Clarity Back-up sensors

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This shows the view backing out from the extreme end of my driveway. The car just entering the built-in rear view camera frame at the extreme right has been visible for some time on the side view camera. As I mentioned, this mounting is still a work in progress.
 
Great idea!
There is hopefully a standard video cable somewhere, hopefully terminated in a standard plug (and not buried in a special connector or data stream with lots of other strange signals.)
If that can be found, then a simple video switcher would do the trick.
Does someone have the shop manual?
 
I'm installing a similar front-view camera system and would love to find out more about options for routing the camera output to an auxiliary port on the main monitor. ( I wonder if the shop manual is available as a special parts order from the dealer? )
 
Jason4107 said:
Can you guys clarify, Does the Clarity have front and rear parking sensors? I haven't bought the clarity yet, but this is an option that i really want to have.
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Just rear parking sensor option which doesn't appear to be factory installed.
 
Rear camera is really good. You can see down both sides of a lane when backing out of a spot in the wide view mode. The camera has three modes. Wide view is like 180 degrees. Normal view is like a normal reverse camera. Straight down view is right down over the bumper. It’s the type of view my F150 has that makes hooking up a trailer super easy.

I’m pretty happy with it as is.
 
Hi.Ho.Silver said:
Here is what I have found. It is subscription based online access.
https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/logon.aspx
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Thanks -- really good to know about!

The manual may also help determine how to route the front camera feed through the firewall/ bulwark that separates the engine & passenger compartment. There were no handy rubber boots/grommets visible on first inspection.

Has anybody else routed cable from the front of the vehicle to the passenger compartment?
 
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ab13 said:
There is a file posted for the Civic 7 inch. Maybe they have the same connector layout.

https://www.civicx.com/threads/civic-lx-radio-swap.4873/page-3
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Thanks. I thought about this a bit and decided that the front screen end is not the best place to start. Reason: That screen is tied into the car computer to control many functions via the touch interface. Among those functions is the control of the 3 modes of the existing rear camera via the soft buttons at the bottom of the touch interface. That is not just a video screen. Its more like a tablet.

So I started thinking from the back forward. We need to figure out how the existing camera works: Are there three (narrow, wide, bottom) cameras selected? or is a lens mechanically moved? etc.

Thinking some more about that, I went to ebay and Google to look for OEM or junk cameras from recent Hondas to get a clue. They all show a multi-pin connector coming off the camera, with no obvious composite video RCA connectors or cables. That is disappointing.

I did also come across a comment that a 180 degree camera (the widest view on the Clarity) may be more dangerous than its worth due to fisheye distortion at the edges. That would argue for staying in the 90 degree mode and using separate side view cameras (rather than a fish-eye lens) to fill in the sides.

What we need is a system and circuit description. In the old days the latter was called a CD.

And so it goes,
 
Our Honda dealer's very competent service department admitted it took them longer than Honda's estimate to install the back-up sensors. They did a superb job. The $800+ price is not insignificant, but cheaper than the cost (and inconvenience) of a parking-lot collision. Minimizing the chance of hitting a pedestrian is so important that I didn't think twice about adding the back-up sensor option.

I appreciate that Honda made these sensors optional because they would be superfluous for many owners and most wouldn't want the car to cost $800 more by default. I would have gladly also paid for Honda's cross-traffic sensors had they been an option.
 
Got front and backup sensors installed today. Quite happy with the results. I would have preferred the backup sensors to be installed per the template provided by Honda, but weren't unfortunately. Don't quite like the look, but they function alright
The backup sensors engage in reverse
The front sensors engage with a switch. There was an option to not get the switch, but some sort of auto engage at slow speeds. I chose the switch so the sensors could function when pulling out from tight parking spaces in reverse
Total cost $500 including installation
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insightman said:
Our Honda dealer's very competent service department admitted it took them longer than Honda's estimate to install the back-up sensors. They did a superb job. The $800+ price is not insignificant, but cheaper than the cost (and inconvenience) of a parking-lot collision. Minimizing the chance of hitting a pedestrian is so important that I didn't think twice about adding the back-up sensor option.

I appreciate that Honda made these sensors optional because they would be superfluous for many owners and most wouldn't want the car to cost $800 more by default. I would have gladly also paid for Honda's cross-traffic sensors had they been an option.
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Well, unlike the other vehicles with backup sensors, the Honda ones they installed don’t come with cross traffic alerts ... nor do they provide any automatic braking like my 2015 Jeep Cherokee does. Didn’t prevent me from backing out of a parking lot and even though I heard the beeps (which annoyingly occur with vehicles near both sides, and stopped as soon as they registered, I did touch bumpers with another vehicle backing out of a lot across the parking lot. Resulted in a small crack in the pain but nothing else. This would’ve never happened in the Jeep nor the 2015 CLA250 I previously owned which would’ve braked. In short, without some of the other protective features I’m not sure they were worth the $800 our Honda dealer charged for this add-on.


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I just back up using the backup camera on wide angle/fisheye since I’m old with a bad back and it’s hard for me to turn and look fully over my shoulder.
Not as good as cross traffic alert w auto breaking but works for me and at a fraction of the cost.
 
Johngalt6146 said:
I have done some more research on an RCTA as would be useful in the Walmart example:

A - I note that ultrasonic based systems only work to around 6'. That would be good for obstacle avoidance, but not really useful as an RCTA.

B - Microwave based systems seem the best, but most are over $700 just for the parts.

C - My current thinking is to use an optical system with 2 small side-looking cameras (one facing each way) located either below the bumper edges or on the license plate frame. They would feed a split screen monitor in the car. That method has the advantage of low cost and the ability to see far up and down the aisles of a parking lot. The driver then has good early warning, including the ability to easily notice animals, kids, people, cars. Disadvantages include increased information load on the driver, and clutter in the cabin. I'm currently looking at parts to build a small prototype.

Cheers,
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I to have the same thoughts about a Rear Cross Traffic Alert System and how come Honda does not supply one for the Clarity----I did some research and found the Rydeen Mobil BSS1 or the BSS1 LPB microwave radar system which may fill the need? It's a Blind Spot and Cross Traffic Alert System----I will be very interested to hear your comments----
 
allan wallace said:
I to have the same thoughts about a Rear Cross Traffic Alert System and how come Honda does not supply one for the Clarity----I did some research and found the Rydeen Mobil BSS1 or the BSS1 LPB microwave radar system which may fill the need? It's a Blind Spot and Cross Traffic Alert System----I will be very interested to hear your comments----
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This looks interesting, price isn't too bad.

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_989BSS1/Rydeen-BSS1LPB.html
 
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