Great write-up.
I remember reading it a while ago, but yesterday I tried to wire my aftermarket rearview camera without looking at your way.
It turned out - that's the best way
I have retrofitted the OEM Navigation screen and have a video converter in the glovebox - so my wires start from the glovebox all the way through the passenger side of the vehicle - just like yours.
For now I left the wires in the D pillar tucked, because I had a major headache with fishing the wires through the hatch.
After reading your post that it turned out easier than you thought - perhaps I need a harder, steel-like fish wire to make it through from the top, to the rear defrost opening first, and then to the camera location.
After my disappointment yesterday that couldn't finish the wires, at least I mounted the camera - at your location
I used this camera:
https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)
It's for 09 Toyota Camry
The look is like yours - OEM like.
Will post pictures at least for the camera
And will try these days to deal with the wires once again.
I remember reading it a while ago, but yesterday I tried to wire my aftermarket rearview camera without looking at your way.
It turned out - that's the best way
I have retrofitted the OEM Navigation screen and have a video converter in the glovebox - so my wires start from the glovebox all the way through the passenger side of the vehicle - just like yours.
For now I left the wires in the D pillar tucked, because I had a major headache with fishing the wires through the hatch.
After reading your post that it turned out easier than you thought - perhaps I need a harder, steel-like fish wire to make it through from the top, to the rear defrost opening first, and then to the camera location.
After my disappointment yesterday that couldn't finish the wires, at least I mounted the camera - at your location
I used this camera:
https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)
It's for 09 Toyota Camry
The look is like yours - OEM like.
Will post pictures at least for the camera
And will try these days to deal with the wires once again.
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