Audiovox Wireless Vehicle Rear Observation System
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Nice little camera for the price, but could be better
Pros
small, compact, inexpensive, good picture quality, relatively easy to install
Cons
some signal interference issues, some vehicles can be a PITA to install
Recommended it?
No
The Bottom Line:
I'm torn...I want one for my trailering truck, but not sure of the interference. For the price, it is a decent camera but I thenk there's better out there.
Saw this on sale at the auto parts store, so I got it for our big Envoy XL SUV to help with backing up since it is such a long way to the back...like looking into a tube with seats. The camera mounts to the license plate using the existing screws. You just run the power wire through an existing hole or drill a small hole which is what I did and used a rubber grommet to seal it.
The monitor is housed in a little GPS-like pod with stand that you mount wherever...dash, windshield, etc...I didn't do any since I detest putting holes in my dash or any sticky stuff on it. It plugs into the truck's power outlet for power.
The camera works good and is especially nice at night with the infrared feature. The monitor is a bit small, but at the same time inobtrusive. Big enough to see what's important.
After installing it in our Envoy, I have only four gripes about it, three being the unit itself and the other the vehicle's fault.
1) Seeing other systems with the monitor in the rearview mirror, I kind of wish mine were the same and not have a little monitor stuck on the dash board or whatever. I prefer a clean, professional looking install and this appears more to be a gadget. Besides, when backing up, you're looking in the rear view anyways...why not have the monitor there too? But this was cheap so I can't complain too much and I could mount it up on the windshield and run the wire along the edge to a power source. Fair 'nuff...minor niggle.
2) Because the monitor turns on when it receives a radio signal from the camera, the monitor tends to flash on/off sometimes due to some interference that I can't identify even though the truck is definitely not in reverse. If it stayed off or on, I wouldn't care, but the flashing is a distraction.
3) The camera gets power from the truck's rear back up light circuit. The problem with my truck was that the license plate was on the liftgate, but the reverse lights were integrated with the rear corner lights. This made me route the power wire through the rear gate, through the harness at the top hinge, down the rear pillar and to the light circuit. If your back up lights are mounted to the liftgate, you wont have this problem, but if not beware the time sucker you face installing this...not hard, just tedious.
4) Some states make it illegal to cove up the state name that is at the top center of the plate. The camera's mount will obscure the state name unless you fashion a stand-off and raise it up.
The monitor is housed in a little GPS-like pod with stand that you mount wherever...dash, windshield, etc...I didn't do any since I detest putting holes in my dash or any sticky stuff on it. It plugs into the truck's power outlet for power.
The camera works good and is especially nice at night with the infrared feature. The monitor is a bit small, but at the same time inobtrusive. Big enough to see what's important.
After installing it in our Envoy, I have only four gripes about it, three being the unit itself and the other the vehicle's fault.
1) Seeing other systems with the monitor in the rearview mirror, I kind of wish mine were the same and not have a little monitor stuck on the dash board or whatever. I prefer a clean, professional looking install and this appears more to be a gadget. Besides, when backing up, you're looking in the rear view anyways...why not have the monitor there too? But this was cheap so I can't complain too much and I could mount it up on the windshield and run the wire along the edge to a power source. Fair 'nuff...minor niggle.
2) Because the monitor turns on when it receives a radio signal from the camera, the monitor tends to flash on/off sometimes due to some interference that I can't identify even though the truck is definitely not in reverse. If it stayed off or on, I wouldn't care, but the flashing is a distraction.
3) The camera gets power from the truck's rear back up light circuit. The problem with my truck was that the license plate was on the liftgate, but the reverse lights were integrated with the rear corner lights. This made me route the power wire through the rear gate, through the harness at the top hinge, down the rear pillar and to the light circuit. If your back up lights are mounted to the liftgate, you wont have this problem, but if not beware the time sucker you face installing this...not hard, just tedious.
4) Some states make it illegal to cove up the state name that is at the top center of the plate. The camera's mount will obscure the state name unless you fashion a stand-off and raise it up.
