Yesterday I finally cut the insulated sun shades into the correct shape and silver taped them to the rear window. I was also able to remove the rear view mirror, and it took my cordless drill set at low torque to ease the screw loose. I wasn't able to get a Phillips screw driver to work, it kept slipping and I was afraid I would strip the screw.
The rear camera actually helps more with the blind spots on the sides of the car than it does as a rear view mirror. The side view mirrors are great for seeing directly behind the car since it narrows at the rear, but they leave a huge blind spot on the sides which the rear camera fixes.
