Installed reverse camera
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 9:21 am
Hi guys,I installed a reverse camera and wanted to describe my steps in case anyone else wanted to do the same.I mounted it above the 'P O N T I A C' plastic piece on the hatch that contains the hatch latch. I drilled three holes (two for mounting, one for cable) and bolted it in firmly with a little silicon to keep out moisture.I pulled the plastic panels off the inside of the door to make it easier to work on, of course. Seen from the back, there's a wire bundle at the top left of the door (it services the brake lights and turn signals), I popped out the grommet in the door and ran my cable snake down to grab my video and power cables. I pulled them through then in the other grommet on the chassic.I pulled off a corner of the plastic along the inside support arm right there so I could get the cable out, then moved forward to the driver side back seat. I removed the hand grip in the ceiling then routed my cable snake through one of the bolt holes to the back and pulled my cables forward. This is where it gets weird for my install: I ran power back from there to the rear again, but this was a personal decision, you might choose to pull power all the way through to the front. I tapped into the driver side reverse light through the side cubby (red/black is positive, white/black is ground).I pulled my video the rest of the way forward along the inside edge of the ceiling then down the front support arm. Cable snake from the stereo area over to the front left of the windshield finished the route.I tied a reverse signal-line into pin 11 of PCM connector three per http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=31372 (awesome reference, btw) to my head unit, and now whenever I put it into reverse, my head unit automatically switches over to reverse cam. It's ALIVE! 