dgp
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- VF II SSV Redline
Hi guys,
Over the last couple of days i installed my new dash cam into the VFII Redline.
Once i pulled things apart, it was a pretty straightforward exercise. I did buy some of that Tessa cloth tape that i used to tape up all the wires for the factory loom look and to mitigate any issues with wires rattling around.
I bought a Narva fuse block that i ran battery +, and accessory power to, from the Retained Accessory Power socket that i found clipped behind the left hand side of the glovebox area.
There was plenty of length on the cable from the dash cam to play with, that i ended up taping up and fixing to the existing loom behind the dash panel steel support.
I tucked the coax from the rear camera into the headlining and then ran it to the front of the car on the passenger side then down the A-Pillar to behind the dash.
The front camera coax and power cables were tucked in under the plastic surround that protects the forward collision camera (i had to file out a round hole for the cables to exit at the camera), then into the headlining and down the A-Pillar.
The glovebox is held in place by 6 7mm(i think) screws, but it also has a push in plug to help stabilise it on the radio side at the top (it just clips in), so once i figured this out, it was really easy to remove. Just remember to disconnect the glovebox light when removing the glovebox.
Any other plastics that need to be removed are just those push in tabs.
I taped up the loom for the Power Magic Pro so that it could enter the glovebox in the same vicinity as the light loom, and allowed enough length so you could install and remove the glovebox with ease.
I used lots of the cloth tape and a number of cable ties to fix everything into place so there wouldn't be any rattles, tested everything before re-installing all the plastics and am very happy with the results.
Over the last couple of days i installed my new dash cam into the VFII Redline.
Once i pulled things apart, it was a pretty straightforward exercise. I did buy some of that Tessa cloth tape that i used to tape up all the wires for the factory loom look and to mitigate any issues with wires rattling around.
I bought a Narva fuse block that i ran battery +, and accessory power to, from the Retained Accessory Power socket that i found clipped behind the left hand side of the glovebox area.
There was plenty of length on the cable from the dash cam to play with, that i ended up taping up and fixing to the existing loom behind the dash panel steel support.
I tucked the coax from the rear camera into the headlining and then ran it to the front of the car on the passenger side then down the A-Pillar to behind the dash.
The front camera coax and power cables were tucked in under the plastic surround that protects the forward collision camera (i had to file out a round hole for the cables to exit at the camera), then into the headlining and down the A-Pillar.
The glovebox is held in place by 6 7mm(i think) screws, but it also has a push in plug to help stabilise it on the radio side at the top (it just clips in), so once i figured this out, it was really easy to remove. Just remember to disconnect the glovebox light when removing the glovebox.
Any other plastics that need to be removed are just those push in tabs.
I taped up the loom for the Power Magic Pro so that it could enter the glovebox in the same vicinity as the light loom, and allowed enough length so you could install and remove the glovebox with ease.
I used lots of the cloth tape and a number of cable ties to fix everything into place so there wouldn't be any rattles, tested everything before re-installing all the plastics and am very happy with the results.