Dynavin N6 install -Pics!

[SMOKEY53]

Originally Posted by X5only

H'm, interesting. I've observed rear view camera on most vehicles are installed offset to one side including BMWs with factory camera. Perhaps the particular camera system compensates for the offset, I don't know...

For an OEM camera, I'd have no doubts that would be the case - but for an eBay special you are pretty much getting a generic camera moulded to a piece of plastic that fits in a hole - sometimes not even that much!

I just did a camera on our W204 M-Benz, another eBay special, and it has probably 10 degrees of lateral free-play, so even if I did line it up, it wouldn't stay that way for long!

I the cameras to make sure nothing is behind me, posts or trash cans or whatever....that might be below my line of sight. I certainly wouldn't be using it for high speed precision reverse parking!

[jeffb325]

Originally Posted by SMOKEY53

For an OEM camera, I'd have no doubts that would be the case - but for an eBay special you are pretty much getting a generic camera moulded to a piece of plastic that fits in a hole - sometimes not even that much!

I just did a camera on our W204 M-Benz, another eBay special, and it has probably 10 degrees of lateral free-play, so even if I did line it up, it wouldn't stay that way for long!

I the cameras to make sure nothing is behind me, posts or trash cans or whatever....that might be below my line of sight. I certainly wouldn't be using it for high speed precision reverse parking!

Camera location is frankly not all that critical, I personally like them to have the a good angle so that I can just see the edge of the bumper (so fixed cams are not that great) but the side to side location is not that critical since they are wide angle lenses.