leedogg

Mine is starting to glitch on me. White screens or lines... occasionally it works though...very strange. I suspect moisture or something got in there...

Does anybody have a good replacement for the old wendy's camera? Kinda hoping for the same connectors so it can be a simple swap out.

Links would be appreciated.

Thanks!

leedogg

Found this one...looks promising, anybody have one of these?


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Coate...5267QQtcZphoto

Fulani has a TL

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Isn't that a keyhole camera though?

pikabb

I am in the same boat as you. Same problems with the camera (although half of the time mine totally blacks out). Wendy has an updated camera that uses a different connector. I E-mailed her about it and the new connector allows you to drill a smaller hole through the trunk and she does not carry the old style connector anymore.

I was about to give up and order the new one and change all of the wiring, so if you come up with anything else, let me know. I'm going to look into the one you just posted. Thanks

Fulani has a TL

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^^ You got a link to that camera?

pikabb

Wendy's New Camera

jswong

try ebay Item number: 190218231825... was going to order it until i saw this post with wendy's new camera. now i dont know which to get. what do you guy think? its only $29.99 + $16.99 shipping. on the other hand wendy's cam has been well knowed in this site.

lembowski

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mine is doing the same thing!!! my girlfriend says my car is poltergiest when it does it

but hey it lasted close to 2 years, she doesn't sell the same camera anymore? I just don't want to take everything apart again!!!

Kennedy

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Mine too...
Looks like 2 years and thye give up the ghost...

leedogg

Not sure what to expect from something that cheap...then again wendy's cam conked out on me...but at least the camera quality and viewing range was great.

I'd check the view range of that cheap camera first...

Thanks for the link to the new wendy cam. Could have sworn I was looking at this recently, but lost the link.

jswong

Yeah thats what i was thinking....thanks...lucky for me this post poped up befor i bought that cheap cam...... thanks for the advice and also the link

lembowski

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what was wendy's ebay name?

jswong

by the way you think zingers will have a group buy for wendy's new cam?

jswong

its swm902

Jottle

Just so you all know, wendy still offers a nine dollar discount if you tell her that you found her ebay auctions off of acurazine. I just bought this camera for my tsx. Worried about the moisture issue, I bought some GE silicone sealant and put it on the holes and the edges of the camera lens. I'm not sure it will prevent eventual water leakage, but it can't help. I blue taped the lens and just carefully put the clear silicone around the edge where it meets the camera body. Once the silicone dries, all the little pieces that went too far into the center of the lens can be easily removed with a good, new razor blade.

pestrada1978

I Just Bought One From Cartoys For 60.00. Was An Audiovox Just Like The Picture You Have Posted. It Works Great! Has Mirroring Capabilities And All, Just No Mounts, I Didt Need Them Anyhow. Go For It!

leedogg

Thanks, I just sent her an msg and got the $9 credit. Forgot about that credit lol

Buda

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Hmm, I was just wondering about future camera replacements myself. The only problem I've had so far is the is that I got a lot of interference when the cold cathode wires touch the camera wire. Some rerouting of the wires and all was good. I've had mine on for a year now.

Has anyone mounted there camera with 3m tape or equivalent instead of drilling holes?

Btw, it looks like wendy is still selling the old camera but there's only 35 min left on the auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SMALL...m160236020309&

Also have any of you tried out the Pioneer one? http://cgi.ebay.com/Pioneer-ND-BC2-R...QQcmdZViewItem

I think I read about a TSX having that one put on.

Jottle

There's a lot of discussion about this over in the tsx forum. "Reach" compared the pioneer and Wendy's cam. In his opinion, they are about the same quality. As for the 3m tape, I'm going to try this on my tsx. In the backup cam DIY thread in the tsx forum there are people who have used 3m trim molding tape with no problems. I even think some people used doublesided 3m foam tape, but I wouldn't trust that stuff to stick through car washes etc.

datmrman

Wow. Mine too. I thought it was because it was from the strong water pressure of my gas station's touchless carwash.

This looks like the same camera to me.


Anyone have experience with those cheaper cameras with infrared?

edit:
Just saw your link Buda.

datmrman

Any updates on this?

Wendy is telling me that both of her backup cameras ("smallest" and "super small") use a new wiring connector that has a mini plug similar to a headphone jack. Has anyone ordered one of these newer versions and has been able to connect it to Dom's TVandNav2Go (via some type of adapter/cable)?

I am hoping to replace my camera soon.

Jottle

I have the new camera (the one with the lens embedded into the body), and it has the miniplug. While I haven't installed it yet, the camera will work with a regular rca cable. So you should have no problem connecting it to dom's unit. All you need is a male or female rca cable and you're good to go. The miniplug from the camera connects to a female rca patch cable that also has the positive and negative power wires for the camera.

Buda

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Can you post up a pic of the connections you are referring to on the camera as well as additional cabling needed that you have?

datmrman

This is the response from Wendy:
That said. I've just purchased the newer super small camera. I'll keep everyone posted on how the install went.

Buda

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^-- Awesome! So at worst if the cable is to short we just get an extension cable

Jottle

Sure.



The black plug is the end of the mini cable that is connected to (comes straight out of) the camera. The black plug goes into the red mini plug. The red and black wires connect to the power. That yellow plug just plugs into any old rca cable you have lying around the house. These are the same ones you use to hookup vcrs and the like. Then you plug the end of the rca cable that you used into your dom's unit or similar rca jack. Everything pictured here comes with the camera. You still need to buy your own regular rca cable. Here's a link to one on radioshack:

http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2

You may want to find one that's shielded though.

Jottle

Ditto the question about using 3m trim molding tape instead of screws. I bought some of that red backed 3m molding tape but it doesn't look like it's strong enough. I'm surprised this stuff is supposed to hold moldings on. Has anyone on here used it? Do I need to heat it up to get the best tackiness?

Here's a pic:

Buda

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Thanks for the pic Jottle!

I've used that 3M tape for mounting several items. You get a clean dry surface at a proper temperature range and that stuff is very strong. I have used a blow dryer before to heat up the surface slightly before installing it and that can help, just don't over do it.

I use the 3M tape to install the inverter for my first install of the cold cathode license plate lights. When the inverter went bad, I could get it off the inside of the trunk lid and the 3M tape held it there so well. That sucker is still in there as I can't get it out.

I has just wondered myself about people using the 3M for the install as the surface area for mounting is so small.

Jottle

I'm going to try it with a small 1 inch piece with my camera. I just don't know what other tape to use. 3m makes permanent foam tape for automotive applications, but this is a big no-no if I ever need to remove the camera or want to NOT destroy my paint. Then there's regular old double sided foam mounting tape, but I highly doubt that stuff is water resistant. Looks like I'll have to keep an eye out for any other tape that would work well without damaging the paint. The body molding stuff is good because it will come off eventually with enough work.

lembowski

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Guys I installed the new type-s tails and in order to do that I to remove and reground my camera on the bolt on the back of the tails. Since I did that yesterday evening my camera has stopped giving the poltergeist flicker. So for all you guys out there try fiddling with the power/ground wires. I think mine just came undone from getting bounced during normal driving. I've used the camera atleast 10 times taday and nothing! Everything is back to normal

I will give it a few more days and if it doesn't start again I'm calling it a win

WaterBearrrr

Has anyone tried any of the license plate cameras with the infrared night vision? How does wendy's came look at night? I want to make the mod, but unsure on the camera type

datmrman

Here is the update on my install.

Swapping out the old wires for the new was pretty straight forward. I played it safe and kept the small camera connector on the right trunk arm so that future replacements would be easy; I would just need to disconnect and replace the camera (rather than rewire the connector -- assuming, of course, the connector stays the same).

The newer version's wires are short, but enough to work with. There is no longer a bundle of slack left over as with the previous model. The only thing I used that did not come with the camera was a 6 foot video RCA cable. This was used to connect from Dom's unit to the new connector cable (See Jottle's picture).

I didn't think ahead and ordered the newer super small camera. Well, since the lens is recessed into the camera body, when mounting in exactly the same location/angle as my previous camera, the view was obstructed by the license plate holder. (WaterBearrrr, this is a night shot of the camera in action. I did have lighting from the garage though.)



Fortunately, I was able to settle things with Wendy, and now I have the newest camera with the protruding lens and things are back to normal.

PeteThaPitbull

im having the same issue with mine recently..had it now for a little less then 1 yr, im getting the white lines and occasional fuzz/blurr with mine

PsychFish

Camera died from water for me... Do we require NTSC or PAL? will PAL work? I order this but it came in as PAL. not looking forward to the return to HK.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWN:IT&ih=005

Jottle

The bigger issue is that it's a cmos camera. The image quality will be far worse than the wendy cam. You may want to consider reselling it on ebay if the image quality is not up to your standards.

rockyfeller

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My camera also does the ghosting thing sometimes but other times it is crystal clear. So I guess it is a problem with this camera afterall, I was wondering what it was. It doesn't bother me now but is this a sign that it's going to conk out soon? It was good for about 6 months. It's been acting up for about 9 months now.....still works though.

As good as Wendy's camera is, the backup camera on my mom's ES350 is sooo much more clearer and blows it away.

lembowski

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I put a Boyo license plate camera on about 5 months ago and I should have done it from the start. Install was 10 times easier, and the camera's resolution is 10 times clearer in my opinion. Wendy's camera's are sh*t.......

funcman

Lembowski, you have pics of your install or an eBay link for the Boyo cam?

lembowski

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No istall picks as it is the same as the install for all the others with running the wires to the DOM unit. With this one since it is a license plate frame you don't have to worry about drilling and grinding anything to make the camera fit some where. Boyo has many different models, but I bought the vtl120 which is a black frame camera. You can search ebay as I'm sure there are plenty there

leedogg

Just an update, I did end up getting the newer wendy cam. I've had it for a few months now and so far so good. I didnt like how it was fairly recessed up there, so I added some washers so it would stick out more and you wouldnt see the top of the license frame.