Install a backup camera on a yaris 2010?

[kevinj93]

The roof lining (on my series 3) has one clip that needs to be popped out.

The cover on the rear side pillar can be popped off fairly easily like most other internal panels. you only need a big enough gap to get your hand inside the lining.

Use an old wire coat hanger straightened out, or a flexible plastic rod to go around the back window. Once you have fed it through, you can attach the cable from the camera to the end and draw it through.

it's best to remove the flexible rubber tube from the hatch, rather than the body when running through into the roof lining. poke the draw wire or rod back through the tube to pull the camera cable through into the roof. you can then easily get to the side and run down to the rear light assembly for power from the reversing light.

the plastic pieces along the bottom of the door frames holding the edges of the carpet lift off to give access to a wiring channel. you can use these to get the cable to the dashboard.

[weevil]

Originally Posted by kevinj93

The roof lining (on my series 3) has one clip that needs to be popped out.

The cover on the rear side pillar can be popped off fairly easily like most other internal panels. you only need a big enough gap to get your hand inside the lining.

Use an old wire coat hanger straightened out, or a flexible plastic rod to go around the back window. Once you have fed it through, you can attach the cable from the camera to the end and draw it through.

it's best to remove the flexible rubber tube from the hatch, rather than the body when running through into the roof lining. poke the draw wire or rod back through the tube to pull the camera cable through into the roof. you can then easily get to the side and run down to the rear light assembly for power from the reversing light.

the plastic pieces along the bottom of the door frames holding the edges of the carpet lift off to give access to a wiring channel. you can use these to get the cable to the dashboard.

Ah, after poking around the car a little that is all starting to make some sense now, thanks very much.

Is the roof lining clip at the rear near the middle? Worried about yanking it too hard and ripping the lining.

Also unsure about the rear light assembly and getting power from the reversing light (understand the concept just not sure where the assembly is and what plugs into what).

Never done anything like this in a car before. My camera hasn’t actually arrived yet, hoping it will have some doco that will help colour in the wiring picture a little.

[kevinj93]

Originally Posted by weevil

Ah, after poking around the car a little that is all starting to make some sense now, thanks very much.

Is the roof lining clip at the rear near the middle? Worried about yanking it too hard and ripping the lining.

Also unsure about the rear light assembly and getting power from the reversing light (understand the concept just not sure where the assembly is and what plugs into what).

Never done anything like this in a car before. My camera hasn’t actually arrived yet, hoping it will have some doco that will help colour in the wiring picture a little.

Yes, that's the clip. You can get a screw driver or two under the lining and lever it down. The clip will pop out easily.

I ran 2 wires down to the rear light assembly and tapped into the wires near the reversing light globe. The ground wire is white with a black stripe. The other wire is red with a blue stripe. This gets +12 volts when reverse gear is selected.

It's a good idea to use some cable ties to tie the camera cable tight (but not stretched) from the entry to the hatch down to near the camera. If the cable is left loose where is passes down the side for the rear window it will rattle when you hit a bump. Yes, I found that out the hard way...

[weevil]

So this is a pretty handy link.

http://www.toyota-tech.eu/aimuploads..._003_187_0.pdf

From what I can tell this setup looks completely plug and play? They certainly do enjoy a good cable tie. I think the OEM cameras are 6v not 12v so can take this from the stock head unit? Suppose will figure it all out when it gets here.