Backup Camera
Pro
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: Oregon
I went with the Boyo 420C camera tied to a Mito GENK352 Auto-dimming mirror with integrated 3.5" display. Ordinarily the Boyo mounts to your license plate and/or frame, but I found that it doesn't fit flush with the stock frame and also covered part of the license plate, obliterating our state motto. Not wanting to hack up the frame, nor cover our brazen motto, I found an easy way to mount the Boyo.
At Home Depot, or thereabouts, you can find a steel plate/strap (about 1/8"x 1.5"x9" roughly) that already has holes drilled the same distance apart as the mounting holes on the Boyo. I placed the plate between the license plate lamps (after temporarily removing them) and hung the Boyo from the upper part of the license plate recession. Because the camera is mounted upside down from its norm, I simply removed the camera from its housing and flipped it over. Took 2 minutes.
The result is a camera that is virtually invisible and doesn't infringe on any original equipment or legalities.
I found the Mito mirror on that ubiquitous auction site as a new take-out from a Tacoma pickup at half the retail price of a new one.
With the camera wired into the backup lights and run up to the mirror, the display is only visible when the tranny is put into reverse. Bonus - the mirror is also self-dimming, which the stock one wasn't.
At Home Depot, or thereabouts, you can find a steel plate/strap (about 1/8"x 1.5"x9" roughly) that already has holes drilled the same distance apart as the mounting holes on the Boyo. I placed the plate between the license plate lamps (after temporarily removing them) and hung the Boyo from the upper part of the license plate recession. Because the camera is mounted upside down from its norm, I simply removed the camera from its housing and flipped it over. Took 2 minutes.
The result is a camera that is virtually invisible and doesn't infringe on any original equipment or legalities.
I found the Mito mirror on that ubiquitous auction site as a new take-out from a Tacoma pickup at half the retail price of a new one.
With the camera wired into the backup lights and run up to the mirror, the display is only visible when the tranny is put into reverse. Bonus - the mirror is also self-dimming, which the stock one wasn't.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2009
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From: SW Nuh Hampsha
2018 C5 of Year Finalist
The camera can be removed from its mount via a couple of small allen-head set screws, if I remember correctly. It was quite easy to do.
Good luck with your installation!
Good luck with your installation!
Pro
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: Oregon
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2017
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From: Virginia
2021 C5 of the Year Finalist - Modified
St. Jude Donor '21-'22
Very nicely done! I'm not currently looking to do this mod. However, I'm certain there are others on the forum who would be very interested in purchasing these from you. This is one of the better mounting solutions that I have seen.
3rd Gear
Joined: Jul 2021
Posts: 3
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From: Virginia
Files
I posted the files on Thingiverse for people to download and print for free.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4903592
If someone doesn't have a printer I'm sure we can work something out.
Last edited by thordac; Jul 8, 2021 at 11:43 AM.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2017
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From: Virginia
2021 C5 of the Year Finalist - Modified
St. Jude Donor '21-'22
Thank you
I posted the files on Thingiverse for people to download and print for free.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4903592
If someone doesn't have a printer I'm sure we can work something out.
I posted the files on Thingiverse for people to download and print for free.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4903592
If someone doesn't have a printer I'm sure we can work something out.
Melting Slicks
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3rd Gear
Joined: Jul 2021
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From: Virginia
The Wire Comes from the camera goes to the clip that holds cable on the camera mount that puts the wire right there at the opening of the rear passenger side plate light.
if you look to the right the passenger side hatch latch there is a set of wire holding clips that route factory wiring. I made a small hole to the of the latch. Epoxied a grommet ran my wires through that then used 2 pieces of sound deadening material to cover it up with on both sides. I also used the few small strips of sound deadening material to make the wiring in the back car(outside be car inside taillights) route a path so later I wouldn't get vibrations and foolish tapping from the wires. ( just enough sticky stuff to hold did not cover all off wiring just strips to tape it to body.)
I also soldered a plug to the wiring coming from the reverse light to power the camera. with another wire going into the car from the reverse light to the radio to tell radio when car is backing up.
if you look to the right the passenger side hatch latch there is a set of wire holding clips that route factory wiring. I made a small hole to the of the latch. Epoxied a grommet ran my wires through that then used 2 pieces of sound deadening material to cover it up with on both sides. I also used the few small strips of sound deadening material to make the wiring in the back car(outside be car inside taillights) route a path so later I wouldn't get vibrations and foolish tapping from the wires. ( just enough sticky stuff to hold did not cover all off wiring just strips to tape it to body.)
I also soldered a plug to the wiring coming from the reverse light to power the camera. with another wire going into the car from the reverse light to the radio to tell radio when car is backing up.
Last edited by thordac; Jul 9, 2021 at 09:18 AM.
