If you can reach it all the way on the fender up there. I am just reminded of the bad experience here in MN with backup-cams. They are always dirty in the winter due to the spray that accumulates on the back of the car. I have heard Tesla side cams get covered here as well. Sure, you can wipe it off with your finger in a second, but you don't realize its dirty until you get in and are already driving. So its useless until your next stop where you forget again...
Not the same. No wide angle can see around a trailer that is wider than the position of the camera. Tow a max width trailer or boat sometime and you will see why its important.
your extended mirrow does not see around the trailer. and yes a widw angle lense will give you that view
Oddly enough, when I get into a vehicle, and before I start driving, I check that I can see out my windows and with my mirrors. But I suppose I might forget all about seeing anything outside the vehicle if some of the views were camera-based instead. I mean, it's not like I could just look up and see if the cameras were blocked before I started driving, right?
A "wide-angle" lens expands the viewing angle of the camera. It would not replace having extended mirrors. If you draw a straight line from the mirror location to the edge of the trailer, that's your max viewing angle. If you extend the mirrors further from the body, as many who tow do, then you can see more of what is behind the trailer. It's not possible to bend light around the trailer with the optics of the camera.
Shue it is possible. Just drag a black hole behind your trailer. ?
https://www.gmc.com/gmc-life/trucks/trailering-enhancements-for-sierra
I don't want to see behind the trailer so much as alongside it. Specifically where are the wheels in relation to the curb and other obstructions when low speed cornering in parking lots, charging stations, and driveways. Or where is back corner of the trailer in relation to the adjacent vehicles when backing it into a parking spot.
