My mother in-law has a 2004 Honda Accord, the trunk is high which is hard for her to see the back when backing up. I bought a 7″ monitor and a camera to install for her. The monitor is about $30 and the camera is less than $20. There are many types of camera, ccd is better quality than cmos but more expensive. Some cameras have guide lines in the back, some don’t, it’s just your preference. We actually like the one without the guide lines. There are also rear view mirrors with tiny little monitors built-in, but the good ones are expensive and many are not very clear. We found a place where we can put a 7″ screen in the car and we went with it.
Before install everything, make sure everything works outside on the bench first. I didn’t want to install everything and find out something didn’t work, and the camera didn’t work, we had to contact the seller and get a new one.
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- Run wires to the back – monitor power and video
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- Wires through rear seat
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- use cable to pull the din connector to front
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- Tape connector to cable
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- Ready to pull through
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- Pull din connector through
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- Connect to Monitor
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- Video cable running
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- Hide video cable
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- hide wires
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- Run wire under seat feet
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- hide wires
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- splice monitor power to back up light
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- camera video cable and power
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- led power from license plate
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- Splicing wires to back up light
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- tie-wrap wires
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- camera is working
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- night camera
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- super glue to camera case
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- double sided tape to the lid
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- LED light power from license plate
