back up camera ?

[Brad]

hello everybody,
I have some add on's to put on my 700 prime you know the normal stuff, light bar tiger tail and rear view mirrors I got a rear view mirror that bolts up in side the cab but here is the rub. the roof comes down the back of the cab so much that I can barely see what's behind me unless it's right on my butt. I don't want to put on side mirrors because I would have to notch the windshield to make them fit correctly. so I was wondering what about a backup camera ?  I was thinking I could put a switch on it to turn it on and off when I needed to, it's not so much for backing up as it is for watching for folks behind me when riding in a group. just want to know what people's thoughts were on this

[CROSSBOLT]

Some of these wireless bluetooth cameras are so cheap that this is a great idea! Banggood.com has at least three of whatever you want!

[airshot]

Try a different inside mirror, mine drops down low enough so you can easily look under the roof.  I use my side mirrors more than the inside mirror, make the notches for them as it is well worth it.
I have the fold in on impact type and they work great.

[Heck]

Just a thought- if you have the windshield that wraps around the front bars requiring minor surgery to mount side mirrors, and you have the Kymco factory mirrors, Shining a flashlight through the mirror mount holes from the cab side out will project a point of light on the side of the windshield where you need to drill a hole that will allow mounting the mirror....Using one of those newer LED flashlights will give you quite a bit of light to project onto the windshield.
Mounted mine that way and didnt have to notch the windshield....came out pretty clean...

YMMV....

FWIW, any wireless cameras that I have used have always been subject to interference, giving poor picture quality....Also, the brightness of the screen on the low end camera monitors leaves a lot to be desired in bright daylight... I have always gone to a hard wired camera which fixes the interference problem but the monitor screen problem remains....(Works great at night though!!)

[CROSSBOLT]

By Heck, you are right about the screen in daylight! That's one of the drawbacks of using a phone for your GPS, I think.

[Brad]

thank you for the feed back now I can start weighing my options I prefer side mirrors myself I just wasn't sure if I should fool around with the windshield being afraid I might break it or something,
but for those who have side mirrors, any issues with them snagging on branches or getting them torn off that is another concern I have

[randyo]

thank you for the feed back now I can start weighing my options I prefer side mirrors myself I just wasn't sure if I should fool around with the windshield being afraid I might break it or something,
but for those who have side mirrors, any issues with them snagging on branches or getting them torn off that is another concern I have

my side mirrors fold, never had them torn off, My mirrors are rectangular in shape, I have the right hand side one set vertical so I can look closely at the right rear wheel when backing, in the vertical position, it's tighter to the roll bar, I have never whacked it out of adjustment .on the Left side, I have it set horizontal, I can see everything except the rear wheel on the other side with this mirror, it sticks out quite a bit, and I have folded it several times, but it is within reach to adjust on the fly