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Just had a good look at it seems the best route is the lower trim which does continue to the back seats.. Comes with 6.5 meters of cable so should work. Arrives tomorrow 👍 Although I love the parking mode function, I can see how it won't work currently with just a front camera installed, if someone drives past and scrapes the body work, the front camera will get nothing.

Ah, I'm looking at the dedicated rear cam, that option wouldn't work for me due to the camera position which is obscured by the reat view mirror. Just trying to work out a route through the trim.. there's no trim which carries the full car distance so I think I'll have a go with some odd wire I have spare to see how it goes.

How did you wire to the rear window? Had a look and those internal panels look very tight although should open up enough to get the wires inside.

Thanks for all the assistance, I did get it installed yesterday and have a tip for anyone who is really tall... Don’t attempt the passenger side fuse box, its a real pain, if you go through the drivers side fuse box, you are able to remove the trim just above that section to give yourself better access, makes the job so much easier. Happy to say the Nextbase hardwire kit works perfectly and overall I’m very impressed. One thing I love about the 552GW is the fact that you can view recordings straight from your phone without disconnecting the camera and download them straight to your device. I’m toying with the idea of adding the rear camera, it connects straight to the dash cam so no more advanced wiring needed.

I had a look today although didn't do it, I was concerned with how tight the fuses are connected to the box! Were your fuses hard to remove? I'm worried that if I try any harder, I'm going to break one! Wonder what idiot decided the fuse boxes were best placed in those positions!

Which fuse did you use, it seems our boxes are different as the 10amp I have in the position you mentioned is for ECU. What ignition only one did you tap into?

Didn't it worry you connecting up to something major like the ECU?

Or am I looking at it upside down here? Meaning you are using the 10amp ECU-IG?

Thanks again for the info, had a look and it is doable! I wonder if our fuse layout is different? In the position you mention, I have a 7.5 panel fuse?

Hey Vlad... How on earth did you manage to access that passenger side fuse box? I'm 6'6 tall and couldn't find a way to do any work in that small section! Any tricks??

That doesn't look like the official set he has, as you say, could be a poorly manufactured copy.

Hi Vlad I have got the genuine Nextbase hard wire kit coming tomorrow.... I had no idea that there was a passenger side fuse box, great information, I'll have a look later.

Cig lighter would be ideal although the previous owner broke a fuse in the slot leaving only the pins connected, impossiible to remove and I'm not paying an auto electrician £85 for the first hour to remedy. Might have to source a voltmeter to see what the empty slots are doing.

Is there a regulator you would recommend?

Just curious with regard to the empty slots in the fuse box, I guess they are all usable? Want to hardwire my Nextbase 522GW, does anyone happen to know a position that is sufficient for this, need a position which turns on and off witht he car ignition. Thanks