Add-on 'Back-Up' camera system for my car

[roundball]

Planning to get an add-on ‘back-up camera system' for my trailblazer.
Tons of them on the Internet...worried that the typical 7" versions might be too small.

Thinking about a larger 9-10" screen version to mount on the dash...wired...rear camera.

Any first-hand experience with some brands would be appreciated.

 

[hunter]

Planning to get an add-on ‘back-up camera system' for my trailblazer.
Tons of them on the Internet...worried that the typical 7" versions might be too small.

Thinking about a larger 9-10" screen version to mount on the dash...wired...rear camera.

Any first-hand experience with some brands would be appreciated.

I have installed and used 4-5 of them over the years. Early ones were a bit crappy on the wireless so I had to wire them in. Worked ok after that. Also had some wireless ones that apparently shared the signal with a lot of other back up cameras and security devices. Kind of comical but also distracting when someone's back yard would suddenly show up on it when I drove by! I am currently running 2 DoHonest brand cameras from Amazon, wirelessly, on a Colorado crew cab and a Tacoma extended cab. They do ok and were easy installs. Seem to be typical overseas imports with poorly translated instructions. Likely just another name for several other similar offerings on Amazon. Based on my experiences, my recommendation would be find a camera with the specs you are looking for, from somewhere with easy returns, and go from there.

Also, you may want to take something that is the same dimensions as the monitor you are thinking about and use it to assess where you plan to mount it. Some monitors take up a lot of real estate and, depending on the vehicle, dash configuration, and how it is attached, can be a real pain for blocking visibility.

 

[roundball]

I have installed and used 4-5 of them over the years. Early ones were a bit crappy on the wireless so I had to wire them in. Worked ok after that. Also had some wireless ones that apparently shared the signal with a lot of other back up cameras and security devices. Kind of comical but also distracting when someone's back yard would suddenly show up on it when I drove by! I am currently running 2 DoHonest brand cameras from Amazon, wirelessly, on a Colorado crew cab and a Tacoma extended cab. They do ok and were easy installs. Seem to be typical overseas imports with poorly translated instructions. Likely just another name for several other similar offerings on Amazon. Based on my experiences, my recommendation would be find a camera with the specs you are looking for, from somewhere with easy returns, and go from there.

Also, you may want to take something that is the same dimensions as the monitor you are thinking about and use it to assess where you plan to mount it. Some monitors take up a lot of real estate and, depending on the vehicle, dash configuration, and how it is attached, can be a real pain for blocking visibility.

Good info, thanks

 

[bigten]

One thing I can recommend as I have had both styles. Go with a wired camera. It's not much trouble to run the wire and the wireless may, or may not work to your liking. My experience has been the wireless only half assed worked. Ripped it out and changed course pretty quick. I'd be happy to give it to you but it got tossed in the trash.