Pioneer reverse camera for AVIC D3 INSTALL
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Pioneer reverse camera for AVIC D3 INSTALL
So all in all it took me about 2 hours to install the camera I think, didn't keep track of time. Onto the pics:
I took the panels off the trunk:
I took off the 4 nuts that kept this piece on:
Looking that this grommet, its where the trunk open button wires pass through:
Gave it a little slice so I can pass the camera wire through:
Ran the wires through and zip tied it to all the existing wires and I came upon this tube o' wire that is on the top of the hatch. It be came tricky here I tried to push the wire through it, tried to fish it through it, but the plug on that end of the camera wire is a little to big. I'm pretty sure someone with patience can do it, but I ran out of it! You can see how I did it I just basically ran the wire on the outside of the rubber and passed it back inside of it. Not shown in the picture at the end I wrapped it with electrical tape.:
Since everything was taken apart, I ran the reverse wire (purple/white). I tapped it to the reverse light obviously:
The little power box for the camera, it is mounted behind the steering wheel column area, right to the left of the stereo:
Put everything back together and you have this:
and this is how the rear of the car looks like:
Put the car in reverse and you will see this:
Oh yeah people was curious as to where I put my XM box, its behind the glove compartment zipped tied to the ECU:
And here is where the XM and GPS antenna is located at, below the windshield wiper cowl:
The XM reception is suffering a little bit, not sure if it is from the cloudy skies and crappy weather we had lately, gonna wait out a few more days to see how it is or else I would have to relocate it.
I took the panels off the trunk:
I took off the 4 nuts that kept this piece on:
Looking that this grommet, its where the trunk open button wires pass through:
Gave it a little slice so I can pass the camera wire through:
Ran the wires through and zip tied it to all the existing wires and I came upon this tube o' wire that is on the top of the hatch. It be came tricky here I tried to push the wire through it, tried to fish it through it, but the plug on that end of the camera wire is a little to big. I'm pretty sure someone with patience can do it, but I ran out of it! You can see how I did it I just basically ran the wire on the outside of the rubber and passed it back inside of it. Not shown in the picture at the end I wrapped it with electrical tape.:
Since everything was taken apart, I ran the reverse wire (purple/white). I tapped it to the reverse light obviously:
The little power box for the camera, it is mounted behind the steering wheel column area, right to the left of the stereo:
Put everything back together and you have this:
and this is how the rear of the car looks like:
Put the car in reverse and you will see this:
Oh yeah people was curious as to where I put my XM box, its behind the glove compartment zipped tied to the ECU:
And here is where the XM and GPS antenna is located at, below the windshield wiper cowl:
The XM reception is suffering a little bit, not sure if it is from the cloudy skies and crappy weather we had lately, gonna wait out a few more days to see how it is or else I would have to relocate it.
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I would say touch up the paint a little. Even though it looks like it blends in (my car), it does stick out a little. If you know what I mean. It is on their via double sided tape that came one the camera. Now that I think about it next weekend I will drill a small hole in the base of the camera and the bottom of that hatch thingie and bolt it in there. Even though the camera is free if I do lose it, it would suck! Even if someone does rip it off they will have no use for it, its the dumbasses that feel like pulling it off for fun.
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Originally Posted by trialsindude
I would say touch up the paint a little. Even though it looks like it blends in (my car), it does stick out a little. If you know what I mean. It is on their via double sided tape that came one the camera. Now that I think about it next weekend I will drill a small hole in the base of the camera and the bottom of that hatch thingie and bolt it in there. Even though the camera is free if I do lose it, it would suck! Even if someone does rip it off they will have no use for it, its the dumbasses that feel like pulling it off for fun.
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I'm hoping to install mine under / behind the Scion logo on that plastic panel... Yours gives a nice image, hopefully mine will! (it's the eBay one with the infrared lights, but it needs like a 1.5" hole!) If only we could get rid of that damn warning on the screen, it's rather annoying. As for the antennas up front - mine are the same and are in the same place, and the XM reception blows even on perfectly clear days. I eventually made a bracket so they're sitting just under the surface of the screen vent thing instead of at the bottom, and it still blows. (made sure to keep a sheet of metal under them for a ground plane..) I'm thinking of trying to (at least the XM one) mount it under the rear skylight, out of the way.. I love XM but when it cuts out every couple minutes.. ugh. Good install!
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washed the car this past weekend and sprayed right on it just to see what happens, it came out fine. I was raining a good amount last week also and it never gave a problem. Even with a little water on it during the rain, the resolution still looks decent.
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Originally Posted by trialsindude
washed the car this past weekend and sprayed right on it just to see what happens, it came out fine. I was raining a good amount last week also and it never gave a problem. Even with a little water on it during the rain, the resolution still looks decent.
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