Front Camera Wire Routing?

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Dec 22, 2025 | 03:29 PM

-=Jeff=-

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Front Camera Wire Routing?

I have an aftermarket Head unit ( currently iLx-507) I am installing a front camera. The camera is mounted, I have dropped the hush panel on the passenger side and looking for a good spot to run the wires. I need to be able to pull the RCA through the firewall. I am looking for some suggestions as to where to run it through? also any tips as to how you did it.. Pictures of the location will be helpful.

I know I need to pull the battery to gain room, so want to have the plan laid prior to running the wires..

Side note, I have a future plan/idea of running a 4 Ga wire for a couple amps if I decide to fully do the audio system.. so spots for that would be helpful too..

Thanks for any info you can provide.

Dec 23, 2025 | 10:08 AM

woodsdesign

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Following as I also want to run a front camara and also have a iLx-507

Dec 23, 2025 | 12:45 PM

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Once you pull the battery you will see behind it a factory wire harness passing through a grommet that you can run the wires through. It will come in just above and right of the kick panel fuse box.

Dec 23, 2025 | 02:18 PM

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Once you pull the battery you will see behind it a factory wire harness passing through a grommet that you can run the wires through. It will come in just above and right of the kick panel fuse box.

I assume there is enough flex to run the wires through the same opening the harness is passed through and I don't need to make a separate hole in the grommet

Dec 23, 2025 | 02:29 PM

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I assume there is enough flex to run the wires through the same opening the harness is passed through and I don't need to make a separate hole in the grommet

You will need to poke a new hole or pop an edge of the grommet out to push it through.

Dec 23, 2025 | 05:26 PM

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Yes that's what I did too and used black rtv to seal it.

Dec 25, 2025 | 12:57 PM

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Yes that's what I did too and used black rtv to seal it.

Thanks for the picture. Also how did you get the battery tray off? I had what looked to be all the bolts out of it, but it seemed stuck, I need to fix the battery hold down nut..