Route for rear camera

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Greg 01

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 Manchester
Hi guys .
I'm looking to fit a new dash cam with a rear camera
Into to my e85 .
Has anyone done this and is there an easy route for the cable to go to the rear camera ?
Although the rear camera is only a small one i was hoping to fix it directly to the rear window .
Has anyone done this and if so was there any problems when dropping the roof etc.
Any help would be great .
Cheers Greg.
 
Surely it won't work because the roof folds flat? Probably better off fixing it to one of the roll hoops.
 
Hi guys .
Thanks for the reply,s , I had thought of the roll hoops but as the rear camera is very small hoped someone on here may have already done it .
I did look at other dash cams but most are big and bulky and i wanted a small cam to fit behind the rear view mirror.
:thumbsup:
 
I guess you could mount it on top of the centre console cubby area, but that might be annoying when looking in your rear view mirror. It would be a great spot to put a small camera though.
 
If he doesn't post on this thread, try dropping a PM to Olsonn. He has one fitted - but I've no idea what or how and didn't really notice where.
 
Here's what I did with a Thinkware rear camera
 

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Cheers guys .
After Ben g,s comment I did wonder if it would go just behind my wind deflector.
Thanks for the pics Hagasan :thumbsup: .
My rear cam is smaller than the thinkware and would fit where you'rs is perfectly .
Do you get any glare with it being further back off the window ?
Cheers Greg.
 
No glare with either the soft top glass or hard top.. The camera needs to be raised a little bit to clear the roof when down and the lip on the bootlid hence my bracket.
 
Cheers Hagasan.
How high did your cam need to been to clear the folded roof ?
The lense on my rear camera rotates up and down so I may just scape by .
Will post some piccs after fitting .
Cheers guys .
 
Interested in how you route the cable.
I plan on mounting mine on the wind deflector but unsure is how to get the cable there. Front was dead easy.
 
I have looked through the how to section but found nothing .
I will be out on Sunday fitting this if the weather allows , so will take note and put it on here :thumbsup: .
 
Hi guys .
Just a quick update on this .
I've fitted the front cam as per the how to on here except wired the cam into two spare fuses in the fuse box , one permanent live and one ignition.
I managed to feed the wires down the A pillar strait through down past the side vent to the fuse box .
The rear camera cable I 've managed to push under the trim in the footwell and as far as behind the passenger seat no problem .
That's as far as I've got with the weather so far as I will need to drop the roof .
Cheers guys will update when I figure out where I go from here .
Greg
 
Hi guys .
Can anyone tell me how the trim that is in the middle of the seats above the hatch comes out please ?
The one that has that button thing in it for the roof in hagasan ,s pictures above .
Any help would be great . :thumbsup:
 
Greg 01 said:
Hi guys .
Can anyone tell me how the trim that is in the middle of the seats above the hatch comes out please ?
The one that has that button thing in it for the roof in hagasan ,s pictures above .
Any help would be great . :thumbsup:
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Open the cubby door and at the bottom of that piece of trim you are referring to, there are 2 small fixings holding it on. Remove these and it should simply pull off.

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