Buffaloman45
Spring Valley, IL., USA
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I am blind in my right eye... therefore having a bling spot ant 10 o'clock and poor depth perception...
I'd like bo buy a Class C...
Are there any enhanced side-view mirrors or rear-vsion cameras that would help me?
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Spring Valley, Illinois
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hotbyte
Barnesville GA
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We have just a basic rear camera on our C and it really helps. I have seen newer class C's and A's at RV show that also have sideview cameras. Our rearview is angled to only see about from bumper to 1 long car length behind back. A remote controlled tilting or additional rearview at higher angle would be great. I'm sure you could install/rig some cameras to really provide angles/views you need.
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ron.dittmer
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I cannot recall the brand of motor home, but like hotbyte, I have seen a class-C motor home with both a rear camera and a side camera which was there to help with a typical blind spot. It was for people with normal vision, not specifically to aid with something like your 10 o'clock blind spot, but the camera might be adjustable to better suit you. I am sure an aftermarket kit is also be available for you to install on any motor home..
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Handbasket
Asheville, NC
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A lot of us have added our own backup camera systems. Try www.rvcams.com. Not the cheapest, but he's good at answering questions, and will go above and beyond on customer satisfaction and warranty issues. I've got the 5.6" diagonal monitor on the transmission tunnel, and a night vision camera mounted up high looking down into the blind spot right behind the back bumper. Works fine.
Mirrors: I've added two 'fish-eye' wide angle stick-ons to my main mirrors. I had 1/2 million miles of practice using these in my mis-spent youth as a bank courier. With your vision issues, you may prefer the large 4-6" diameter ones that bolt to the mirror struts. These are not used for checking distance, but for spotting objects; you then move your head to find them in the flat pane to judge distance. There's no true binocular depth perception in a mirror, AFAIK.
The biggest issue I can think of is that you'll have to turn your head further to check the right-hand mirrors. This may take your vision off the road a bit longer.
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