I'm in the process of installing an Auto-Vox T9 rear view mirror/camera in my SLC and was wondering if anyone has done something similar and if so what the mirror/screen mount distance is from the windshield? I have the seats and interior out of the car so it's a bit tough to figure out the best placement so was wanting to double check. I'm worried about being able to touch the screen controls when I'm buckled up. Thanks. Scott
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I took the roof panel out of the car and am thinking of drilling and taping the front hoop right in the center to mount the mirror/screen. Anyone have any thoughts if this is a good or bad idea?
The T9 seems to be quite a nice screen. It looks like an OEM mirror, the mount can swivel enough to mount on the roof of the car and it's 1080P. It operates as a fulltime rear view camera and has a setting to turn the parking grid off. I also bought a very small (.75") flush mount 1080P camera for $28 (CDN) that I'm mounting in one of the grills beside the license plate so I can avoid having to drill any holes in the car.
Will hopefully end up with a fairly clean look, and be functional. Just using the mirrors is scary.
Let me know what you think.
The T9 seems to be quite a nice screen. It looks like an OEM mirror, the mount can swivel enough to mount on the roof of the car and it's 1080P. It operates as a fulltime rear view camera and has a setting to turn the parking grid off. I also bought a very small (.75") flush mount 1080P camera for $28 (CDN) that I'm mounting in one of the grills beside the license plate so I can avoid having to drill any holes in the car.
Will hopefully end up with a fairly clean look, and be functional. Just using the mirrors is scary.
Let me know what you think.
I mounted mine using nut-serts in the roof panel itself and it's been holding up great for 5K miles so far. It's a completely different screen (a full screen rather than a rear-view mirror layout). It's about even with the rollbar hoop though -- slightly behind. The position is good to reach, see the screen, but not block forward visibility. There's a lot of variability depending on how you position your seat though, so I'd recommend holding off on a permanent mounting until you've positioned your pedals, seat, steering wheel.
Unless you have t-Rex arms you should be able to reach damn near everything in there, even over to the passenger side.
I would highly suggest mounting the camera up top of the spider in the rear. That’ll give you a view of your tail and an extreme wide view side to side. You’ll then see directly next to you just by looking left/right and then absolutely everything in the blind spots with the camera. It nearly eliminates need for the mirrors.
I would highly suggest mounting the camera up top of the spider in the rear. That’ll give you a view of your tail and an extreme wide view side to side. You’ll then see directly next to you just by looking left/right and then absolutely everything in the blind spots with the camera. It nearly eliminates need for the mirrors.
I did something similar. The camera is mounted on the spider so I have a better view behind me. The only problem is the screen isn't quite bright enough. In direct sunlight, sun shining into the car interior reflects on the screen and washes out the image. It makes it worse with sunglasses on. I made new side mirrors with larger glass so my visibility is still pretty good
Howard Jones
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I have found that when I use my 7 inch monitor that is mounted in the same locations as Marks I have a interesting mental interpterion delay in what I am looking at. Its not at all like looking into a mirror. My brain seems to instantly interpolate the visual information from the mirror but not from the monitor.
I have a relatively low cost monitor that the picture looks good when simply viewing it but when trying to very quickly glance up to check my six on track its hard to see what I'm looking at. Especially critical distances., relative velocity's and vehicle types,. Its kind of like the mirror is 3D and the monitor is 2D.
I was thinking that a much better monitor might help but I am not sure resolution or refresh rate is the problem.
Does anyone else have this seemingly "mental" visual interpterion delay issue ?
I have a relatively low cost monitor that the picture looks good when simply viewing it but when trying to very quickly glance up to check my six on track its hard to see what I'm looking at. Especially critical distances., relative velocity's and vehicle types,. Its kind of like the mirror is 3D and the monitor is 2D.
I was thinking that a much better monitor might help but I am not sure resolution or refresh rate is the problem.
Does anyone else have this seemingly "mental" visual interpterion delay issue ?
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Howard Jones
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Mark i was wondering if its because my brain has "learned" the mirror picture over 60 years of looking in them. Old dog new tricks problem. How old are you? Are there any young people out there with a different perspective?
I'm 53 so not too far off. Yea I think it's because we're so used to focusing on the image in the distance vs focusing on the screen 2 feet away.
I experience the same thing. It's because I have to refocus. When I look out the windshield, I'm focusing on distant items. With a conventional rear view mirror, I glance at it, and I'm still using long distance focus in my eyes. When I glance at the rear view video display, I have to refocus to something very close. It doesn't help that I'm far sighted (with contacts). I would prefer a conventional mirror, but we don't have that option. So I have made the door mirrors as useful as I could.
Howard Jones
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Well at least its not me................I do think that the bigger and higher resolution the screen the better it will work for a mirror. I might get a bigger/better one at some point. Oh and I'm 73 still good vison.
Thanks guys. Howard
Thanks guys. Howard
Thanks for all the reply's, for the guys that have their screens mounted to the roof panel do you notice any vibration of the screen or is the panel strong enough to hold the screen firmly?
Thanks again for the help. Scott
Thanks again for the help. Scott
No vibration on mine mounted to the roof panel.
Howard Jones
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The key to no vibration with cameras, sensors, and mirrors is completely ridged mounting. If the mount doesn't vibrate then the lens. or sensor, won't either.
My monitor is solid mounted to the roll cage front cross bar. it doesn't move at all. My incar camera is solid mounted to the roll cage cross bar behind the seats. completely vibration free.
My monitor is solid mounted to the roll cage front cross bar. it doesn't move at all. My incar camera is solid mounted to the roll cage cross bar behind the seats. completely vibration free.
I 3d printed a trim piece that fills the hole in the ceiling panel, which provides a mounting bracket for the mirror display. The display doesn't move at all.
