go in my landy throughout the day. There are no rear side windows in my defender 90. Even the butchest, hairy-necked, arse scratching commentators on here (those of you who cough up flem and spit it into the urinal to mark your territory with an angry frown to warn fellow wee'rs that you're not gay) will appreciate that safety for others is a concern, and allow the idea of rear cameras to be considered 'necessary' rather than 'weak'?

So. Things have moved on a bit in the tech world from a lot of previous discussions. I'm definitely going to have to get a split screen two camera set up in the next week or two. Each camera is going to have to be positioned in the rear top corners to catch the pedestrians as the tailgate is moving out (I can see out of the rear window, so that's not an issue. It's the pedestrians on the pavement I don't want to kill). Has anyone seen an example of cameras embedded into the corners of the roof body, on brackets, or d'ya think I'm gonna have to buy a roof bar and mount them on that? Also, good suppliers/makes much appreciated. I could've jusy posted "When reversing out of my drive, I don't want to kill anyone (or move)" but then all the responses would have involved stuff along the lines of the long narrative above. Cheers me dears :):):D:D:D:p:p:p
 
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I've read most of the discussions on cameras. One of the things that gives me a laugh is the gender stereotyping correlate to the type of vehicle, but also modification preferences. It's all in good humour and I approve (though I'm definitely not that laddish myself) ... so stuff like 'I bought her a gaylander' or 'she wants cameras' or 'she dunt feel safe'. I've literally been wiping the tears LOL. Anyway. My Samsung's back at the factory so I can't take a picture of the front of the house, so I'll briefly try to explain.
I live in a suburb next to the town's acute hospital. At the front of the house, imagine a 2 car hard standing with an eight foot wall either side that butts to the pedestrian pavement either side. Invariably you have to drive onto the hard standing as the traffic is a nightmare morning and nights. The pedestrian traffic is the same, as the hospital has hundreds of staff and patients walking past my house daily. I need to come and go in my landy throughout the day. There are no rear side windows in my defender 90. Even the butchest, hairy-necked, arse scratching commentators on here (those of you who cough up flem and spit it into the urinal to mark your territory with an angry frown to warn fellow wee'rs that you're not gay) will appreciate that safety for others is a concern, and allow the idea of rear cameras to be considered 'necessary' rather than 'weak'?

So. Things have moved on a bit in the tech world from a lot of previous discussions. I'm definitely going to have to get a split screen two camera set up in the next week or two. Each camera is going to have to be positioned in the rear top corners to catch the pedestrians as the tailgate is moving out (I can see out of the rear window, so that's not an issue. It's the pedestrians on the pavement I don't want to kill). Has anyone seen an example of cameras embedded into the corners of the roof body, on brackets, or d'ya think I'm gonna have to buy a roof bar and mount them on that? Also, good suppliers/makes much appreciated. I could've jusy posted "When reversing out of my drive, I don't want to kill anyone (or move)" but then all the responses would have involved stuff along the lines of the long narrative above. Cheers me dears :):):D:D:D:p:p:p
love the post and something I’m thinking about doing (not cause I need to for your reasons would just rather not bump anything, mainly my own kids).
I’ve not really got to thinking about how to do it in too much detail but a lot of the cameras available come on an angled plinth for fitting under bumpers, as such I would imagine you could mount these at and angle you
 
I recently purchased one that was recommended on this site. Not long ago I had a clown tailgate me in a van, tooting his horn and giving me the finger, I was actually in a single slip lane leaving a motorway and had nowhere to go, as I was taking a long curve, he undertook me using the hard shoulder, then cut in sharply nearly running me into the offside barrier. If I had crashed I would have been just another old fart who couldn’t drive. The camera I purchased arrived as the best packaged item I have ever received. 4 inch touch screen, the rear camera plugs into it. A button on the screen allows quarter rear picture, 50/50 rear and front picture, or full rear picture. I wanted a rear camera to watch for small kids that play around the cars. Tested it during daylight and on computer playback I can read licence plates at some distance. Gamin type bracket to attach to windscreen, which sticks like s*** to a blanket. Very long power cable and rear camera cable to hard wire it. Cost? £32.95. I know, you get what you pay for, but this camera feels much better than the Halfords ones at £140. Plus at that price I wouldn’t be too hurt if it was crap.
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If it were me, I would fit a reversing bleeper - sounds like the very situation they were made for. Easily fitted and wired to the reversing light.
 
I recently purchased one that was recommended on this site. Not long ago I had a clown tailgate me in a van, tooting his horn and giving me the finger, I was actually in a single slip lane leaving a motorway and had nowhere to go, as I was taking a long curve, he undertook me using the hard shoulder, then cut in sharply nearly running me into the offside barrier. If I had crashed I would have been just another old fart who couldn’t drive. The camera I purchased arrived as the best packaged item I have ever received. 4 inch touch screen, the rear camera plugs into it. A button on the screen allows quarter rear picture, 50/50 rear and front picture, or full rear picture. I wanted a rear camera to watch for small kids that play around the cars. Tested it during daylight and on computer playback I can read licence plates at some distance. Gamin type bracket to attach to windscreen, which sticks like s*** to a blanket. Very long power cable and rear camera cable to hard wire it. Cost? £32.95. I know, you get what you pay for, but this camera feels much better than the Halfords ones at £140. Plus at that price I wouldn’t be too hurt if it was crap.

... That sounds fantastic! Both cameras - and it records?! Link to item?
I will be driving rounds some fields so this would be ideal for tight manoeuvring in pitch black!
 
Invariably you have to drive onto the hard standing as the traffic is a nightmare morning and nights.
I know it's hard to get the vision of someone's post entirely. If you could see both lanes outside my house right now (bumper to bumper), you would know why it's not possible to reverse on from this main road (this is the first time I'm posting trying a quote. Hope it works). Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, I've done it!
 
... That sounds fantastic! Both cameras - and it records?! Link to item?
I will be driving rounds some fields so this would be ideal for tight manoeuvring in pitch black!

Be careful of buying cheap IR cameras, they work great in daylight but those IR sensors just do not work in the dark, I have a IR dashcam that works ok at night if front facing with good headlights (so that rules out most landies) but I wanted it for rear facing and it is usless at night. You cant see a thing with them in the dark. For daytime use they are great.
 
Cheers. Looking into those now.

I fitted these last week. For an extra tenner the display is worth it. The beeper alone goes constant tone about 18 inches away, going further back until the digital display indicates 0.0 leaves the tow bar about 6 inches clear. The display itself is mounted on the headlining above the rear door and is designed to be seen in the mirror. Very discrete, you would not know it was there.
https://www.parkingsensors.co.uk/product/display-reverse-parking-sensors-dps450
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a lot of the systems do not like being mounted in steel (bumpers) and the tow bar can also confuse them.
 
I've read most of the discussions on cameras. One of the things that gives me a laugh is the gender stereotyping correlate to the type of vehicle, but also modification preferences. It's all in good humour and I approve (though I'm definitely not that laddish myself) ... so stuff like 'I bought her a gaylander' or 'she wants cameras' or 'she dunt feel safe'. I've literally been wiping the tears LOL. Anyway. My Samsung's back at the factory so I can't take a picture of the front of the house, so I'll briefly try to explain.
I live in a suburb next to the town's acute hospital. At the front of the house, imagine a 2 car hard standing with an eight foot wall either side that butts to the pedestrian pavement either side. Invariably you have to drive onto the hard standing as the traffic is a nightmare morning and nights. The pedestrian traffic is the same, as the hospital has hundreds of staff and patients walking past my house daily. I need to come and go in my landy throughout the day. There are no rear side windows in my defender 90. Even the butchest, hairy-necked, arse scratching commentators on here (those of you who cough up flem and spit it into the urinal to mark your territory with an angry frown to warn fellow wee'rs that you're not gay) will appreciate that safety for others is a concern, and allow the idea of rear cameras to be considered 'necessary' rather than 'weak'?

So. Things have moved on a bit in the tech world from a lot of previous discussions. I'm definitely going to have to get a split screen two camera set up in the next week or two. Each camera is going to have to be positioned in the rear top corners to catch the pedestrians as the tailgate is moving out (I can see out of the rear window, so that's not an issue. It's the pedestrians on the pavement I don't want to kill). Has anyone seen an example of cameras embedded into the corners of the roof body, on brackets, or d'ya think I'm gonna have to buy a roof bar and mount them on that? Also, good suppliers/makes much appreciated. I could've jusy posted "When reversing out of my drive, I don't want to kill anyone (or move)" but then all the responses would have involved stuff along the lines of the long narrative above. Cheers me dears :):):D:D:D:p:p:p

Love this post - you've got the Neandos to a T.
 
Reverse camers and surround camers all have one thing in common, they will go wrong sooner or later!
 
a lot of the systems do not like being mounted in steel (bumpers) and the tow bar can also confuse them.
One of the reasons I went with this system is that firstly it would not be phased if I replace the current bumper with a HD steel one, and secondly the sensors have a connection in the line close to the bumper; so swapping to another bumper is just a case of drilling the holes and fitting and reconnecting the sensors.
 

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