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Old 08-07-2011, 08:07 PM
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Backup cam

Is it worth having a backup cam on a non navi car?
Old 08-07-2011, 08:20 PM
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I'm presuming you mean an afermarket backup cam since an OEM one is not available without the package?

It depends on if it's important to you. I find it extremely useful and helpful personally. Some people have it and don't even really use it.
Old 08-07-2011, 08:27 PM
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I had it on my 08TL and I found it a safety feature.

Yes aftermarket would be the way I would go
Old 08-07-2011, 08:40 PM
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I had driven mostly trucks before buying my G. I would have a lot more difficulty backing that thing up and navigating the rear altogether without the backup camera. It's saved my rear end more than once.
Old 08-10-2011, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by tallbrownie
Is it worth having a backup cam on a non navi car?

It's up to you, but I love the backup cam. And my car is non-nav and non-premium packages so you can definitely get it OEM without nav. My phone has google maps, so navigation is in my pocket if necessary.
Old 08-10-2011, 05:54 PM
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I love having the backup cam. Its really useful getting when getting into tight spaces and parallel parking for me. Also saves me a couple trips of reversing out of places since I know how close I can get.
Old 08-10-2011, 07:47 PM
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i can care less about the navigation since i dont travel to new places, but the man the back up camera is a must... i don't think i will ever buy another car without one.
Old 08-10-2011, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by fluxemag
It's up to you, but I love the backup cam. And my car is non-nav and non-premium packages so you can definitely get it OEM without nav. My phone has google maps, so navigation is in my pocket if necessary.

Can you tell more about add OEM back up cam to non-nav car?
Old 08-10-2011, 10:54 PM
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i LOVE my reverse cam.
Old 10-05-2011, 12:50 AM
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My car didn't come with a backup camera, so I installed a BOYO into my license plate and had it go to my AUX input. However, I didn't like it too much because there was no point of reference since the license plate is underneath the bumper.

What I ended up doing was putting another camera I got from eBay into the stock location. I bought a trim piece with the camera hole from a member on here, wrapped in it carbon fiber vinyl, and mounted the camera inside of it with some industrial velcro and silicone. Now I have a point of reference, but don't use it often since I've gotten so used to driving without it
Old 10-05-2011, 08:13 AM
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Backup cam is one of the best features and has been a requirement of mine since I first had one in '06. I believe it became a standard feature on the 2010 MY?
Old 10-05-2011, 09:54 AM
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I agree with everyone, the backup cam is a nice feature. It keeps my car off of curbs and other evil things.
Old 10-06-2011, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by fluxemag
It's up to you, but I love the backup cam. And my car is non-nav and non-premium packages so you can definitely get it OEM without nav. My phone has google maps, so navigation is in my pocket if necessary.

More info on this would be helpful. I'm really interested in this as well.
Old 10-06-2011, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by kingajay89
More info on this would be helpful. I'm really interested in this as well.
Backup cam is standard on 2010 and up.
Old 10-06-2011, 04:30 PM
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Just got mine installed from a installer pretty cool... yes and does help when reversing..


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