After market hood

Just curious. I haven’t even looked at my truck close enough to know if this work - that is, clear the engine, radiator, grille, etc. But wondering if anyone has seen an AM hood that you can actually see over. Damn near can’t see a thing coming over hills.

They designed this thing so that when you hit someone it doesn’t injure them as badly. The trade off is you’re more likely to hit someone. Gvmt logic.

 

what is an "AM hood"?

Is that the hood that you only use in the morning?

 

Get a front approach camera. Problem solved. Pretty inexpensive too.

 

That was my abbreviation for aftermarket.

 

That is what I did. Also, an AM hood won't help with the height of the grille or grille surround. I like the big radiator but do wish the sight could have been lower.

 

Cost of camera??

 

Setup can be anywhere from probably 60 to 200. I got one on eBay which is pretty much plug and play (a little crimping required) for 160 which turns on by using the hang up call button for 2 seconds

 

Was it this one? https://www.ebay.com/i/152676042678?chn=ps

 

Here's the override cable setup:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...e-navigation-override-smartphone-mirr.501617/

This is the camera that I used:

$27 iNewcow Car Front View Logo Embeded Camera for Toyota with CCD Waterproof IP67 Wide Degree (Middle)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00P2EN5J2

There are pics of my install in the cable thread, including the camera and the view out front. It is not a wide angle, but good enough for me.

 

Agree with front camera approach.

 

Nice, thx. What’s install time?

 

The vent surround pulls off and the head unit is held in by four 10mm screws. From there, it is just a matter of plugging in and routing the leads. With the camera and such, I might have 3hrs in it? The hardest part was routing the cam harness through the firewall as the grommet is up high (tight access).

In the end, just the harness eliminating the frustration of functions not being available while moving is more than worth it. I felt it was almost unsafe since I had to look over often to tell if I was just not hitting the right spot on the screen or it the function was being locked out.

 

Gonna hijack this for a min

Any vented hoods out there anyone recommends

 

RkSport, love it.

 

Ty!

 

Just remove your hood. Problem solved

 

Yep! Works awesome. Plug and play besides power which requires a tad of crimping

 

‍ If this is true do they have an all day hood? Maybe all weather?

 

Do you have a sport hood? I’m wondering why you can’t see?

 

Bc the center section of the hood is so high