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Blue07CivicEX · 04-13-2009, 02:02 PM

If you could find a good price on a small LCD you could setup a webcam to a laptop in the trunk then hardwire the LCD up front. If you did this you could probably have a camera on each side running back to the cheapo trunkputer then either run two small LCD's or one LCD setup with a split screen for each side.

Cost would definitely be higher but you'd eliminate the wireless element and get rid of your two exterior mirrors.

You would have to do some rubber mounting of the trunkputer and definitely need a rugged laptop HDD or run a solid state hdd to keep it alive for more then 2-3 trips (at least in the northeast where potholes can eat metro's)

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Blue07CivicEX EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Albany, ny Posts: 248 NewBlue - '07 Honda Civic EX 90 day: 38.13 mpg (US) The Better Half - '97 Ford Ranger XLT 90 day: 25.84 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	If you could find a good price on a small LCD you could setup a webcam to a laptop in the trunk then hardwire the LCD up front. If you did this you could probably have a camera on each side running back to the cheapo trunkputer then either run two small LCD's or one LCD setup with a split screen for each side. Cost would definitely be higher but you'd eliminate the wireless element and get rid of your two exterior mirrors. You would have to do some rubber mounting of the trunkputer and definitely need a rugged laptop HDD or run a solid state hdd to keep it alive for more then 2-3 trips (at least in the northeast where potholes can eat metro's) __________________ 2007 Honda Civic Ex Second Goal = 50mpg First goal = 40mpg Goal Achieved 3 tank average over 40mpg Starting point 30mpg ready...... GO.