360 Surround and Blind Spot Camera System--MVI's Version of Intell

[Ryan2017Z71]

On 2/2/2017 at 5:14 PM, 1Bad16Silverado said:

I have installed the 360 camera system that MVI offers. The system is amazing!! The system is relatively easy to install. I used cameras off of amazon for the side cameras. They provided me a cleaner looking end product.

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00P914W7C/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 x2

 

 

This is the final outcome. All mirror functions were retained.

 

 

 

 

The view from this placement is also comparable to the views of other cameras mounted on the outsides of the mirror housing.

 

 

 

Disassembly of the door was an easy to do task. MVI provides a good instructional video on it. If you want stills, message me and I'll send them to you.

One thing I did do to help reduce the risk of scratching the door's upper trim while removing the lower trim is I added tape. This is right above where the two pieces meet, as it required some jimmying.

 

 

Taking the mirror housing off of the door is required. Be sure to support the mirror while removing the 3 nuts. There is also a two pronged plastic clip that keeps the mirror on.

 

Three nuts.

 

Clip

 

Once I had the mirror housing off and on a surface it can be worked on, I put a piece of tape to mark where I wanted to drill. 1" up and 1" over.

 

 

I then used 2 hole saws that were the same size to drill into the housing. The first one was standard and was used to mark the hole. The second saw was modified to prevent me from drilling into the motor of the folding mechanism.

 

 

 

At this point I ran a zip tie through the hole and housing. Taped my camera wire to the zip tie. Then fed it through the channel under the folding mechanism motor.

 

 

I also went ahead and cut the wire on the camera that gave it parking lines (green wire). Then I wrapped that section with duck tape, as it is a weak point. And as you pull it through the door and everything, it may pull apart. Then you have tiny tiny wires to put back together.

 

 

Push the camera in the hole. Extremely tight fit.

 

 

At this point I put the mirror back on the truck, and ran the wire through all the grommets and everything inside the door to get it to the boot that connects the door electronics to the cab.

 

 

I made the connections here in the boot. That way if the door ever needs to be removed, I'll be able to disconnect the camera at the same time without any fuss. (I know what you're thinking, "why would you ever have to remove the door?" Well, you just never know.)

 

 

I then ran the video line and power wires through the dash and into the center console. I used a power block (from autozone, $14.99) and piggy backed my power off of a cigarette lighter. This way I could have all the cameras tie in at one place.

 

 

Then I put everything back together, and viola!!

 

On a side note, I also hid my HDMI and USB ports in my upper glove box.

 

 

Then ended the day by playing a little Super Mario Brothers on an 8" screen. lol

 

 

This is my first write up, so please be gentle with the criticism. Lol. If you need more info about a step or something, let me know through pm.

What type of camera interfaces are on the module?  Just wondering if it is an RCA jack so any camera would work.