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CCMADONNA · 07-26-2015, 09:43 PM

bought it brand new, my regret: not getting wheels and big tires as part of the deal.

wakespeak · 07-26-2015, 09:48 PM

Yes you should get the back up camera ("rear vision package" on the 1SS). It will remove a lot of pain in garages, your driveway etc. If you have little kids its a must have. Visibility is hard out of the rear because of the high trunk. I use it all the time.

No regrets on the Camaro. Best car I have ever owned.

Infamous DK · 07-26-2015, 10:01 PM

Thanks for your opinions everyone! It is much appreciated.

I'm just gonna have to take the next day or so and really think it over. If I decide the rear camera is necessary then Crystal Red or Red Hot will be my choice. If not, Blue Velvet it is (best looking 1LE color combo next to black imo).

I actually live in a quiet neighborhood where I always get easy parking in front of my house and get to work usually early so I'm able to choose my spot first there as well. It's just those rare moments when I have to venture out with no choice to busy places and have to find parking in crowded lots or a street in the city that make me question this decision really lol.

Infamous DK · 07-26-2015, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by wakespeak

Yes you should get the back up camera ("rear vision package" on the 1SS). It will remove a lot of pain in garages, your driveway etc. If you have little kids its a must have. Visibility is hard out of the rear because of the high trunk. I use it all the time.

No regrets on the Camaro. Best car I have ever owned.

That's funny because I have a driveway actually but rarely use it because I usually always scrape my Accord going down it. I cannot imagine what it would do to the front splitter

IOMCamaroSS · 07-26-2015, 10:15 PM

I guess if I had to choose between getting the color I really wanted and a backup camera, I would forget the camera. If the color isn't that big a deal, I'd say go for it. I do wish mine had a backup camera.

JLSuperfly · 07-26-2015, 10:56 PM

Camaros have the visibility of a submarine.

JCunningham · 07-26-2015, 11:13 PM

the dealer should be able to install it. I almost bought a 10 and they were going to install it. It was $700 but it included the mirror with the monitor as there was no mylink at the time

DeanH · 07-26-2015, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by JLSuperfly

Camaros have the visibility of a submarine.

Stew2000 · 07-26-2015, 11:24 PM

I love my back up camera

trodecke · 07-27-2015, 12:06 AM

Basic rule of thumb, if you're having to have the car delivered (meaning, the dealer doesn't have it or it's not local), then get EXACTLY what you want. I gave my dealer a very detailed list of what I wanted and, just as important, what I didn't want. He had to look 300 miles away in Texas but he found the exact car I was after.

As for the backup camera specifically, I never really new I wanted it until I had it. Now I feel "unprotected" when I drive another car that doesn't have the backup camera.

DaveA · 07-27-2015, 01:58 AM

It depends on you. While many are telling you will be fine without it, that may not be the case. Only you know. I have ZERO depth perception. I would be constantly hitting stuff without it. When I didn't have a camera, I would get out of my car multiple times to check and see if I wasn't hitting anything. I would be like 3 feet away! Yes, my weakness as a driver. I know that. Now I'm using technology as a crutch to cover up my weakness. Love my camera!

Red2014SS · 07-27-2015, 04:56 AM

You can always get an aftermarket back up camera. Some of them are very nice units.

NYCamOwner · 07-27-2015, 05:20 AM

I didn't think I would like or use the HUD on the car either, but now that I have them, I miss them when I use my other vehicles. I love having the Rear View Camera and use it all the time, I can't imagine NOT having it.

WoodBoss · 07-27-2015, 07:11 AM

Just use your mirrors. When I bought my car I got used to the visibility quickly.

07-26-2015, 09:43 PM	#15
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07-26-2015, 09:48 PM	#16
wakespeak Drives: 2020 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,335	Yes you should get the back up camera ("rear vision package" on the 1SS). It will remove a lot of pain in garages, your driveway etc. If you have little kids its a must have. Visibility is hard out of the rear because of the high trunk. I use it all the time. No regrets on the Camaro. Best car I have ever owned. __________________ 2020 ZL1 1LE [Moroso SC Expansion Tank, otherwise stock]

07-26-2015, 10:15 PM	#19
IOMCamaroSS #PrimeCamaros Drives: IOM '10 Camaro SS Join Date: May 2014 Location: Minnesota Posts: 474	I guess if I had to choose between getting the color I really wanted and a backup camera, I would forget the camera. If the color isn't that big a deal, I'd say go for it. I do wish mine had a backup camera. __________________ instagram: @IOMsupersport // @PrimeCamaros

07-26-2015, 11:13 PM	#21
JCunningham Drives: 2017 2SS M6 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: WNY Posts: 7,070	the dealer should be able to install it. I almost bought a 10 and they were going to install it. It was $700 but it included the mirror with the monitor as there was no mylink at the time __________________ real ZL1 wheels and brakes, 285/305 Michelin Pilot Super Sports, Pray ported Intake manifold, Soler Throttle Body, Rotofab intake, EFI Tuning Flex fuel kit, full American Racing Headers Exhaust, 1 7/8" w/ cats H pipe and mufflers. Full 1LE suspension, with BMR adjustable sway bars and links, GM aluminum cradle bushings, Hurst shifter with lighter reverse spring, TWM shifter knob, Tick level 1 transmission. I should have bought a ZL1

07-27-2015, 12:06 AM	#24
trodecke Drives: 2014 2SS/RS CRT Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 365	Basic rule of thumb, if you're having to have the car delivered (meaning, the dealer doesn't have it or it's not local), then get EXACTLY what you want. I gave my dealer a very detailed list of what I wanted and, just as important, what I didn't want. He had to look 300 miles away in Texas but he found the exact car I was after. As for the backup camera specifically, I never really new I wanted it until I had it. Now I feel "unprotected" when I drive another car that doesn't have the backup camera. __________________ Lifetime Camaro guy. 1979 Z28, 1987 LT, 2012 2LS, 2014 2SS/RS --CAI Cold Air Intake --Solo HFC

07-26-2015, 10:01 PM	#17
Infamous DK Drives: '17 Mosaic Black 1SS M6 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 192	Thanks for your opinions everyone! It is much appreciated. I'm just gonna have to take the next day or so and really think it over. If I decide the rear camera is necessary then Crystal Red or Red Hot will be my choice. If not, Blue Velvet it is (best looking 1LE color combo next to black imo). I actually live in a quiet neighborhood where I always get easy parking in front of my house and get to work usually early so I'm able to choose my spot first there as well. It's just those rare moments when I have to venture out with no choice to busy places and have to find parking in crowded lots or a street in the city that make me question this decision really lol.

07-26-2015, 10:56 PM	#20
JLSuperfly Drives: 2014 Red Hot LS3 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 4,266	Camaros have the visibility of a submarine.

07-26-2015, 11:24 PM	#23
Stew2000 Drives: 2015 Camaro SS,2000 Camaro SS Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas Posts: 91	I love my back up camera

07-27-2015, 01:58 AM	#25
DaveA Drives: 2013 Camaro SS vert Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Boston Posts: 199	It depends on you. While many are telling you will be fine without it, that may not be the case. Only you know. I have ZERO depth perception. I would be constantly hitting stuff without it. When I didn't have a camera, I would get out of my car multiple times to check and see if I wasn't hitting anything. I would be like 3 feet away! Yes, my weakness as a driver. I know that. Now I'm using technology as a crutch to cover up my weakness. Love my camera!

07-27-2015, 04:56 AM	#26
Red2014SS Drives: 2014 2SS/RS Camaro Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,421	You can always get an aftermarket back up camera. Some of them are very nice units. __________________ 2014 2SS/RS, L99, SW LTH w/HF Cats, GMPP Ex. Z/28 CAI, FR41s in PVD Black Chrome, Recaros, Pfadt Sway 377hp, 383tq 12.739@110.44 MPH

07-27-2015, 05:20 AM	#27
NYCamOwner "Katy" Drives: 2014 2LT A6 'Vert Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Western New York Posts: 1,076 View My Garage	I didn't think I would like or use the HUD on the car either, but now that I have them, I miss them when I use my other vehicles. I love having the Rear View Camera and use it all the time, I can't imagine NOT having it. __________________ 2014 Black 2LT Convertible Elite Engineering Catch Can, Vitesse Throttle Controller, CAI Cold Air Intake Possible next mods: Throttle Body Exhaust Upstate C5 Member No, that is not me in the avatar..... I just love hot girls and hot cars.... or hot girls IN hot cars....

07-27-2015, 07:11 AM	#28
WoodBoss "Old School" Drives: 2010 2SS L99 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sherrills Ford, NC Posts: 1,295	Just use your mirrors. When I bought my car I got used to the visibility quickly.