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It looks just like my aftermarket cam, but mine might be a little more low profile, its hard to tell from the pic. Everything is plug-n-play in my reverse cam setup in the sense of not cutting\shaving\splicing anything in the car, everything uses a plug to connect\disconnect so I can remove it to go exactly as it came out of the factory. This is a great mod especially being its so cheap, I cant live without it now as dumb as that sounds. It really helps when backing into a space or out of your driveway etc
If anyone is considering and needs some info, here's what I did for my install, feel free to PM me if you need help as I recently did this install in January.
Power: The camera itself is powered by 12VDC, but the OEM headunit reverse cam power is 6VDC. There is an unused plug\adapter behind the headunit which svxDC makes a harness for so you can get 12VDC when accessories are on from that. So using the OEM hu reverse cam power 6VDC as a trigger for the relay and the 12VDC power from behind the HU, the camera gets a clean power source which is only on when the car is in reverse.
Signal: svcDX sells a harness that goes in place of the factory harness that connects the the HU which gives you the RCA input to the headunit and 6VDC to power the camera, which you will need to solder\connect your RCA lead/power from the camera. All other HU functionality remains the same with the svxDC harness, it just gives you RCA inputs and a power wire for the camera.
Install: I didn't have to cut/damage/splice anything. I ran the wires through the same path as the OP, and used to trunk keyhole for mounting. I also removed the electronic trunk release disabler button and tucked/zip-tied it behind the panel so it can never be accidentally touched as this would result in having no way to get into your trunk.
Costs: The camera I bought on eBay for $15, but a week later I found them being sold for $1 shipped! So I bought 2 more as backups. The 2 plugs from svxDC came to ~25, and ~$10 in parts from Radio Shack. Reverse cam mod total cost ~$50 but could be done cheaper based on how much you get the cam for.
Last edited by B-R-Z; 05-22-2014 at 07:01 PM.
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