Backup camera install

That is a good thing, especially at night. Heck with your backup camera, a qualcom, the dash lights, GPS, CB, VHF and other assorted electronic gadgets you might as well leave the dome light on.

Not you specifically but in general. I drove one truck back from Washington for a customer of ours and I had to put my hat over the dang EOBR just so I could see. Did not waste time trying to figure out how to dim it or turn it off.

 

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I went this route. A monitor but it also records those pesky 4 wheelers that like to hit the side of your trailer. The monitor will handle 4 cameras. I mounted one camera on each mirror facing rearward

 

Think I'd rather have the camera on a toggle on off, and remote mount it to the ### end of the trailer.
Probably be handier if I had backup lights on the wagon lol

 

How did that setup work out for you?
I have 2 four camera security systems just sitting around. I thought about trying them but figured the vibration would destroy them quick.

 

The first one worked well enough that bought a second one for another truck. Still using them. Perhaps ideal would be the 3 cameras instead of 2 cameras. Then I could point one forward and get rid of my separate dash camera.

Under certain semi-rare conditions one of the cameras will get condensation behind the lens and then it's basically useless until the condensation goes away.

Mounting pedestals/brackets won't stand up to the abuse from slamming doors, wind and tree branches. Needed to make some custom modifications.

Infa red night vision works great but headlights over expose them....but still good enough to see which vehicle leaves their lane.

Monitor is mounted on the dash and is bright at night but I just throw a ball cap over it.

 

I like the system you just linked to with the SD recording mine are to a hard drive. Hmm things to think on thanks.

 

Yep the Uniden 444 is the only one I've seen that's a self contained system with it's own hard drive and monitor.

 

I've got 4 camera & DVIR(SD) self contained. The back-up helps & with what I haul I can get a good look at the load on the road, plus the cameras on the mirrors have such a wide angle that using it on blind side backs make you look like a ninja-master-super-trucker. As others said, it's too bright at night so I made a cover for it that flips up out of the way.

 

Which camera system do you have?
I am going to get a set to many idiots these days and need more angles and less of the super wide view. Dash cam makes a truck length look like a half mile.