Blind Backing Up!

[keg]

Cripes! Last night I tried to back down my curved driveway. The side mirrors were wet and the driveway pavement was darker from being wet, and my backup lights didn't provide enough light to see anything at all through the mirrors. The exhaust in the cold air obliterated the camera. I was completely blind trying to back up! I need fog lights on my back bumper, or a spotlight!

 

[qwikhit]

Cripes! Last night I tried to back down my curved driveway. The side mirrors were wet and the driveway pavement was darker from being wet, and my backup lights didn't provide enough light to see anything at all through the mirrors. The exhaust in the cold air obliterated the camera. I was completely blind trying to back up! I need fog lights on my back bumper, or a spotlight!

What a horrible chain of events

 

[Tellthemride]

Sounds like a worst case scenario. I usually have no problem with the back up camera. I did swap out my incandescent bulbs for LEDs though.

Two suggest next time you are in that situation:

1. Try messing with the brightness settings on your back up camera screen. It might be possible to find a more useable setting.
2. Open your lift gate while driving in reverse.

 

[dansta]

Sounds like a worst case scenario. I usually have no problem with the back up camera. I did swap out my incandescent bulbs for LEDs though.

Two suggest next time you are in that situation:

1. Try messing with the brightness settings on your back up camera screen. It might be possible to find a more useable setting.
2. Open your lift gate while driving in reverse.

Are the license plate bulbs just regular 194's? (hopefully that is accurate) Appreciate it!

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[Tellthemride]

Are the license plate bulbs just regular 194's? (hopefully that is accurate) Appreciate it!

Yes 194’s. And reverse lights are 921’s.

Replaced reverse lights!