Blue View – Installing a Side View Camera

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Blue View – Installing a Side View Camera

Blue is a pleasure to drive. He has great visibility ahead and great side view mirrors. He also has a good backup camera, and between it and the mirrors, backing up is rarely a problem.

Since we don't have a window in the cargo door, the visibility on the right side is limited, however. When we are backing out of a parking space or our driveway, I can't see if there is a car coming from the side. Crossing an intersection can really be hairy.

One solution is to add a side view camera

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Blue View – Auxiliary Switches

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Blue View – Auxiliary Switches

An option that is available on Ford Transits is a panel of four auxiliary switches. We're not sure whether Blue's original parents ordered the van configured the way they wanted it or whether it was just purchased off the lot, but either way, Blue has the optional switches installed. So far, I only have plans for one of the switches – controlling the right sideview camera that will hopefully give us a little better visibility when we're trying to back out of a parking space.

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