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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324  
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Installing one of these is on my never-ending list of things to do but I do plan to go up the drivers side A pillar and along the inside edge of the roof. It's the shortest route but will require the removal of the headlining, which is one of the reasons I keep putting it off
The rear washer has a pipe to it rather than a wire, which comes in from the left/passenger side having followed a similar route up the passenger A pillar and along the roof. It's quite easy to move it that way slightly to clear a centrally mounted camera, probably without even shortening the pipe. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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11th Feb 2021 4:08pm |
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| Leamreject Member Since: 19 Dec 2020 Location: Middle Earth - Leamington Spa Posts: 970  
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If you haven’t bought one yet consider getting a Bluetooth camera set up, you only need a local feed for the camera so no complicated routing of wires. Ride like you stole it!!
If I’m not on a bike it’s because only a 4x4 will do… 2011 2.4 Puma 90 HT |
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11th Feb 2021 4:36pm |
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| Cooperracer05 Member Since: 07 Nov 2020 Location: Sussex Posts: 98 
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thanks Darren - I am very much at risk of this sitting int he box for ages. The head unit took 10 mins to fit, but the hard work is the camera. I need to line the roof with sound deadening so might do both but then it all gets a bit overwhelming for someone as lazy as I!
Thanks Leamreject - I already bought a wired camera |
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11th Feb 2021 4:48pm |
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| Cooperracer05 Member Since: 07 Nov 2020 Location: Sussex Posts: 98
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Is the headliner easy to remove? |
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11th Feb 2021 4:49pm |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3414  
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I installed the rear view camera under the number plate light.
Wiring went up next to the rear quarter windows and along the inside channel of the roof. I had to pull out the rear quarter trim, the long piece of trim on the rear side of the headliner only. The front headliner i just pulled the 2 fir trees on the passenger door and had to undo the sunshade. My monitor is in the rear view mirror though. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing 2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black |
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11th Feb 2021 4:55pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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t's not difficult but is awkward and bulky. You have to strip out all of the upper side trims too, unfortunately. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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11th Feb 2021 4:57pm |
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| donmacn Member Since: 06 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1845 
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Well, just to reinforce what you think already, I put mine into the rooflining.
It's powered via the front cam, so the cable needed to get there, rather than down the A pillar. One thing to think about though, with my 110 the supplied cable (rear cam to front cam) wasn't long enough and I needed to get an extension. Donald 1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong (The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html ) 2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8 in the past.. RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi 1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box 1993 Discovery 300Tdi not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper... |
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11th Feb 2021 7:09pm |
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| Bish Member Since: 11 Nov 2008 Location: Hungerford Posts: 428 
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Use the Optimill reversing camera and integrated number plate from Mudstuff. Run cable along rooflining and down the a-pillar. I can fit one in about 2 hours. Dead simple.
Use the special cable from mudstuff to switch on the camera when the reversing light is engaged. |
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11th Feb 2021 7:22pm |
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| nitram17 Member Since: 08 Jun 2014 Location: newcastle Posts: 2261 |
After the w pillar how did you get it to the HU?via the dash!
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20th May 2021 9:27pm |
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| Fabio Member Since: 05 Aug 2011 Location: Somerset Posts: 589  
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I ran mine along the floor under the carpets.
I already had a dash camera on the back, did it whilst sound proofing it. The cable comes down behind the rear speakers. Fabio |
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21st May 2021 4:40am |
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