The camera and monitor are both super easy to set up and get to working, especially with a little knowledge of how they work. If you do not have the knowledge already the videos are there online for you. After placing camera and monitor in place it came right on as and works as designed. It has Nice size screen and with a great picture. I have used one on a previous vehicle for one main reason which is to back up to hook up a trailer. Just that alone was reason to buy one for me. However, this camera has a nice size screen with a very detailed monitor that it will also be great for backing around people or other cars and never have to adjust for fine tuning on the trailer hitch. It has everything needed to be able to hook the camera and monitor up in most any vehicles I could think of. If you are on the fence thinking about it, think no more. This one is for you. It has the quality, parts for assembly, price , fast delivery and customer service after the sale. I am glad I got mine. Will update with a pic later. Read more
Hello, I installed this wireless backup camera on my Ram 1500 truck and I am very happy with its performance and ease of installation. I needed a solution for coupling my truck to my travel trailer because of difficulty in seeing the hitch to tongue connection with the trucks backup camera which was too far away to be of help. I opened up the box with the parts and found that everything was included in the kit including the Display,License plate camera, suction cup mounting unit, and 12 volt power cord, along with the necessary wiring, connectors and instruction manual. First, I installed the suction cup mount securely to the display. The suction cup mount has a tightening knob to cinch down firmly. and attached the display to the console of my truck. From there it is simple to reach the power take-off to plug in the power cord for the power supply which includes an on-off button for convenience. Second, I went to the rear of my truck to see where I could find the 12 volt power feed on my truck to power the camera. You can use power from the reverse light, tail lights, or license lights. I count that the rear wiring on my Ram was coated with a rubberized material that made it very difficult to select and/or tap into an appropriate 12 volt feed. The solution on my truck was to use the flat 5 wire trailer hitch plug that was conveniently right next to my camera. I used a trailer plug cut to a short length and connected my camera’s power cable to the White/Ground and the Brown/Running lights. I had an immediate and simple solution to getting power to the rear camera. Pros: The nice 7” display was very clear with great resolution and the rear camera gave me the close-up view I wanted for lining up the hitch with the trailer coupler The signal from the rear camera was very stable with no issues and the camera came pre-paired to the base unit display Installation is a simple matter. Once a 12 volt source Is determined simply connect the positive and negative wire from the camera Easy to access panel button set up menu to access all screen settings, play, and record The base unit/display can accept up to 4-cameras and there is a choice of a single display or multiple camera display. The base unit comes with an SD card for recording purposes should you need that function Camera has visibility in low lighting conditions and at night Importantly, I can switch the display to my other truck by disconnecting the display from my Ram, and ordering another rear camera for my Tahoe Cons: I have no complaints to report as this is exactly what I needed to assist with my travel trailer hookup. Suggestions: Your truck may have a trailer plug in close to your license plate as my Ram has. Using that solution saved me a bit of time trying to find an appropriate power source. Also, I may invest in an optional front camera so that I can record front facing events. Read more
Very clear screen day and night. About a 2-second delay when you put in reverse before it shows up on the screen. Not a big issue. Easy to install. Read more
I am currently using this on a 1999 Jeep Wrangler. I found it very easy to install, but I am very comfortable with soldering and connecting it to existing electrical systems. This is not necessary as you can power it from a cigarette lighter. I actually use it all the time, kind of like a rearview mirror instead of just when I have the Jeep in reverse. It works very well, you just have to remember there is no audible alarm to let you know if you are too close to an object. It works extremely well in low light conditions when reversing in the dark! The only thing that prevents a 5 star rating for this is because it will occasionally (< 1% of the time) lose signal or "freeze" the picture on the feed. Read more
