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  • Rearview Camera Nightmode

    Does anyone find the rearview camera useless at night with minimal lighting? Is there a setting I'm supposed to change. Failing this I was thinking of installing a discrete rear light under the bumper.

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    Put your foot lightly on the brake. Doesnt your reversing light work
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    • #3
      Originally posted by Hillbilly View Post
      Put your foot lightly on the brake. Doesnt your reversing light work
      It does but I've recently driven other cars and realised we dont have a true IR camera which gives much better night vision. You know when the camera view is that weird grey or green colour at night and animal eyes glow

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      • #4
        It’s not great at night, but better than Mazda, Kia and (aftermarket) Garmin.

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        • #5
          agreed - it's not great at night. i've tinted my tail lights so it's even less useful.

          that being said, if you turn on your rear 'fogs' it does help somewhat.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by PDMJO View Post
            agreed - it's not great at night. i've tinted my tail lights so it's even less useful.

            that being said, if you turn on your rear 'fogs' it does help somewhat.
            Yeah I'm surprised we dont have IR, VW should be onto it if Holden is!

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            • #7
              Originally posted by LaNOS View Post
              , VW should be onto it if Holden is!

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              Well that wont last long will it LOL
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              • #8
                Doesn’t the reverse lights light up the area behind you?
                I’ve never had any issues reversing at night
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                • #9
                  Maybe those of us with an issue with it, came from cars with larger reverse lights.

                  Compared to most cars, the ones on the tig are quite small.

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                  • #10
                    Yeah its not great, I live rurally and often the only source of light are the reverse lights unless you have an IR camera. I am gonna get a discrete LED lightbar put in.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by LaNOS View Post
                      Yeah its not great, I live rurally and often the only source of light are the reverse lights unless you have an IR camera. I am gonna get a discrete LED lightbar put in.
                      Make sure you wire it up so it only comes on with reverse gear as there are regs about white lights facing rearward
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Simonr23 View Post
                        It’s not great at night, but better than Mazda, Kia and (aftermarket) Garmin.
                        Don't know about Mazda, but the Tiguan reverse camera is definitely crappier than my 5 yrs old Hyundai Santa Fe

                        Visibility at night in exactly the same position as the Santa Fe is clearly less visible

                        Not to mention the crappy out of alignment 360 camera and reverse lines

                        What is a decent camera $30. Tight ass VW bean counters ...

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                        • #13
                          I know in some cars just changing the license plate light for LED (or a better LED) can really help.

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                          • #14
                            On a $55k car you shouldn't need to do any mods to have the reverse camera operate correctly

                            We didn't buy a Toyota corolla

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                            • #15
                              Surprised to hear the Santa Fe camera giving better performance at night than the VW.

                              I’ve driven several Kia/Hyundai models and heaps of VW in the last 3 years and at night the VW (even base mode polo’s) get less noise than the Kia.
                              The Mazda is just a lower resolution- so loses on both fronts (noise and potential clarity)
                              My 360 camera is perfectly aligned, too. In your case call the dealer and book in so they fix it.

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