Anybody tried the genereic camera such as this? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=012

Just wonder, and may save $100 from Pioneer camera

Horrible! Stay WAY far away! Cheap plastic housing and brackets, CMOS camera! Never purchase CMOS. Always look for a CCD camera.

Many people on here, myself included, purchased a Boyo VTL-300 license plate frame camera. a little more money, but it's a quality product.

Thanks!

Now, where to buy it?

Horrible! Stay WAY far away! Cheap plastic housing and brackets, CMOS camera! Never purchase CMOS. Always look for a CCD camera.

Yes, bad idea. I have own 2 cameras like this and both crapped out in less then a month. The quality is also not very good. I just bought my VTL-300 two days ago from here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Backup-Camera-o ... dZViewItem

Yeah I have the BOYO 400 and LOVE it, VERY high quality

VBlue,

I ordered mine from the same guy, and since I only live one state over from him, UPS delivered it the very next day after clicking "Buy It Now!"

I highly recommend barneyselectronics

How difficult are they to install?

Yup, barneyselectronics all the way, took under a week to get to Cali.

VBlue,

 

I ordered mine from the same guy, and since I only live one state over from him, UPS delivered it the very next day after clicking "Buy It Now!"

 

I highly recommend barneyselectronics

Yea, I have ordered quite a few items from them. When the DEH-P980BT came out, they had the lowest price. Got it for about 360.00 a year ago.

How difficult are they to install?

That depends ALOT on the vehicle.

I just ordered the VTL-300 and did not think to look DA!!!

Will this plug straight into the Z1?

Or will i need some kind of add on?

Thanks.

it shouldnt be hard at all. the VTL-300 just comes with a power line & ground, and an RCA plug to plug into the back of your Z1. The included length of wires were ample enough to reach from my dash all the way to the back of my Ford Expedition!

How do you go about making sure nobody steals your license plate frame? I guess you just have to hope nobody does. Maybe some special screws might deter the novice.

well my BOYO 400 came will chrome caps that go over the bolts, I just glued them on

I just installed the VTL-300

I have pluged the input to the Rear Camera input (Brown)

If i plug the red to power and black to ground how does the Z1 know when I put it in reverse or dosn`t it being it is not a pioneer?

Now when i do wire it up and fire the Z1 up the camera comes straight up but then after using the radio etc i can`t get back to the camera?

I guess what i am saying is i am lost LOL

Thanks.

I have a D2, but I am assuming that the Z1 has the reverse wire also, that should be connected to the car, this is how it "knows" when the car is in reverse.

Follow up on the last post....

I worked it out..

If anyone else has a prolem like me on the F250 feel free to PM me...

well my BOYO 400 came will chrome caps that go over the bolts, I just glued them on

I end up purchased a 400 as well, but it's been a nightmare. The picture never showed up, only blank black screen I'm sending it back for inspection

Yea so I bought the cheap one off of ebay..works great! Just don't leave it powered on for more than 15 minutes. I have had it for over 2 months. And it came from hong kong so you know that it is quality! haha

can you post the link to the ebay seller's store?

Is this what you are looking for?

Just bought and installed it . Very pleased.

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Backup-Camera-o ... dZViewItem

Yeah, I just installed my VTL-300 yesterday, it works great. Very nice clear and vivid image.

If you want your products to last, you have to spend a little bit of money to get quality and reliability; I paid $154 for mine including shipping. Otherwise go with those $40 Hong Kong cameras.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Backup-W ... enameZWDVW

with avic d-3

i dont want to spend too much. but how would i mount the one in the 2nd link?

i dont want to spend too much. but how would i mount the one in the 2nd link?

pop out the lock on your trunk, or drill a hole into the body of your vehicle, unless you can create a custom mount. I would advise against drilling holes in the body of your vehicle unless you know what you are doing and how to treat it, or you will end up with some nice brittle rust on your car/truck!