Group Buy/Interest - 2011 Rear View Camera

Chris`I

Excellent

I hoped they would too, but nope, no such luck, not even as a money grabbing option

Just glad great people in the community can come up trumps with stuff like this, its one of the easiest mods I've done to my Zeds! Lots more orders will likely come from the UK when they get to see it can hopefully be done over here.

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Jeffblue

well you guys get the 40th anniversary black edition, and you get NAV in the 40th, along with transmission choice (although the 6spd only doesn't bother me) but then again, your cars cost a pretty penny.... or pence

bdl99

Now that all the 2010 kits are on they way, just a reminder to help each other by suggesting any improvements to instructions. The instructions are a lot more detailed that you would probably get on any other kit but that doesn't mean they can't be better.

With the GT-R community the feedback made the instructions even better with people submitting alternative images (for example on the EU GT-Rs there are no holes behind the rear license plate).

So for you trailblazers out there (especially roadster owners) help the other guys out by sending me any suggested improvements to the instructions. I can then apply them to the online version everyone has a link to.

Cheers,
Brian

Jeffblue

Wow, fast turnaround Brian!

vazquezdd

I'm in for 2010 kit with camera if I'm not too late!

axeman71

The only difference between the roadsters and the coupes is going to be in running the wire through the trunk. The interiors are the same so hooking up the adapter to the radio is the same in both cars. I have a DIY here:Backup Camera installed in Roadster, that was discussed earlier in this thread, which shows how to run the wire through the trunk and into the cabin without having to remove any of the panels behind the seats. Once you have the wire run into the cabin you just run it under the center console and up to the radio.

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dixon cider

+1 rep for the DIY!!

nutoz

Brian is it too late to get a 2010 kit with camera? I also would like the
bypass kit and I can wait. I think winter is approaching and I need a
winter project. in this kit , can the lines on the screen be calibrated ?

bdl99

PM sent with group buy details. The lines on the screen can be calibrated, the instructions come with some pretty good defaults but there is also instructions on tweaking them.

I will be posting details on the bypass kit in the coming weeks.

dixon cider

Brian, if I missed it, I'm sorry, but any idea of pricing on the bypass kit? Also, I replied to your email. No google acct for me. Need the instructions in PDF plz.

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Chris`I

I did a trial install today as I had the camera set there and was bored. Ran the cam wires and hooked it up via a hacked up 12v cig lighter feed and the AUX in. Planning on getting some sound deadening next week, so will do you some piccies for the EU side of things. Nothing major different TBH, I just installed it the other side of the hatch release button as it fit better there for me.

Also, found that if you cant get the foam block out behind the strut brace, you can get the cable through in 2 steps. First (in the EU car anyway) there is a document/instruction book holder behind the drivers seat. You can remove this and the little cover left behind it to help fish the cables through, both from the rear (where the foam is) and also from the arm rest. Will grab some pics when I can

For those that have done the install, can you show where you stuck the cam on the bumper, and also what the view looks like on the screen? I was doing mine in the garage and had to faff around for a while to try and find the best place in the bumper recess by the license plate light, and not sure I have it in the ideal place.

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bdl99

Great and thanks for the offer of pics.

Interesting and always for something that makes it easier.

Did you see the instructions and the supplemental instructions when using your own camera? Looking at the back of the car the ideal location is between the left hand license plate light and the boot release button.

Hopefully your harness will arrive soon.

Chris`I

Yes I saw that. Without having the harness (yet ), it was me being a perfectionist trying to find the best place and way to mount the bracket in that space (between the release button and plate light) to get the best view out of the back. I was constantly fiddling to mount the braket to the top (where the release button and light are) or at the back of the same area. Also swapping the way round the braket is in relation to the camera moves it forwards/backwards and up/down in that space too. I can have a proper play later when the harness is here to see what gives the best results. I am thinking in reality, they probably arent making much difference, but I was trying to get the most "view" from the camera with the least bumper being visible

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bdl99

Great and just the kind of input which helps everyone else. One thing I was going to add is that on my GT-R I replaced the licence plate bulbs with LED bulbs. This gave me the colour light I was looking for (more white) but also improved the night results on the camera. On all backup cameras the you get light bleeding in to the image at night but I found with the LEDs bulbs the effect was smaller.

Jeffblue

Easier? are you suggesting that his method is easier than me climbing in the trunk and pulling with all of my might for 10 minutes to get the piece out?