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Adding reverse cam

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Accessories and Modifications' started by uncleflip, Jan 30, 2018.

  1. uncleflip

    uncleflip Junior Member

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    Howye again!

    After my 2010 Prius (and my fie's 199 Camry, as well) got clobbered by a tree- then my wife's new car got hit 2 weeks later, I've been behind the wheel of 3 rental cars with rear-view cams. I've come to like this feature- partly because when my wife;s new car got hit, someone backed into it in a car park.

    One of my local Toyota dealers says it cannot add a back up cam to the 2014 Prius I just picked up. I've seen third-party backup cam kits online for $80-$100 or so. Does anyone have experience with these? are they worth it? Any advice/recommendations? If I can get one on to the car, I'd like to- but don;t want to go in totally blind (pun intended).

    Thanks!

    Be well
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  2. Dylan Doxey

    Dylan Doxey Senior Member

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    I bought this "OEM Connect" camera on Amazon for my 2014.
    www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CD4242I

    It worked awesome and was indistinguishable from OEM equipment.

    Here's the video on how to install it:
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQV3TvLhvRE
     
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    Looks good, like OEM.
     
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  4. uncleflip

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    Thanks for the link! Also apologies for my typo that made my message kind of unintelligible. It was my wife's Camry. Sometimes my fingers don't work properly.

    Be well
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    Stopped by another local dealer today, and they referred me to a local car stereo shop that does the rear camera installations for them. Having one installed by them will actually be fairly inexpensive. I would rather have someone else run wiring and install things on my car, instead of messing it up all by myself. :)

    Be well
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