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I notice on eBay that there is now a wireless rear view camera system
available with no wires running from the camera to the monitor. Anyone
tried on of these? Are they reliable/good quality picture?

Scott Forman
86 PT38
Memphis

Scott,
I don't have a bird, but the wireless camera works just fine for me with my
SOB. Got mine from Sams Club for under $100.
Gary

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I notice on eBay that there is now a wireless rear view camera system
available with no wires running from the camera to the monitor. Anyone
tried on of these? Are they reliable/good quality picture?

Scott Forman
86 PT38
Memphis







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--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman" <sforman@...>
wrote:
>
> I notice on eBay that there is now a wireless rear view camera
system
> available with no wires running from the camera to the monitor.
Anyone
> tried on of these? Are they reliable/good quality picture?
>
> Scott Forman
> 86 PT38
> Memphis

I bought a set up from Costco but only when backing up. It worked
really great but like it says only for backing up! If the camera is
left on to long than the lens tends to burn up. Its a great little
set up for a car in the driveway when you want to check behind you
for kids but should be wired up to transmission when put in
reverse. After trying it out in my rig it did work great but like I
said before when it is left on to long it will burn up the camera.
Jon
>

Scott, I just ordered a system for $349.00 Color, night vision, It's
not wireless but I figured in the process of installation running the
wire from the camera to the monitor would be pretty easy. I am
figuring mounting the camera on the out side of the bus will be the
hardest part and I can't see that being all that difficult. I looked
at the wireless systems and it just didn't seem to me to be worth the
difference. I'll likely have this thing installed by this time next
week so I'll let you know what I think. I know there are some cheaper
systems but I would rather spend enough to get it right the first time.

John Heckman
central Pa
1973 FC





>
> I notice on eBay that there is now a wireless rear view camera system
> available with no wires running from the camera to the monitor.
Anyone
> tried on of these? Are they reliable/good quality picture?
>
> Scott Forman
> 86 PT38
> Memphis
>

Similar units have been on sale at Costco and Walmart.

John
I installed one on the outside of my 79 FC 33' & I took the center clearance light out of the top & installed it there. It worked out good & didn't have to drill any new holes through the bus as I went in thought the hole where the wire for the light came out.

Don Spithaler
89 SP 36'
Butler, PA

Scott, you may want to keep in mind "image reversing" and full time
view for toad watching (as PeteM points out). You may also want to
find a set up that will run additional cams for turning and other
critical areas. I like that my toad pickes up a reflection of bus
taillights and I tie a ribbon on the steering wheel so I can see it
spinn then recenter via the camera when I turn.

While on the subject of cameras I went to a customers house and as
soon as I got to the front door, he called me on my cell from his
office. He has a Cam pointed at the door and wireless routed to his
home internet connection. On the camera is a motion detector which
triggers a pic and emails that pic to his cell phone. He said it
cost less than $200. The image was so clear he could tell how many
fingers I held up when I triggered the camera early the next day.
It would be nice to have this feature and a periodic pic sent to my
cell of the bus interior and a big thermometer when we leave a pet
in the bus.


GregoryO'Connor
94ptRomolandCa


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Donald Spithaler"
wrote:
>
> John
> I installed one on the outside of my 79 FC 33' & I took the
center
> clearance light out of the top & installed it there. It worked
out good &
> didn't have to drill any new holes through the bus as I went in
thought the
> hole where the wire for the light came out.
> Don Spithaler
> 89 SP 36'
> Butler, PA
>
> On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 12:41 PM, bubblerboy64 wrote:
>
> > Scott, I just ordered a system for $349.00 Color, night
vision, It's
> > not wireless but I figured in the process of installation
running the
> > wire from the camera to the monitor would be pretty easy. I am
> > figuring mounting the camera on the out side of the bus will be
the
> > hardest part and I can't see that being all that difficult. I
looked
> > at the wireless systems and it just didn't seem to me to be
worth the
> > difference. I'll likely have this thing installed by this time
next
> > week so I'll let you know what I think. I know there are some
cheaper
> > systems but I would rather spend enough to get it right the
first time.
> >
> > John Heckman
> > central Pa
> > 1973 FC
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I notice on eBay that there is now a wireless rear view camera
system
> > > available with no wires running from the camera to the monitor.
> > Anyone
> > > tried on of these? Are they reliable/good quality picture?
> > >
> > > Scott Forman
> > > 86 PT38
> > > Memphis
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>

Don, I took your suggestion and removed the middle light. I ran a
piece of parachute cord from that spot thru the coach up to the
monitor location. I built myself a bracket to mount the monitor.
When the electronics shows up hopefully the rest will be a cake walk.
Never seems like it works out that way but to this point it's gone
well.

Last week I finished up the sound insulation project (at least
temporarily) I placed a piece of carpet under the captains seat and
the co-pilot seat with carpet padding under that. I extended it up
under the dash as much as I could. That really cut down the sound
coming thru the floor. I didn't use Steve's material for that job
right now for two reasons. One I didn't have any left and I do plan
to at some point get air pedestel seats. My idea is when I tackle
that I will have to remove all of the carpet and basically start over.
( Step by step.) The coach now is quiet enough that you can talk to
the co-pilot using a normal voice and you can even listen to the
radio with the engine running. A BIG improvement.

John Heckman
central Pa
1973 FC
>
> John
> I installed one on the outside of my 79 FC 33' & I took the
center
> clearance light out of the top & installed it there. It worked out
good &
> didn't have to drill any new holes through the bus as I went in
thought the
> hole where the wire for the light came out.
> Don Spithaler
> 89 SP 36'
> Butler, PA
>
> On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 12:41 PM, bubblerboy64 wrote:
>
> > Scott, I just ordered a system for $349.00 Color, night vision,
It's
> > not wireless but I figured in the process of installation running
the
> > wire from the camera to the monitor would be pretty easy. I am
> > figuring mounting the camera on the out side of the bus will be
the
> > hardest part and I can't see that being all that difficult. I
looked
> > at the wireless systems and it just didn't seem to me to be worth
the
> > difference. I'll likely have this thing installed by this time
next
> > week so I'll let you know what I think. I know there are some
cheaper
> > systems but I would rather spend enough to get it right the first
time.
> >
> > John Heckman
> > central Pa
> > 1973 FC
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I notice on eBay that there is now a wireless rear view camera
system
> > > available with no wires running from the camera to the monitor.
> > Anyone
> > > tried on of these? Are they reliable/good quality picture?
> > >
> > > Scott Forman
> > > 86 PT38
> > > Memphis
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>

While we're talking cameras, has anyone replaced the inside-mounted
factory camera with another inside-mounted cam? A previous owner of my
coach removed the original and bolted a different camera outside. I
don't like the camera hanging off the coach and prefer the sleekness
of the factory camera-behind-the-window idea.

Any thoughts on this project would be nice. I haven't looked at it
yet, but I presume I could just replace the little camera window and
mount a good camera behind it and be pretty well set. Though, it seems
like others are not retaining the inside-camera idea and I'm wondering
why?

-Ryan
'86 PT-40 8V92

On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 4:29 PM, bubblerboy64 wrote:
>
> Don, I took your suggestion and removed the middle light. I ran a
> piece of parachute cord from that spot thru the coach up to the
> monitor location. I built myself a bracket to mount the monitor.
> When the electronics shows up hopefully the rest will be a cake walk.
> Never seems like it works out that way but to this point it's gone
> well.
>

Ryan,

Been there, done that. If you use a night vision camera with the
little IR "lights", it will be useless at night as all you can see on
the monitor is glare of the IR's on the window. However, there is a
solution: 1) Buy a non-IR camera (hard to find), or 2) cover the IR's
with electrical tape. I did option 2. The camera couldn't see in
the dark, but it was still better at night than the original one.
This was on my 82 FC.

I am going to do something with my 86 PT, not sure what yet.

Scott Forman
86 PT38
Memphis

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright"
wrote:
>
> While we're talking cameras, has anyone replaced the inside-mounted
> factory camera with another inside-mounted cam? A previous owner of
my
> coach removed the original and bolted a different camera outside. I
> don't like the camera hanging off the coach and prefer the sleekness
> of the factory camera-behind-the-window idea.
>
> Any thoughts on this project would be nice. I haven't looked at it
> yet, but I presume I could just replace the little camera window and
> mount a good camera behind it and be pretty well set. Though, it
seems
> like others are not retaining the inside-camera idea and I'm
wondering
> why?
>
> -Ryan
> '86 PT-40 8V92
>
> On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 4:29 PM, bubblerboy64 wrote:
> >
> > Don, I took your suggestion and removed the middle light. I ran a
> > piece of parachute cord from that spot thru the coach up to the
> > monitor location. I built myself a bracket to mount the monitor.
> > When the electronics shows up hopefully the rest will be a cake
walk.
> > Never seems like it works out that way but to this point it's
gone
> > well.
> >
>