Truckin

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Interesting..sounds like I shoulda bought a platinum camera instead of aux. backup lights... maybe they cheap out on the fx4 camera
heres the stock fx4 camera with stock lights



heres with the aux. lights

MCDavis

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Nah...I added Rigid SRMs to my Platinum. I needed to see areas beside & behind the truck through the tints. Helps with the cam too.

brucesears

If I'm backing into a street I still turn and look, otherwise it's the camera and mirrors.

Ricktwuhk

As noted re: mailboxes, it doesn't see everything. Trust it completely and you'll be surprised at some point.

I backed up this summer across a road (single lane in each direction), and when I crested the crown and then was angling down I could not see our beater parked in the driveway. Caught it's grill with the corner of the bumper.

Use it, use the mirrors, AND turn around.

I am considering adding lights as in the dark it's not ideal. Wiper would be nice too especially in the winter.

Bmpnugls

So this is the same camera/truck but with the addition of aux lights only? Or a different truck/camera w aux lights? If that's the difference with just aux lights I'm getting some ASAP!

tanked_darren

Rear camera for final park.

Truckin

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Same truck. .photo taken at same spot...seconds apart with aux lights on vs the stock reverse.
Only reason I thought maybe the platinum had a better camera is that a buddy has a 14 expedition and his camera looks like the better picture with his all stock...better cameras can see good in little to no lighting. I had a better camera on my lexus (oem) and on my jeep (after market)
Anyway tap auto vendor this forum has the light kits. I've got the sr-q. They have an sr-q2 that is 2 times brighter!
Besides the camera being good. .They are excellent for rear mirrors and all visual! I have mine hidden..they do make a flush bumper mount that will light up a baseball field

Truckin

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Here a link to a lighting thread on ridgid lights for different ideas
link..Click here

sgsTexas

I always look while backing. I glance at the mirrors and camera before starting and occasionally for reference.

The camera was a necessary add-on for hooking up the boat. 10x easier.

topgunz1

This is my first vehicle with a camera, it points almost straight down and has a pronounced "fish-eye" effect on the sides, I don't trust to it to give me any perspective at all. I'll use it to make sure nothing is directly behind me, but the old Mk1 Eyeball is hard to beat.