This $99 Water Jet Remotely Cleans Your Car's Backup Camera Without You Leaving Your Seat - Yanko Design

"Reverse driving accounts for just 1% of all driving time, yet it's responsible for roughly 25% of all accidents. A dirty backup camera in winter, mud season, or on dusty country roads is not a hypothetical inconvenience but a genuine safety liability, one that most drivers have resigned themselves to either living with or solving by stepping out of the car every time."

"Lens Lizard mounts behind your license plate, sandwiched discreetly between the plate and the bumper using your car's existing screw holes. No drilling, no wiring, no running tubing through door gaps or under trim panels. The whole install takes under five minutes with a standard screwdriver, and once it's on, it's invisible."

"When your backup camera gets caked in snow/ice or road salt on a grey January morning, or buried under a slush splatter from the truck overtaking you on a Vermont highway, you press a wireless remote button from inside the car and a jet of washer fluid blasts the lens clean."

Backup cameras frequently become obscured by snow, mud, salt, and dust, creating significant safety hazards during reverse driving. Mike Klein developed the Lens Lizard, a compact backup camera washer that mounts discreetly behind the license plate using existing screw holes. The device requires no drilling, wiring, or complex installation—taking under five minutes to install with a standard screwdriver. It contains a fluid reservoir, battery pack, and high-pressure nozzle that users aim at their camera during setup. When the backup camera becomes dirty, drivers press a wireless remote button from inside the car to spray washer fluid and clean the lens instantly. The solution addresses a widespread problem that most drivers have accepted as unavoidable.

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