⏪The Best Aftermarket Reversing Camera? Ozeparts Rear View Mirror for Ford Falcon AU BA BF FG & FGX
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- čas přidán 12. 06. 2024
- If you're interested in adding a reversing camera to your Falcon, I think this may be the best option out there. This rear view mirror replaces your car's existing item completely, and still retains a fairly classy OEM look. It's also available for Commodores and many other vehicles!
It features a 9.6" LCD screen hidden behind the mirror glass, plus has an integrated 1080p dashcam that records from both front and rear cameras. #MOTORINGBOX
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Timestamps:
Introduction - 00:00
The product - 01:21
Installation - 03:14
Testing it - 06:58
Conclusion / Final thoughts - 11:05
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So agree that this should be standard equipment for all cars now. One quick time-saver - you can use a wire tap rather than cutting and splicing the wiring. You just shove your new wire in one port, ease the other port over the wire you are tapping into, fold over the locking mechanism and squeeze it shut until it clicks into place with some pliers, which pushes the metal tap into both the new wire and the original wire. What you did here is cleaner for sure, but for us bodgers looking to save time the wire tap is a good option :-) Which reminds me I used my last one installing the Mini3 Dashcam from one of your other recent videos (which I'm loving BTW!) so I need to order some more!
These are available for VT to VF Commodore too, as well as Territory and other vehicles - links in the video description!
I watched my daughter nearly get run over by a car backing out of a driveway when she was 2 and a half. Can’t have a car without a reversing camera again.
We just finished modifying a VE SV6 ute for a paraplegic & we've been looking at reverse cameras. I didn't think to look at Ozeparts.
Cheers Sean for another great video.
Honestly, it looks like a pretty solid performer, and with regard to the vertical FOV, it will show you everything the other mirrors don't. Having a built in front cam is a bonus!
what kind of monster would dislike this video.. great work. love it!
Love your contents on your channel mate 👍
Another great vid. Well done!
Great job Sean. Thanks for sharing!
Great video Sean.
A very neat install. Using the existing rubber conduit in the boot lid is a great idea. I must have one of the oldest reversing cameras. Just a cheap one, I think I paid about $70 for it, nearly 7 years ago from an ebay seller in Sydney. 6" screen/mirror, which clips over the existing interior mirror. My vehicle is an FG mk2 cab-chassis: drop side tray, with 600mm high gates. The factory interior mirror can't see over the tray sides and is unusable anyway. Sturdy all-metal camera, which has survived being hit twice by other vehicles.
Those reversing cameras in the mirror would be so handy to have for spotting young kids and reversing in really tight areas, especially when in some places here car parks are almost too small for bigger cars like the public council car park in my local town. Also no matter how good you're at reversing you would still feel safer with a reversing camera for spotting very young kids which would never see behind the car. Also I generally find the modern new cars are a lot worse for rear visibility compared to old cars from the early 2000's and older. especially modern hatchbacks.
You are right about the safety concern, Im planning to get one for my Chevy Sonic. Those solar powered with independent screen
Solar huh! I wonder how well that'd work
You should do a comparison between the HJ crispy fried chicken burger and KFC zinger burger like you did with the big Mac and big jack
Eventually I couldn't handle the mirror rattling on my old BA for any longer!! So I pulled it off, fit an E-series mirror, and never had an issue again 😅
I actually have my reverse cameras in my AU and EB on the head unit, but have the rear bumper visible in the bottom of the screen so I can see exactly how close to things I can park, and also for lining up the trailer hitch👍
good vid
That's the sort of upgrade I was looking for with my fairmont as well seen one at supercheap auto but that one looks better again as you get more of the display. Very nice find mate.
stay clear of the mirror versions that strap over the OEM mirror, they are useless and vibrate as you drive
@@gore1978 they look like shit too
i might have to get one of these
Literally spat my coffee out at the homer Simpson scream previous install effort, funny stuff!
Glad you liked it mate.
Good job 👍
Thanks 👍
I have gone 2 step above this in my Territory, I added a factory reverse cam as the top of the line year model didn't have the cam set up and since them I have drilled and mounted 2 flush mount cameras in either side of the rear bumper and wired up with switches instead of connecting into the reverse lamp to a little 5" monitor so I can flick a switch to check my blind spots at anytime I feel like it
I like it 👍
Hi,
Love your write ups. Wondering if the reverse camera has grid lines ??
Thanks for the review..
Heck, another great video and upgrade suggestion (read: inspiration)! Haha, been meaning to replace my rattling mirror with a better one from a junkyard, now you tell me even the good ones do it! I'd gladly pay $250 for one that just doesn't rattle...
I have a feeling it might be a small bit of "play" where the mirror attaches to the mount on the windscreen. So it's probably still worth taking the mirror off, and maybe putting a small layer of something on the windscreen mount itself.. maybe electrical tape? If it helps to wedge the mirror on better, I reckon it'd get rid of the noise for sure.
Nice work, and not that bad a dash cam either. I have the Ford reversing cam option integrated into the ICC and wouldn't be without it.
I am considering the ASL automedia upgrade for my BA, it integrates into the ICC too.
Hi, was it easy to install. I need a reverse camera but aren't sure how to go about it in my fairmont ghia, ba.
My AU mirror gets a really annoying vibration whenever i crank the sub woofer. Also the silver mirror layer is curling around the edges. Gonna have to fit one of these. Thanks for the video 👍
Thats pretty good i not fan of these sort of things but i like
Those stats are crazy, I like reversing back into driveway but don’t do it every time
Love your work. You should install some reverse sensors. Would be great to see you try and match the colours of the sensors to the car and get it looking as factory as you can.
Haha, no I'll draw the line at those. I find them to be more irritating than useful.
Thank you for showing how to remove the mirror, been wanting to replace mine
I was pretty nervous about it as I didn't want to crack the screen, but luckily if you buy or make the removal tool and have a rubber tipped hammer or small mallet it is actually pretty easy!
@@MotoringBoxTV no luck with a home made bit, i'll try to buy a remover i think.
Once its changed over, i can install my mini3 dash cam 😁
@@smithy2 really? They can be a little difficult to get moving. I initially tried by hand and couldn't get it to budge, but the little rubber hammer made light work of it.
@@MotoringBoxTVyep tapped it, i even tried tapping it down alittle incase it was pushed up on the clip itself, im wondering if maybe someone has put something sticky on the mirror base... wouldn't be the first dumb thing previous owners have done to it...
The windows to hot at the moment so i'll give it another go before i buy anything, but i have windscreen insurance 😁👍🏼
The only other suggestion I have is to try and make the tool every so slightly taller, incase it isn't quite compressing the clip far enough. even adding a few layers of electrical tape around it might make the difference. If that still doesn't work you may have to entertain the idea that it might be glued on! Or get a proper tool for confirmation anyway.
Love this idea! I noticed the mirror doesn’t have a dip switch on it, is it auto-dimming as well? I’ve fitted auto-dimming mirrors to my Territory and several BAs (mostly purchased from Territory Ghias at the local wreckers) so having 2-in-1 would be even better.
Did exactly the same got a Territory Ghia Auto Dimming in my Fairmont Ghia and LTD
I installed the same exact one in my car and for some reason when I start the car it’s always on reverse? I have to press the bottom button to put it back to Mirror and then it starts functioning normal.
I prefer the in dash reverse camera on the BA to BF series Fords.
Nice video, Sean.
Yup, using the stock screen is a great idea. I am curious about how it'd look though as the screen is fairly low-res.
@@MotoringBoxTV it works for me as you get grid lines for parking plus the rear sensors and auto dip mirror on the passenger side.
I had one but took it out because if when it activates and it's sunny outside you can not see the monitor behind the mirror only time you can is when your in the shade.
That's a good idea with the rather high rear glass of the AU sedans.
The more dim mirror is a good thing at night and no problem during the day.
If you can record the rear you now have a rear facing dash cam and can get a clear view of a tailgater's registration.
Now to fit a hubodometer to your Falcon. I actually made a mounting bracket for my NC Fairlane (same stud pattern).
Why would you need a hubdometer?
@@MotoringBoxTV crazy isn't it?
Maybe you could add to the review with some night driving to see how it performs with headlights behind you. I cant see a lever to dip the mirror to reduce glare.
I do alot of night driving and this may also be useful to others.
Great review as usual.
The way it looks by default is pretty much like dipping the stock mirror, so I suspect it'll be decent. I'll try it and report back.
ill be buying one for my old folks corolla.....they are always paranoid about reversing over their grandkids LOL
Better to be safe than sorry, always.
Not bad at all. It still does an OK job as a dash can as well.
Yeah it does the job, definitely not as good as a mid-range cam like the DDpai Mini2/3 I run.
I'm considering buying one of these jigger mirrors for my ba turbo. And was wondering if it would record like a dash cam from the front camera and the rear camera at the same time? It would be cool if you played with these jiggers for about a week or more before you made a video so you have more information about these products and functions they have. Love your videos awesome channel and love your ba turbo! I'm in new Zealand wish I could afford to move to Australia!
Yes it records front and back. You just have to play around with the rear cam so that the angle works well for reversing, but also good enough to record the traffic behind. Having a rear dashcam mounted higher up would always be better, but this is ok too.
Stay where you are the Grass is Brown not greener lol
@@VK7AM might not be greener but the gas is half the price in aussie and rent is cheaper.
I bought a similar cheapo reverse mirror for my mum and after a few months it just died even though it was fused. Not the camera but the screen itself. I can't say for sure but I suspect there may of been a voltage spike and taken it out. If I were you, I'd probably put dc noise removal before the power in to smooth out the signal (Jaycar AA3074 - $15). Or maybe the mirror just died, who knows.
I remember the video when you first got the BA you said the after market tripod gauges weren’t all working properly. Will you do a video where you fix or replace them?
No sorry, that issue is probably slightly different for each car. The boost gauge had a sensor and vacuum line under the dash that I accidentally unplugged, and the other one (oil pressure I think?) was a loose connection at the pressure sensor.
Why would you want to win the lotto? You already have an AU.
More AU's
Hi mate, good video, I'd like to know 2 things: first, can you change the lens angle to include more rear surrounding area in the screen view; and second, is there a function that can turn screen image off when reversing so you can use it just as a mirror sometimes?
No way to change the lens angle, although I do want to investigate whether I can find a wider angle camera to swap out on the bootlid. By default the reversing cam will turn on when you select reverse, but pressing the button on the underside of the mirror once turns it off.
@@MotoringBoxTV Thank you, I've just seen a very similar product, I think called AutoVox, you can swipe your finger up and down on screen and it shows more top and bottom views. Also can you enable those green and red assisting lines on screen while reversing?
Swipe up and down does let you see the upper or lower portion of the image, and it will remember the setting. It isn't really changing the lens angle though. The reverse lines can be turned on or off but I have found them to be pretty useless.
now i know how to install one properly
It's easy!
question does the size of this rearview mirror/ monitor interfere when using the sunvisor? as I bought a cheaper clip on type and found the sunvisor hits it.
No issues with this one, it's roughly the same size as the stock mirror.
I have the gator one from super cheap, works pretty much the same as this one
Nice!
Do you think you will put a reverse camera on the BA via the colour screen?
May do!
I would like it better if it would also show the tow ball in the image. That is handy for seeing that you are up to the line. Other than that it looks good.
I have just purchased a camera with a wider angle which should work with this kit - I'll let you know how it goes.
Anyone done this on a wagon. I am interested in threading the wire to the flexible tube to the body.
I think you're better off overall with a dash cam that has a reverse cam built in. Much more clear and good for safety purposes although the mirror one does look nice.. it just needs to black out the mirror when reverse is engaged imo.
Yeah, I don't think there's any tech which can black out a mirror like that yet!
Hi mate, if i change stock smarturbo to after market smarturbo do i have to tune my car again? Thanks
Smarturbo...?
@@MotoringBoxTV Ford TURBOSMART XR6 Turbo BA BF FG FGX 12 PSI Internal Wastegate Actuator FPV
Most likely yes
@@MotoringBoxTV thanks so much for replying always, and also I'm not sure if you remember i asked you about idle problems and my car stalls on the traffic lights, actually this problem was from the tune now i went back who tune my car and he fixed car drive perfectly now, thanks again and thanks for every single video you making i learn a lot from you.
Thats a great setup will work ok on my BA wagon or is it just for sedans?
...john...Willaura...
the main wire loom may be a little short to reach right up to the connection point. I have run the old yellow & red plug type wire loom from the back left bumper approx 4 inches from the corner on a Territory and along the floor loom and that reached approx 2 inches above the fuse panel.
It'll work, the only difference will be installing the camera in the tailgate and how the wires need to be run back into the car. The loom should be long enough for it.
i've used the same exact camera...........and after 6 months in the aussie sun and heat, the screen stopped working.......if you can park in the shade constantly, it may last longer....
Hmm, we'll see how it goes - my car sees sun daily. Even if it breaks, it's better than the OEM one noise-wise.
Unless you're using it as a dashcam, I'd angle the camera down a little bit more, I think you need a visual point of reference of your bumper IMO
You can actually swipe up and down on the screen to see the areas of the cam which are otherwise cropped out by the widescreen-style mirror! So that's pretty cool.
I wish they make them for EF-EL
pretty sure the EF/EL mirror mount is the standard Number 1 mount if it is, it is as simple as buying the kit and wiring it up the same way.
So long as the mount shape and size is the same, it should work. I can't confirm unfortunately.
Put your finger somewhere on the left half of the display and drag it up and down. It should show you more of what the camera sees (top towards the sky or bottom towards the road). The narrow screen of the mirror shows you only a part of the camera's feed, but you can see all of it, this way.
Put your finger somewhere on the right half of the display, then drag up/down. It should adjust the screen brightness.
Drag your finger horizontally on the display, from left to right.
From right to left.
See what happens.
Look in the manual, these functions should be written there.
If your mirror does not have these features, I apologize for giving you false hope. It still has great image quality. Also, I'm curious about night time image quality, especially the rear camera's. They can supposedly show more details than a human eye can see.
Yeah, swipe up and down let's you view the rest of the image, but to me that's really something you'd set and not really use when driving. Swiping horizontally switches to the front cam.
These cameras are just as useful for aiming at children too depending on your preference.
Many different use cases
Not the best at night, or dark places like underground shopping centres, mirrow will go dark
It has been pretty good so far. Not as bad as if you had the stock mirror dipped. Sort of inbetween I guess.
whens the fuckin dyno mate..... im waiting... and i keep waiting, coz your shit is good... but hurry the... ... up. the spanners are spun, shes ready to rip!
It is taking time, but slowly it is all coming together. You'll see it before the year is out.
Not the best kit at all- when you have one that simply connects to any power source and bluetooth/wifi to the screen- then you can say that, but otherwise this is just another clumsy, time consuming, finicky camera install. Big thumbs down
Why would anyone need a reversing camera????
You have two side mirrors and a central mirror and supposedly you passed drivers license.
If ppl need a reversing camera then they shouldn't have a license.
And a car.
If you need a reverse camera, for a sedan, you shouldn't be driving period. It's in the license test to use the mirrors...
You clearly missed the part about children and driveway deaths. It's this higher than mighty attitude that fucks people's lives
James Australian,
Yeh, kids are so predicable they never run behind a reversing car, ever.
Answer this Einstein. Why are new cars fitted with them from factory?
@@MotoringBoxTV
Exactly.
Good video by the way 👍
@@MotoringBoxTV unsupervised children on driveways is a neglectful parents problem. If it occured often with "normal parents" then we would see it on the news on a daily basis.
@@jamesaustralian9829
Man you're so special.
What's wrong with fitting a device that may save a child's life.