Magic eye wing cameras

[Louisesjpp]

There can be no easy answer, but is anyone considering replacing wing mirrors with magic eyes?

On my A Class the blind spots created by the sexy coach-style mirrors are huge. I think a magic eye camera system would be a huge safety bonus, but understand that swapping out would probably invalidate insurance and represent an MOT failure.

 

[NicM]

Why not just fit a revising type camera outside and screen inside.

 

[DuxDeluxe]

I think that eddievanbitz had some fitted to his RV.

 

[tonyidle]

I'm looking into some at the moment and for the same reason.

 

[Nanniemate]

I passed a truck this week had the video camera rear vew but had fitted extra blind spot ns mirrors

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[Fatboy]

Camos do a 360 HD cam system that could technically replace wing mirrors

 

[Flightlevel55]

This look a good 360 deg system for a motorhome or van but is just under £1k by the look of it.

Omni-Vue 360 Digital HD | Trailer Vision Ltd

Developed for large commercial vehicles, motorhomes and other large vehicles, Omni-Vue 360 Digital HD is the ultimate surround view system, FORS etc compliant.

www.trailervision.co.uk

 

[Louisesjpp]

This look a good 360 deg system for a motorhome or van but is just under £1k by the look of it.

Omni-Vue 360 Digital HD | Trailer Vision Ltd

Developed for large commercial vehicles, motorhomes and other large vehicles, Omni-Vue 360 Digital HD is the ultimate surround view system, FORS etc compliant.

www.trailervision.co.uk

I wonder if the mentioned FORS compliance in the tag line would help making the case for using the system, insurance and roadworthiness wise?

 

[Fatboy]

This look a good 360 deg system for a motorhome or van but is just under £1k by the look of it.

Omni-Vue 360 Digital HD | Trailer Vision Ltd

Developed for large commercial vehicles, motorhomes and other large vehicles, Omni-Vue 360 Digital HD is the ultimate surround view system, FORS etc compliant.

www.trailervision.co.uk

They did mine but it was £2400

 

[Marie-Claire]

The merc truck cameras run through the ecu, any damage to the camera puts them into limp mode , a safety feature I guess

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[Flightlevel55]

They did mine but it was £2400

Yes I’m guessing it’s less than £1k to self fit then use their calibration service. Is it as good as it looks?

 

[Flightlevel55]

I wonder if the mentioned FORS compliance in the tag line would help making the case for using the system, insurance and roadworthiness wise?

Could well do I reckon

 

[Fatboy]

Yes I’m guessing it’s less than £1k to self fit then use their calibration service. Is it as good as it looks?

It’s amazing, so much better than a 360 in a car, you can look down each side or the front and back too

 

[Dorwyn]

Years ago, a friend stuck a tiny little reversing type mini camera on his lh wing mirror, as his second input into his reversing camera. Pointing forward, of course. I have long thought of doing the same, but in the end, never bothered.

 

[philann]

Don’t forget the parallax effect. When you are using your mirrors, as you move your head or body you get a different view, this won’t happen with a camera.

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[Flightlevel55]

It’s amazing, so much better than a 360 in a car, you can look down each side or the front and back too

I had the 360 in my Touareg and it was really useful at times. It would be a great addition to my MH but a little too expensive for the amount of times the MH is used.

 

[Fatboy]

Given I have over 100k in my Motorhome, 2 grand was peace of mind when manoeuvring it, so I was happy.

 

[Flightlevel55]

Given I have over 100k in my Motorhome, 2 grand was peace of mind when manoeuvring it, so I was happy.

I think I would do same if mine was worth £100k too so fully understand that investment. I may still look around as there is new tech coming to the market all the time.

 

[Louisesjpp]

The 360 is expensive and I'm baulking at it, but I drive the A Class a lot of the time on narrow mountain roads, with crash barriers, which needs a lot of near-side wing mirror checking. The mirrors being placed as they are, this means turning my head away from the view ahead, which is, as they say, sub-optimal.
The other issue is that rear-end overhang swing is very hard to gauge in the wing mirrors, and potentially, very expensive.
I'm wondering how much a 360 would alleviate these problems.

 

[Fatboy]

The 360 is expensive and I'm baulking at it, but I drive the A Class a lot of the time on narrow mountain roads, with crash barriers, which needs a lot of near-side wing mirror checking. The mirrors being placed as they are, this means turning my head away from the view ahead, which is, as they say, sub-optimal.
The other issue is that rear-end overhang swing is very hard to gauge in the wing mirrors, and potentially, very expensive.
I'm wondering how much a 360 would alleviate these problems.

The 360 helps with the overhand because you can see all angles