Powergate Tailgate Lock and Backup Camera
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Joined: Jul 2010
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From: SE - Michigan
That's the hardest part, I ran mine inside the tailgate through the access hole. From there the wires split, one set gets attached to your reverse lights and the other set gets ran on the drivers side frame rail into the engine bay through a gromet on the drivers side fire wall and into your cabin. Bring lots of zip ties and some weatherstrip adhesive to repair the larger gromet opening..
Just put my cam in today... ran frame rail on drivers side along factory wire harness but instead I used the rubber boot for the emergency cable. The e-brake cable slides within the plastic tube so nothing to rub on and way easier to get in the cab that way IMOP. Just a thought.
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From: Ontario, Canada
There is a plate that comes of with two big nuts right next the the main harness that comes in.From the outside it is a plastic piece that is rectangular but the long ends go to a sort of point. From inside it looks like a round hole with foam in it you can drill thru that it is a plastic cover for a clutch cable I drilled two holes that actually fit 2 half inch wire looms thru it on for the front camera with video and power and ground and they will both hook to the lockpick, I just don't think the video cable is long enough to make it to the connection so I think I might need about a six foot extension thinking maybe just buy a longer video cable one piece.The front one has too much, oh well what can you do. I got side tracked so didn't get the wire run under the truck, that is tomorrows job. I noticed my tonneau rams were make the plastic top covers on the box buckle a bit so I had to cut out the plastic behind the clamps so basically instead of finishing the wiring I decided to fix that while the sun still comes out warm enough to hopefully let the plastic side come down, was thinking of clamping it for awhile but can't find a way to clamp it that makes it worse.
By the way I poked thru the main harness the first time I wish I had known about this clutch hole.
Also found out my cameras show up opposite to the rear view mirror so that sucks. Have to figure that one out. Hopefully a setting on the radio.
By the way I poked thru the main harness the first time I wish I had known about this clutch hole.
Also found out my cameras show up opposite to the rear view mirror so that sucks. Have to figure that one out. Hopefully a setting on the radio.
Last edited by 72combo; Sep 9, 2010 at 12:41 AM.
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Only the review camera works right. Dam it my first Ebay screw up. My fault should have read more. I ordered a couple of CCD camera with IR for night vision and they have a jumper so you can use it on the front right now the camera on the front is showing and opposite view of the windshieldkinda freaky.