I think I've made it very clear that I strongly believe in the value and importance of details. Depending on your mood, G-d or the devil is in the details. I think this is especially important in the automotive world. Sometimes I do something to my car. It's a repair or modification, but it's so minor and detailed that I'm sure I'm probably the only one who could notice it.I mean, it's certainly true nice If someone notices that, for example, I turned on both lights in a small town in my yurt, but who would actually do that? Well, I've decided that whenever I see something nifty on a car, I'm going to call it out. I hope that the person who did it can see that, yes, their little details are appreciated. First, let me introduce you to something amazing. Someone has managed to install his camera in the neatest and most clever aftermarket rear view I've ever seen. That includes the tail lights.
David actually found this and took a photo. I greedily robbed him digitally so I can write this article you're reading right now. Let's take a look at what's going on in this 6th generation Nissan Sentra.
In other words, the reverse lamp on the passenger side has been removed and replaced with an aftermarket rear camera. This is a very smart solution for several reasons. First, it takes advantage of a little-known fact. One Reverse lamps are required for cars destined for the US market. Automakers usually include two lights, motivated by a love of symmetry, but there are plenty of perfectly legal US-market cars willing to feature a single giant reverse light. I see it sometimes.
This type of aftermarket backup camera is usually mounted on a clunky license plate frame or suspended from a replacement license plate lamp lens, like this:
I think what our brave Sentra captain did here was take a camera very similar to that one and remove it from whatever clunky mounting system it was in and shove it into the taillight's reverse lamp housing instead. Not only is this very clean and tidy, but the reverse lamp is already supplied with 12V, so it's very sensible. Operates only when reverse gear is engaged. No need to clumsily connect the camera to the backlight from the middle of the back of the car through the inside of the trunk. This way everything will fall into place!
Now, doing this wasn't easy. The Sentra's tail lights of this era were similar to the Altezza's, with a separate red lens below the outer clear polycarbonate lens. I believe the reverse lamp had its own inset lens with grooves and was a separate part from the rest of the clear outer lens which was not grooved.
The backlight is in its own small chamber, so I don't think removing the grooved lens will compromise the integrity of the remaining lenses. And judging by the look of the modified Sentra taillights, there doesn't seem to be any problem there. I think it worked, even if there was some buildup of condensation or something. So my guess is that the grooved lens was removed, the 12V line was pulled out of the bulb socket, and the camera was mounted in his C-shaped chamber, perhaps using a JB Weld or something like that. Masu.
This is a very good solution for installing an aftermarket rearview camera, and I want anyone who has done this to know that it really is. sawAnd at least one person around the world appreciates the care and ingenuity taken to make this small improvement to their car.
well done.
Now, or maybe you're just looking at an empty light bulb socket and a lost reverse lamp lens. That's also possible. That means this entire post is just wild and inaccurate speculation. And definitely pointless. Frankly, this is a danger I face all the time. But I really hope this is someone's reverse camera solution. If not, Sentra owners should give it a try.
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