S2000 CR 3d-printed stealth back-up camera!
#1
S2000 CR 3d-printed stealth back-up camera!
I wanted to share my stealthy S2000 CR backup camera install in case anybody needs inspiration! I'm too anxious about banging up my front spoiler so I usually back into spots. Years of driving an IS350 hang me jonesin' for a backup cam in the CR... so I did this over the summer. It was fun and I'd be happy to put a parts lust together for anybody attempting to do it.
Costs: $129 shipped for the Gentex mirror (new-old-stock), $20 shipped for the camera, $3 for the mirror mount and adhesive, $20ish dollars for misc shrink tubing, o-rings, wire sleeve etc (stuff I mostly already had)
Enjoy. Video attached at end!
Finished product... do you see it?
Removed the rear cylinder lock for drawings in PTC Creo:
I designed the mount around this camera: and 3D printed a mount, bezel to fit:
I bought a Gentex display mirror (OEM on Toyota Tundras and more).
Harness was modified to interface with the camera. Three wires total:
+12V ignition switched power (spade attached at fuse box point)
Ground (spade fastened to random bolt behind kick panel)
Reverse signal (t-tap into the existing harness)
You can see how the camera mounts... connections are 12V and video:
Harness routed through with trunk release mechanism:\
Testing!
Costs: $129 shipped for the Gentex mirror (new-old-stock), $20 shipped for the camera, $3 for the mirror mount and adhesive, $20ish dollars for misc shrink tubing, o-rings, wire sleeve etc (stuff I mostly already had)
Enjoy. Video attached at end!
Finished product... do you see it?
Removed the rear cylinder lock for drawings in PTC Creo:
I designed the mount around this camera: and 3D printed a mount, bezel to fit:
I bought a Gentex display mirror (OEM on Toyota Tundras and more).
Harness was modified to interface with the camera. Three wires total:
+12V ignition switched power (spade attached at fuse box point)
Ground (spade fastened to random bolt behind kick panel)
Reverse signal (t-tap into the existing harness)
You can see how the camera mounts... connections are 12V and video:
Harness routed through with trunk release mechanism:\
Testing!
Last edited by k3v0n; 11-17-2018 at 03:05 PM.
#3
Well done.
If you don't mind using your iPhone for a backup camera, you can mount a mini camera in the rear bumper above the number plate and mount a wifi transmitter for it in the trunk as I did a few years back. The camera costs about $16 and the transmitter is about $30. The software for the transmitter (iOS and Android) is a free download. It takes some wiring and two pop-rivets to mount the camera. It gives you a very nice full screen image with distance markers on my iPhone 6s and my son's iPhone 6s Plus. I wired the power for mine into the backup light.
EDIT: I found a photo of my iPhone backup camera install above the number plate.
If you don't mind using your iPhone for a backup camera, you can mount a mini camera in the rear bumper above the number plate and mount a wifi transmitter for it in the trunk as I did a few years back. The camera costs about $16 and the transmitter is about $30. The software for the transmitter (iOS and Android) is a free download. It takes some wiring and two pop-rivets to mount the camera. It gives you a very nice full screen image with distance markers on my iPhone 6s and my son's iPhone 6s Plus. I wired the power for mine into the backup light.
EDIT: I found a photo of my iPhone backup camera install above the number plate.
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#5
Wow that looks great! And auto-dimming mirror as well is very nice!
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Time will tell but I think it will hold up. It is ABS with full density in most spots. I also forgot to mention that I designed and added a bezel between camera and trunk-lid. I added a groove to that for an o-ring and rubber grommet for added waterproofed-ness and snugness against the trunk lid. This probably helps immensely with dampening vibration, now that you mention it.
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Nice work! All the mirror cams I looked at didn't have the correct attachment to attach the mirror to the stock mount, how did you manage to mount this?
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