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Here is an idea for the engineers to come up with. Blind spot cameras. Blind spot mirrors are unsightly and low rent. You could place a small large aperature camera

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Old 06-19-2009, 09:38 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Here is an idea for the engineers to come up with. Blind spot cameras. Blind spot mirrors are unsightly and low rent. You could place a small large aperature camera in the corner of the mirrors that would be activated when you hit the turn signals. They could also work in tandem with the back up camera when the car is placed in reverse. You could have a 3 way split screen on the monitor.

If anyone steals this idea and makes millions with it please at least be like that guy in the movie "The Jerk" and give me half.
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the blind spots are my biggest gripe. I'm nearly 6'5" and with the seat all the way back, I really can't look over my left shoulder. I have the mirrors set so that I can barely see the edges of the fender flares. I knew this when I bought the car, but it is taking some getting used to. Other than this, I LOVE this car.
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Here is an idea for the engineers to come up with. Blind spot cameras. Blind spot mirrors are unsightly and low rent. You could place a small large aperature camera in the corner of the mirrors that would be activated when you hit the turn signals. They could also work in tandem with the back up camera when the car is placed in reverse. You could have a 3 way split screen on the monitor.

If anyone steals this idea and makes millions with it please at least be like that guy in the movie "The Jerk" and give me half.
Volvo already does this...
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Here is an idea for the engineers to come up with. Blind spot cameras. Blind spot mirrors are unsightly and low rent. You could place a small large aperature camera in the corner of the mirrors that would be activated when you hit the turn signals. They could also work in tandem with the back up camera when the car is placed in reverse. You could have a 3 way split screen on the monitor.

If anyone steals this idea and makes millions with it please at least be like that guy in the movie "The Jerk" and give me half.
The FX50 has this...its legendary
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Damn, I thought I may have been on to something.
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The blind spot is very identical to 350Z. But with a little thicker rear quarter panel, I would say there's less visibility but nothing out of ordinary. I didn't have any problem with my Z but decided to add a rear view cam ANYWAY since the headunit had a really nice setup. If blind spot is an issue, you can simply get one of these cameras (for members with aftermarket radio) and life can be a little easier

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The blind spot is very identical to 350Z. But with a little thicker rear quarter panel, I would say there's less visibility but nothing out of ordinary. I didn't have any problem with my Z but decided to add a rear view cam ANYWAY since the headunit had a really nice setup. If blind spot is an issue, you can simply get one of these cameras (for members with aftermarket radio) and life can be a little easier

If you have factory Nav, is the installation of a camera not possible?
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