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Old 10-03-2014, 08:59 AM   #6 (permalink)
cowmeat
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Is a license plate bracket mounted camera too much work ??

Three wires to connect, power,ground and back up light. then plug in the a/v cable and clip the monitor to the existing rear view mirror.
I already installed one, if you look at Turtle's page you'll see the plate-mounted back-up camera is already on it. I don't know how to power it if I don't use the reverse light for power, though. If it's super easy to find a power source to tap into, I'd like to do it, but electrical is not my forte. I consider myself lucky to have hooked up the camera correctly in the first place.
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If you where to gain as much as Metro for deleting two side mirrors (6%), your potential 90 day average could be 70.25mpg.

A 4mpg gain...

So, still not worth it...???
Nope! I am currently saving over 50 bucks a week by carpooling with my wife. I finally have a car she enjoys carpooling with me in. Should I decide to do a mirror delete, I'm pretty sure the honeymoon would be over, and she'd go back to driving her Explorer! Making a 4% gain in mpg a very negative investment!
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