Dashcam rear camera wiring tip -- route wire through headliner

[Austincreek]

For those that are thinking about installing rear camera inside the back window, I found that routing the wiring through the headliner is the way to go.

Use a wire snake and it can go through all the way from the front to the back. You would need to gently navigate thru some reinforcement structure under the headliner but it’s not difficult at all.

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[Paul's stable]

For those that are thinking about installing rear camera inside the back window, I found that routing the wiring through the headliner is the way to go.

Use a wire snake and it can go through all the way from the front to the back. You would need to gently navigate thru some reinforcement structure under the headliner but it’s not difficult at all.

Thank you great tip that is a lot easier than taking down panel pieces.

 

[roadpilot]

I've always used a fish tape to get any wiring run under a headliner.

 

[Austincreek]

Thank you great tip that is a lot easier than taking down panel pieces.

Yep. In case anyone wonders, my wire snake went a bit diagonally, from the front passenger side towards the driver C pillar. I hope the pictures illustrate this.

 

[DCS]

For those that are thinking about installing rear camera inside the back window, I found that routing the wiring through the headliner is the way to go.

Use a wire snake and it can go through all the way from the front to the back. You would need to gently navigate thru some reinforcement structure under the headliner but it’s not difficult at all.

What type of snake did you use?

 

[roadpilot]

What type of snake did you use?

I have these for running CAT5 network cabling, but they work good for this, too.

3/16" x 33 Ft. Fiberglass Wire Running Kit (harborfreight.com)

 

[DCS]

I have these for running CAT5 network cabling, but they work good for this, too.

3/16" x 33 Ft. Fiberglass Wire Running Kit (harborfreight.com)

Looks too stiff for headliner routing, then I've never done that

 

[roadpilot]

Looks too stiff for headliner routing, then I've never done that

Don't tell that to my F150 with front and rear dash cams.

They flex enough to contour the roof but are stiff enough to go the direction you want.

 

[Austincreek]

What type of snake did you use?

https://www.homedepot.com/pep/Klein...=0AAAAAolLu9-g4r03qrgaQ4tyIRG91Xfy5&gclsrc=ds

 

[Mastermind46]

Thank you for sharing. I have been wanting to do this but didn’t really know how without pulling the liner.

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