Mounting Reverse Camera

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Mounting Reverse Camera

Postby Digital » Sun Sep 27, 2009 10:56 pm

Hey guys,

Now, this is not really a 'walk-through' as such, cos i've never done one and i don't claim to know how to write one lol.. this is more of a sharing of info on what i've come across when doing this install....

Thought I'd share some pics that I took when I mounted my reverse camera today to help any others that may attempt it. Sorry I couldn't get more step-by-step pics but it was freezing cold and me and my dad wanted to get it done ASAP lol.

here goes...

Firstly, remove inner trunk lining to access the inner workings of the trunk lid. It comes out easily after u've popped out all the screws.
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It helps to remove the out panel on the trunk so that you can run the wiring through to the actual camera. At first we weren't going to remove it, but then you would have to drill a hole in the trunk lid handle to run the connector through so we went about removing it.
To remove panel, see this PDF thanks to a post by at last! on another thread here and also on LGT.
http://www.legacygt.com/forums/attachme ... 1173808982

thread:
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the panel pops out where the screws are documented in the PDF after you've removed the two screws mounted behind the licence plate. Use a bit of force to get em out, follow the PDF and remove from the top right first, then pop all the screws out as you move to the left. (careful though as we broke one of the screws in the second pic down... but lucky it doesn't affect anything)
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we ran the camera wiring which is coming from the reverse light on the inside of the inner lining (stick the cable to another cable or string that you have lying around and guide it through). we ran it up the trunk hinge and hid it behind the inner lining
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to remove trunk lid handle, there's about 6 screws which you will need to push down from on the inside of the trunk. we used a pair of pliers which helped a lot. careful not to cut urself on the sharp metal!

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push enough cable through so its just enough to run along under the handle, see left of pic:
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drilled holes for our camera mount:
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pop everything back on and u're done!
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i woulda preferred the camera not stick out so much and be so bulky, but had no choice as theres metal directly about the mount so takes a bit more work to drill a square and mount it halfway up..

hope this helps someone out there... lol
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Re: Mounting Reverse Camera

Postby Moi » Sun Sep 27, 2009 11:45 pm

Great post...makes me want to install a reverse camera now :shock:
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Re: Mounting Reverse Camera

Postby CheesyMong » Mon Sep 28, 2009 12:13 am

Great write up well done...How did you route the camera's RCA cable to inside the cabin to the LCD screen?

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Re: Mounting Reverse Camera

Postby SillySora » Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:45 am

Mine is in the same spot :)
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Re: Mounting Reverse Camera

Postby Digital » Mon Sep 28, 2009 11:01 am

CheesyMong wrote:Great write up well done...How did you route the camera's RCA cable to inside the cabin to the LCD screen?

Cheers

Joel


Hey Joel,

we ran the cable alongside the LHS from the reverse light through under the rear seats (took them out) and the along under the LHS door sills...... the RCA cable is connected to my head unit as my screen doesnt have a direct RCA input. I have ordered a plug with RCA input which will make my camera turn on automatically which is documented in my other post in the "How Do I?" section

u can see some of the install pics here:
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5767&start=15

i didnt really get like a step-by-step that day, sorry.

Thanks for the comments guys! Moi, you gotta do it man! its been ages lol.... trust me its worth it!
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Re: Mounting Reverse Camera

Postby Digital » Mon Sep 28, 2009 11:02 am

any pics sillysora?
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Re: Mounting Reverse Camera

Postby swingn » Mon Sep 28, 2009 4:16 pm

Nice little write up :D

Final install looks good. Might be worth looking into when I eventually get myself a screen :P
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Re: Mounting Reverse Camera

Postby Moi » Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:19 pm

Digital wrote:Thanks for the comments guys! Moi, you gotta do it man! its been ages lol.... trust me its worth it


And now you're making me feel guilty for being lazy for so long :lol:

But really...now that the aussie $ is so high, I really don't have an excuse :)
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Re: Mounting Reverse Camera

Postby SillySora » Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:46 am

From the garage and on the Kenwood head unit I got from Loweart and installed with the panel from Phat man.

My camera in same spot looks the same and i'm too lazy to find a camera :) maybe next time :mrgreen:

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Re: Mounting Reverse Camera

Postby Digital » Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:57 am

Moi wrote:
Digital wrote:Thanks for the comments guys! Moi, you gotta do it man! its been ages lol.... trust me its worth it


And now you're making me feel guilty for being lazy for so long :lol:

But really...now that the aussie $ is so high, I really don't have an excuse :)


haha yep, i still remember you giving me recommendations on which cameras i should look at... .and that was AGES ago...... you're turn!
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Re: Mounting Reverse Camera

Postby Digital » Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:57 am

SillySora wrote:From the garage and on the Kenwood head unit I got from Loweart and installed with the panel from Phat man.

My camera in same spot looks the same and i'm too lazy to find a camera :) maybe next time :mrgreen:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39371754@N04/3963659039/


appreciate the honesty... lol... looking good!
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Re: Mounting Reverse Camera

Postby Posseltperformance » Tue Sep 29, 2009 11:30 am

What camera did you use digital?
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Re: Mounting Reverse Camera

Postby Digital » Tue Sep 29, 2009 11:49 am

Hey mate,

I used a Mongoose CCD170B 170 Degree CCD Camera

* Mini CCD high quality waterproof colour camera
* 170° super wide angle lens
* Adjustable bracket - mounts above number plate or other location
* Minimum illumination: 0.5 lux. 12vDC
* Complete with installation instructions

http://www.mongoose.com.au/reversing-sy ... d170b.aspx
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Re: Mounting Reverse Camera

Postby jdm rsk » Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:45 am

hey digital
here is my effort
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was just wondering why you didnt try and hid it

cheers shane
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Re: Mounting Reverse Camera

Postby Digital » Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:19 am

hey shane, looks awesome, that's exactly how i wanted mine when i pictured it in my head...

as i wrote somewhere earlier... i originally wanted to mount it like urs however i would've had drill a big hole in the metal on the underside of the handle.. the only area with pre-cut holes are to the side of the centre and i wanted to mount it in the centre of the boot handle
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