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Old 01-17-2008, 04:17 PM
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Default Xpost: Anybody running a backup camera with their AVIC-D3 or any other video unit?

How did you get the video cable back into the car? Did you have to drill a hole behind the license plate or was there a hole there already?

I was thinking of hooking up one of these once I get my IVA-W200 installed

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You'll have to drill a 1/2" hole behind the plate to pass the RCA through.
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Fack! Forget it then!
Old 01-18-2008, 05:09 AM
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Default Just a crazy thought ... how about running the cable through ...

one of the licence plate mounting holes (any unused ones?). Instead of drilling a big hole in the metal to pass the RCA plug through, cut the wire and rejoin it. It's only coax cable.
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Default If you did that you would either have to...

buy a new connector to put on or take the camera apart and see if you can disconnect the wire from the camera side. I was not aware there were unused holes in the trunk for the license plate. I figured there were no holes since they used that plastic backing to mount the plate.
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Default IIRC, there's an existing cutout already in the trunk behind the plastic backing.

The plastic backing is held place w/ a few screws and some adhesive.

Remove screws and pull hard.
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Thanks! I was hoping someone would say that.
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Default You could cut the coax if there turns out to be no existing hole...

...then the hole you would have to make would be smaller.
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