OEM/Aftermarket Backup Camera Gen III 2010 Prius

[rrolff]

Originally Posted by deltron3030

whats the part number for the sony camera you installed? is the sony cam OEM?

There are many OEM'd cameras on Ebay - they will be as good as the Sony. To a search on camera camry... You can spend between $45 and $250 for pretty much the same thing...

[deltron3030]

awesome! thanks rrolff

[RayPB]

My wife and I bought a 2010 Prius III last October. After each of us backed into objects due to the poor rear vision, we had our local Toyota dealer install an aftermarket rear view camera. We chose a system where the display is in an auto-dimming mirror. We are very pleased with the results and now almost seek out challenging backing up situations.

After several false starts, our Toyota dealer installed a system purchased from Mito Corporation . We got the Auto-dimming mirror with rear camera display and a 180 degree camera that looks just like the #VN2218 Vehicle Rearvision Visual System shown on the Mito web site. The camera mounts just to the right of the rear hatch sensor and looks very much like original equipment.

If you go this route, assemble the system on your living room floor before doing any work to your car. You need to be sure the correct wires and connectors are supplied. We had a few problems that way, and it caused quite a bit of delay in the installation process.

Since the parts from Mito didn’t come with a wire cover to hide the wire as it comes from the head liner to the back of the mirror, we bought a Gentex Rear View Adjustable Mirror Wire Cover.

As I said, we are very pleased with the results. The installation looks like it was done at the factory, and we now have excellent rear vision when backing up. It was more expensive than others mentioned here, but I think it will turn out to be worth the cost.


Ray

[meehow09]

Originally Posted by RayPB

My wife and I bought a 2010 Prius III last October. After each of us backed into objects due to the poor rear vision, we had our local Toyota dealer install an aftermarket rear view camera. We chose a system where the display is in an auto-dimming mirror. We are very pleased with the results and now almost seek out challenging backing up situations.

After several false starts, our Toyota dealer installed a system purchased from Mito Corporation . We got the Auto-dimming mirror with rear camera display and a 180 degree camera that looks just like the #VN2218 Vehicle Rearvision Visual System shown on the Mito web site. The camera mounts just to the right of the rear hatch sensor and looks very much like original equipment.

If you go this route, assemble the system on your living room floor before doing any work to your car. You need to be sure the correct wires and connectors are supplied. We had a few problems that way, and it caused quite a bit of delay in the installation process.

Since the parts from Mito didn’t come with a wire cover to hide the wire as it comes from the head liner to the back of the mirror, we bought a Gentex Rear View Adjustable Mirror Wire Cover.

As I said, we are very pleased with the results. The installation looks like it was done at the factory, and we now have excellent rear vision when backing up. It was more expensive than others mentioned here, but I think it will turn out to be worth the cost.


Ray

How much was this backup camera system? Including the system and installation?

Did you just go to the dealer and ask if they can install it and they said yes?

Thanks,
Michael K.