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http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/tundra/184791-budget-versions-popular-mods-dvd-lift/
The OP and I both mounted our cameras at the top edge of the license plate. There is a photo in the link. Don't put it in that gap between the tailgate and the bumper, because that disappears when you open the tailgate. That would equate to a crushed camera if you were lucky and a dented tailgate if you were not.
If you got the same cables I did, then you will have a cable with a yellow video plug and a red plug (looks like a plug off a power supply) at each end. Plug the yellow and red plugs into the connections on the monitor, and plug the OTHER monitor connection into the Factory harness. Route that cable through the headliner, down one of the front pillars (easy to remove) and from there to the back of the truck. I went through the firewall, I think Barney_fife may have opted for another route. Not sure.
Zip tie it along the existing harness toward the back of the truck. The video should connect via an included adapter to the camara video cable.
For power to the camera, Barney_Fife hooked it into the reverse circuit. I got myself a couple of butt connectors from Radioshack. That red plug you routed to the back of the truck is carrying 12V. Also in the package should be a cable with the mating end for that red plug. It has two bare wires at the other end. I used the butt connector to connect those to the power leads for the camera. That way I didn't have to hook into vehicle wires. It also makes it more easily unplugged.
http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/tundra/184791-budget-versions-popular-mods-dvd-lift/
The OP and I both mounted our cameras at the top edge of the license plate. There is a photo in the link. Don't put it in that gap between the tailgate and the bumper, because that disappears when you open the tailgate. That would equate to a crushed camera if you were lucky and a dented tailgate if you were not.
If you got the same cables I did, then you will have a cable with a yellow video plug and a red plug (looks like a plug off a power supply) at each end. Plug the yellow and red plugs into the connections on the monitor, and plug the OTHER monitor connection into the Factory harness. Route that cable through the headliner, down one of the front pillars (easy to remove) and from there to the back of the truck. I went through the firewall, I think Barney_fife may have opted for another route. Not sure.
Zip tie it along the existing harness toward the back of the truck. The video should connect via an included adapter to the camara video cable.
For power to the camera, Barney_Fife hooked it into the reverse circuit. I got myself a couple of butt connectors from Radioshack. That red plug you routed to the back of the truck is carrying 12V. Also in the package should be a cable with the mating end for that red plug. It has two bare wires at the other end. I used the butt connector to connect those to the power leads for the camera. That way I didn't have to hook into vehicle wires. It also makes it more easily unplugged.
