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thenexttwosteps.
3. BeforeyoudrillaholeyouMUSTCHECKandseeWHATISBEHINDWHEREYOUARE
DRILLING.Ifthereareanyvehiclecomponents,suchaselectricalpartsorfuel
systemcomponentsbehindwhereyouaredrilling,youmusttakewhatever
precautionisnecessarynottodamagethem.Removethelicenseplateandcamera
beforedrilling.
4. Afteryouhavedrilledthehole,insertthesuppliedgrommet,thenpassthecamera
cablesthroughthegrommetintothevehicle.Youmustusethegrommettoprevent
themetaledgeoftheholefromcuttingthecameracable.
5. Nextyou’llneedtofindthevehicle’sreverselights.Turnthevehicle’signitionkeyto
theaccessoryposition,engagetheparkingbrakeandputthecarinreverse.Lookat
thevehicle’staillightstoseewherethereverselightsarelocated,theyarethewhite
lights.Tolocatethereverselight’s12V/24V+wireitwillbenecessarytogainaccess
totherearofthevehicle’staillight.Forhelplocatingthevehicle’sreverselightcircuit
contactyourvehicle’smanufacturerforvehiclespecificwiringdiagrams.
6. Onceyouhavelocatedthereverselightcircuityouwillhavetoroutethecamera
cabletothatlocation.Youmustsecurelyfastenthepowercabletopreventitfrom
beingcaughtonanyvehiclecomponentsuchasthetrunkhinge.Neverroutethe
cableontheoutsideofthevehicle!
7. Thereverselightsocketsonmost
vehicleshavetwowiresconnectedto
them.Usuallythenegativewireis
blackandthepositivewireisacolored
wire.Ifyouareuncertainaboutthe
wiring,youcanusea12V/24V
multimeteravailableatmostauto
partsstorestodeterminewhichisthe
positivewire.Followthe
manufacturer’sinstructionsforthe
safeuseofthemultimeter.
1=Positive(+)
2=Connector
3=Lamp
4=Negative(‐)
5=CameraNegative(‐)
6=CameraPositive(+)
7=Camera