alpine iva w200

[FJ #8]

I am going to be buying the alpine iva w200 head unit very soon. I want to get a good backup camera, does anyone have any suggestions to which one to get?? Has anyone that has this head unit not been happy with it??

[jt's cruiser]

I'll post a pic of the w200 on here for you today or tomorrow if i get the chance, the backup camera stuff is more about where you want to mount it than specific brand.
We have used several cams and they all work more or less the same.
Do you have the spare tire on back? Do you want to drill into bumper?
Those 2 questions will determine the best type of cam, and where it's mounted.

FJ Cruiser #8 previously said:

I am going to be buying the alpine iva w200 head unit very soon. I want to get a good backup camera, does anyone have any suggestions to which one to get?? Has anyone that has this head unit not been happy with it??

[FJ #8]

i have the spare on the back and i plan on getting a aftermarket bumper whenever demello makes one...

[jt's cruiser]

FJ Cruiser #8 previously said:

i have the spare on the back and i plan on getting a aftermarket bumper whenever demello makes one...

A few issues with having the the spare on.
The biggest being that if you flush mount the camera in the middle of the bumper under the tire, you will lose a small amount of visibility due to the tire.
Some people are ok with this, others are not. If you move the cam about a foot or so to the right as you look at the bumper, the spare tire will not be an issue, but the cam will be a little offset.
The other option is license plate cam, which mounts as a license plate frame. This will send the cam far right, so you will lose some visibility, but it's a very clean install.
My suggestion, especially if you are not going to care about the bumper too much is to mount the cam offset.
I'll be at the shop later today, and can take a pic of our bumper and post it for ya, that might help.

[FJ #8]

jt's cruiser previously said:

A few issues with having the the spare on.
The biggest being that if you flush mount the camera in the middle of the bumper under the tire, you will lose a small amount of visibility due to the tire.
Some people are ok with this, others are not. If you move the cam about a foot or so to the right as you look at the bumper, the spare tire will not be an issue, but the cam will be a little offset.
The other option is license plate cam, which mounts as a license plate frame. This will send the cam far right, so you will lose some visibility, but it's a very clean install.
My suggestion, especially if you are not going to care about the bumper too much is to mount the cam offset.
I'll be at the shop later today, and can take a pic of our bumper and post it for ya, that might help.

a pic would be great thanks man