Wonder if any of you have installed a back up / reverse camera on your LS400 and what would you recommend? The LS400 is pretty long and sometimes it is a bit hard to gauge where the tail is.

Thanks!

 

i have mine hooked up and it displays on my 7 inch double din eclipse. i also have mine wired so i can turn it on while driving down the road..i got everything at www.sonicelectronix.com/ great place! highly recommend

i have tinted windows so this camera helps considerably

 

Yeah I am going to tint my windows so this is going to be helpful. How difficult was it to install? Or did you have a professional place install it for you and how much?

 

I have mine hooked up right now without the reverse turn-on feature. I didn't want to run a hot wire all the way from the back to the deck when a source for reverse can be found up front.

I have a Jensen VX7020 deck with the http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...VTL300CIR.html plate frame camera. i was going to get a stealthier camera but all of them seemed to lack some of the features you want.... I also bought that camera on sale so it might not be the best deal right now.

I also got everything from Sonic

 

The video wire for my camera actually came with a wire already installed into the video wire.

So I tapped into the reverse light on the trunk and hooked the wire to the reverse signal on the back of the radio.

So when the reverse lights come on, they power the camera and also tell the radio that the car is in reverse.

 

I picked up a BCAM3 Rear Backup Camera the same time I was replacing the head unit so it didn't add much. I can also have it on while driving although I don't see the point.

 

u can see cops or cars that are too close. i was driving to washington state once and was darting in and out of traffic with another car...turned my camera on and watched the officer who was on the side with his gun out, run to his car and chase the other guy down

 

It looks oem-ish. Got it on ebay for $20 I think...

 

That looks nice.

 

Fantastic installation, can't even tell there is a camera. How did you thread the cable back into the trunk? Via the license plate lights? Can you post some close up of your installation? What about the video monitor, do you have a head unit with LCD screen? I also have a 1993 LS400, same color! Sweet ride!

 

Ah, mine is too low to want to stare it and being mounted on one of the plate screw holes it's not a straight on view anyway. I wouldn't recognize a cop car.