I SAID I was kidding!  I wish I could say I was kidding when I say I've encountered quite a few personal cars/trucks/vans that had those beepers on them... ugh. 

But I tried to answer the backup camera question... and since you called me out... I'll go a step further.  I know nothing about the sonar equipment, so I'm not going there. 

Just a quick search on ebay... I found this rearview camera which works via aux output (as I suggested in my earlier post) and mounts to your rear license plate bolts kinda like a license plate bracket.  This particular one even supports night vision. 

So essentially you mount the camera on the license plate... run the wires to the aux input for your nav screen... and I assume it needs a power source of some sort... looks like it has wires that could probably be spliced into some wires in your trunk area... for example your REVERSE lights    Here's some pics of it... incase the thread dies when the bidding is over.  Its only 35 bucks btw... with $14 shipping. 











order one... hey for 50 bucks... its worth just playing around with!

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-CAR-video-Rearview-reverse-Rear-view-Backup-CAMERA_W0QQitemZ120268833662QQihZ002QQcategoryZ32826QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I thoroughly researched the SC before I got it.  So, I did know what was standard, what options were available and what it did not have compared to my M45 and ES350.

I am not disappointed with the SC.  It is what I expected.  Nevertheless, I failed to anticipate that I had gotten accustomed to those other features.

There are many after market products available that are proximity beepers.  There are also a number of camera systems for the backing up.  However, what I have seen fall far below what I had in the ES and the M45.

Niether Lexus or Denso has given me any hope to have installed one of their products.  So, my question was wistful at most hoping that a SC owner had found for which I am looking.

I thank each of you for your comments and suggestions.  If I come across a quality system that I can use in the SC, I will post a notice of same.

curb feelers?



    

Hey neat!