Thread: What happened to your D3/D4 today?

Maybe use a suction mount? The Go-pro ones are very strong, and have a handy mount point?

Hell, you could just use a go-pro as the camera, and use the live view on your phone...

Originally Posted by veebs

Maybe use a suction mount? The Go-pro ones are very strong, and have a handy mount point?

I've ordered one.

Originally Posted by veebs

Hell, you could just use a go-pro as the camera, and use the live view on your phone...

As I can't verify what RF bands the GoPro uses, I can't tell if I'd be in exactly the same situation with the Carplay box interfering. That'd be expensive guesswork.

What I have now is a PAL Composite camera with vari-focal lens. So when the suction cup gimbal mount arrives I'll stick it to the back of the car and I can see it on the Nav display, same as the van camera I use when in motion and reverse camera when the van's not hooked up. Just means I have to temporarily plug it in the van camera connector before I hitch up.

Originally Posted by BradC

I've ordered one.



As I can't verify what RF bands the GoPro uses, I can't tell if I'd be in exactly the same situation with the Carplay box interfering. That'd be expensive guesswork.

What I have now is a PAL Composite camera with vari-focal lens. So when the suction cup gimbal mount arrives I'll stick it to the back of the car and I can see it on the Nav display, same as the van camera I use when in motion and reverse camera when the van's not hooked up. Just means I have to temporarily plug it in the van camera connector before I hitch up.

As far as I know, Go Pro uses bluetooth and wifi, just as the CarPlay unit does - one to establish a connection and the other to do the heavy lifting on data. I haven't tried your specific use case, however never noticed an issue with my (older) go pro in the car?

Listed my Discovery 3 for sale. I'm going to miss this forum and getting helpful quick answers the most. Ih8mud seems pretty useless in comparison

Originally Posted by veebs

As far as I know, Go Pro uses bluetooth and wifi, just as the CarPlay unit does - one to establish a connection and the other to do the heavy lifting on data. I haven't tried your specific use case, however never noticed an issue with my (older) go pro in the car?

I think the problem is my aftermarket Carply unit. Seems to interfere with pretty much any 2.4Ghz (Wifi & Bluetooth) connection that's close to it. Of course, having a phone or iPad on the dash board while reversing is close to the unit. I'll see how this next experiment goes, and if that fails I might put a manual disable switch on the Carplay module, same as I have on the reversing camera so I can prevent it switching to reverse camera when I have the van on the back.

Originally Posted by BradC

I think the problem is my aftermarket Carply unit. Seems to interfere with pretty much any 2.4Ghz (Wifi & Bluetooth) connection that's close to it. Of course, having a phone or iPad on the dash board while reversing is close to the unit. I'll see how this next experiment goes, and if that fails I might put a manual disable switch on the Carplay module, same as I have on the reversing camera so I can prevent it switching to reverse camera when I have the van on the back.

Does your CarPlay unit have a reverse camera input? It's a standalone head unit right?

Originally Posted by veebs

Does your CarPlay unit have a reverse camera input? It's a standalone head unit right?

It has a reverse camera, plus 2 additional camera inputs. It's not a standalone head. It's a carplay box interfaced to a GVIF so it looks like a factory install on the nav screen.
I disable the reverse camera when I have the van hooked up, so I can leave the van camera on the screen while reversing.

This new camera I have should plug into the van camera connector, so I'll be able to use it when hitching up then plug the van in for the journey.

Originally Posted by BradC

That'd be the one. So back to the drawing board.

3m VHB....