View Poll Results: Would you be interested in having a Multi-Terrain Monitor in your 4Runner(s)?
Yes 4 57.14%
Yes
4 57.14%
Maybe, depending on difficulty/expense 2 28.57%
Maybe, depending on difficulty/expense
2 28.57%
No 1 14.29%
No
1 14.29%
Voters: 7. You may not vote on this poll

User Tag List

Reply
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 04-22-2019, 10:42 AM #1
Bluesky 07's Avatar
Bluesky 07 Bluesky 07 is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Cherokee Co., GA
Posts: 2,754
Real Name: Russell (OB #9908)
Bluesky 07 has a brilliant future Bluesky 07 has a brilliant future Bluesky 07 has a brilliant future Bluesky 07 has a brilliant future Bluesky 07 has a brilliant future Bluesky 07 has a brilliant future Bluesky 07 has a brilliant future Bluesky 07 has a brilliant future Bluesky 07 has a brilliant future Bluesky 07 has a brilliant future Bluesky 07 has a brilliant future
Bluesky 07 Bluesky 07 is offline
Senior Member
Bluesky 07's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Cherokee Co., GA
Posts: 2,754
Real Name: Russell (OB #9908)
Bluesky 07 has a brilliant future Bluesky 07 has a brilliant future Bluesky 07 has a brilliant future Bluesky 07 has a brilliant future Bluesky 07 has a brilliant future Bluesky 07 has a brilliant future Bluesky 07 has a brilliant future Bluesky 07 has a brilliant future Bluesky 07 has a brilliant future Bluesky 07 has a brilliant future Bluesky 07 has a brilliant future
Poll: Crazy or Brilliant? Retrofitting a Multi-Terrain Monitor

I'm intrigued with the Multi-Terrain Monitor feature and want to retrofit it to my '07 Sport. Wondering how much interest there is here in coming up with a way to do it. I posted the following in the 4th Gen thread but all members are welcome to comment or suggest ideas.

Placing and wiring cameras would be simple enough; I'm thinking one on the lower front bumper, one on the bottom of each side mirror, and one somewhere on the rear hatch or spoiler.

The challenge is how to see the live feed, with the choice to toggle between a 4-way split view from all cams or a full-screen view from any one source. My ideal solutions in order of preference would be:

1. Send the images to my iPad, which I have set up for navigation when off-roading. This is by far the best alternative because the mod's usefulness declines along with the available screen size on which the images can be seen.

2. Send the images to my head unit (Kenwood DDX373BT), though it only had one video input for a backup camera;

3. Mount a dedicated screen (though I wouldn't do the mod unless it's removable when not in use).

I've done some searching online and haven't seen any aftermarket kits or splitter-type devices that could feed the images to a iPad or tablet.

We have an immense and impressive range of knowledge and experience here and I'm hoping there's enough interest to collectively come up with a way to do this mod or that someone has seen a kit I've missed.
Bluesky 07 is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 04-24-2019, 04:51 PM #2
prcGTI's Avatar
prcGTI prcGTI is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Acheron (LV-426)
Posts: 55
Real Name: Jeff
prcGTI is on a distinguished road
prcGTI prcGTI is offline
Member
prcGTI's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Acheron (LV-426)
Posts: 55
Real Name: Jeff
prcGTI is on a distinguished road
I have some of this capability on my 3rd Gen 4Runner in that I have both rear b/u camera and a front facing camera that I use with my Pioneer AVH4200NEX double DIN stereo.

I can select Camera mode on the stereo and then toggle between the rear or front facing camera as desired. Obviously, it doesn't have all of the options of the Multi Terrain system, but still works well.
prcGTI is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 04-24-2019, 09:07 PM #3
Bumbo's Avatar
Bumbo Bumbo is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: CA
Posts: 3,529
Bumbo has much to be proud of Bumbo has much to be proud of Bumbo has much to be proud of Bumbo has much to be proud of Bumbo has much to be proud of Bumbo has much to be proud of Bumbo has much to be proud of Bumbo has much to be proud of
Bumbo Bumbo is offline
Senior Member
Bumbo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: CA
Posts: 3,529
Bumbo has much to be proud of Bumbo has much to be proud of Bumbo has much to be proud of Bumbo has much to be proud of Bumbo has much to be proud of Bumbo has much to be proud of Bumbo has much to be proud of Bumbo has much to be proud of
I really like that feature in the LC.

I think it would be useful... sometimes I am just doing some leisure driving in the desert and on some hill climbs all I see is sky... makes it pretty difficult to figure out if I can proceed or if I need a change in direction towards the top.

Unless you are actually wheeling, most people don't want to get in and out of the truck to spot such a basic thing.

Any tool that promotes saftey and helps me not fall off a cliff sounds good to me.
Bumbo is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Reply

Tags
feed , images , mod , screen , view

Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Bluesky 07's "Crazy or Brilliant?" Ideas #1: Retrofitting a Multi-Terrain Monitor Bluesky 07 4th Gen T4Rs 0 04-22-2019 10:36 AM
multi terrain calibration Shooter837 5th gen T4Rs 6 04-08-2019 02:40 AM
What is Multi-terrain select? jhebert9 5th gen T4Rs 4 02-15-2019 08:40 PM
Multi Terrain Select - Possible for SR5? Tom351 5th gen T4Rs 7 04-07-2015 02:23 PM
Multi-Terrain Select with lift kit patate91 5th gen T4Rs 7 06-20-2011 09:21 AM

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.2

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:03 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Search Engine Optimisation provided by DragonByte SEO (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
Feedback Buttons provided by Advanced Post Thanks / Like (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
***This site is an unofficial Toyota site, and is not officially endorsed, supported, authorized by or affiliated with Toyota. All company, product, or service names references in this web site are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. The Toyota name, marks, designs and logos, as well as Toyota model names, are registered trademarks of Toyota Motor Corporation***Ad Management plugin by RedTyger
 
Copyright © 2020