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Old 10-31-20, 11:04 AM
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I bought a new dashcam that includes a rear camera, and I'm going to need to tuck the bundle of unused cable somewhere between the A pillar and the C pillar. I'm hoping the B pillar will have enough space behind it, but I can't seem to pull it loose. I'm afraid of breaking it. I did a search but didn't find anything. Can somebody tell me how to remove the trim covers on the various pillars?
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The installer that did mine ran the cord for the rear camera down along the floor beneath the doors, he said there was no clearance up around the pillars to run it and store wire
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Originally Posted by DerrickM
I bought a new dashcam that includes a rear camera, and I'm going to need to tuck the bundle of unused cable somewhere between the A pillar and the C pillar. I'm hoping the B pillar will have enough space behind it, but I can't seem to pull it loose. I'm afraid of breaking it. I did a search but didn't find anything. Can somebody tell me how to remove the trim covers on the various pillars?
My 2007 left one was a kind of loose, since there is an air bag there I’ve left it to the dealer to fix it....
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The lower B panel is just snapped on. Super easy to pry and pop it off. The lower C panel is easy too.
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I found these pictures of the C pillar trim, and from the back it looks like the trim just pulls straight out. Might be safer to get a trim removal tool in there though. (These pics are actually for a 07-12 LS, but I'm thinking it's probably the same for my '15).



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Originally Posted by SW17LS
The installer that did mine ran the cord for the rear camera down along the floor beneath the doors, he said there was no clearance up around the pillars to run it and store wire
They didn't try to go through the roof liner? I need to get my rear cam hooked up, and I'm wondering if I should leave it to the installer who did the front cam or run the wire myself.
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They didn't try to go through the roof liner? I need to get my rear cam hooked up, and I'm wondering if I should leave it to the installer who did the front cam or run the wire myself.
They tried but they said the clearances were too tight to run the cable.
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How much of a pain is it running just the front camera from the rear-view mirror area to the power plug in center console?
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I wouldnt run it to the power plug, I would run it to the fuse panel and wire it in.
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easy job man on the LS, just run it from the center console and power it off of a 12v cigarette port splitter
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