Zero Edge Backup Camera Install on 1998 Tacoma - FAILED

Product: ZeroEdge Dual-lens Car Camera, Full HD 1080P Large Rear View Mirror with 5-Inch Display Screen

Application: 1998 TRD

After a lot of research I decided to buy and install the above camera system. I paid $82 for it from Amazon with free shipping. It arrived the third day after I ordered it. I just finished returning it for the following reasons.

1. Although it does mount on the stock Tacoma mirror, I could not adjust the Zero Edge mirror to fit so that I could see correctly out the back and still have the front-view camera point directly straight ahead. It was cocked to the right enough so that the entire left side of any intersection was not visible while sitting at a stop light or stop sign.

2. Both connectors are straight-line connectors and come out of the mirror from the top. It was not possible to mount the camera with them connected because they interfered with the interior light cover. This was the job-killer.

3. If I were able to overcome #2 and mount the Zero Edge mirror, it would preclude moving either sun shade down and against the windshield. While not a job-killer, this would be major inconvenience.

4. The little memory card that came with the system could not be removed from the Zero Edge mirror without dismounting the mirror.

5. The connecting cable from the camera to the Zero Edge mirror was too short. While not a job-killer, I would have to splice in more cable to make it the entire 26 feet from the camera, along the frame, into the cab, up the passenger door pillar, and across the front right edge of the headliner (hidden of course behind the trim) and into the Zero Edge mirror.

I bought the truck because it was compact, and that pretty much precludes adding anything inside the cab that cannot be mounted behind the dash, door panels, or trim. Installing this system would be a Rube Goldberg installation at best and judging from my past experience, would require additional work in a year or two. I can live just fine without that.

I hope this short review helps others who are considering buying a Zero Edge backup camera system to mount in their 1998 Toyota Tacoma.