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Ever since I started to drive (and park) Insight since last September, I began to develope this fear of smashing the front fender into a concrete parking block. I was parking my car about 2 feet away from the front curb. My other car is Jeep Wrangler so I have no problem when I park that car.
I finally installed a remote camera, and now I can see.
It's not easy to tap into the fuse box and bring the wire out without drilling some hole into the box, so I used a separate 12-volt Lithium-Ion Battery I had for RC toys. The camera I used is made for a backup viewing so it is not made to stay on all the time. Also, the image is left to right reversed, but that does not matter in this usage.
I used remote control switch to turn on/off from inside the cab without drilling any holes through the bulkhead wall.
Insight has layers of sound insulation so I did not want to damage any of that.
Digital RF Remote switch, iMBAPrice 12v Car and Boat Remote, $14.79
Camera, Yada Wireless Backup Camera, $78.99
Battery, Thunder Power, LI-Polymer 3 cell rated at 25A continuous. about $50.00 a few years back.
The usage of this battery is temporary test case. The remote switch draws .005A at standby and .1A with camera on, so I will need to recharge my small Lipo battery every 2 weeks or so. I will need to look into a better way to tap into the 12V Insight battery for more permanent solution.
I finally installed a remote camera, and now I can see.
It's not easy to tap into the fuse box and bring the wire out without drilling some hole into the box, so I used a separate 12-volt Lithium-Ion Battery I had for RC toys. The camera I used is made for a backup viewing so it is not made to stay on all the time. Also, the image is left to right reversed, but that does not matter in this usage.
I used remote control switch to turn on/off from inside the cab without drilling any holes through the bulkhead wall.
Insight has layers of sound insulation so I did not want to damage any of that.
Digital RF Remote switch, iMBAPrice 12v Car and Boat Remote, $14.79
Camera, Yada Wireless Backup Camera, $78.99
Battery, Thunder Power, LI-Polymer 3 cell rated at 25A continuous. about $50.00 a few years back.
The usage of this battery is temporary test case. The remote switch draws .005A at standby and .1A with camera on, so I will need to recharge my small Lipo battery every 2 weeks or so. I will need to look into a better way to tap into the 12V Insight battery for more permanent solution.
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