I got a little creative with my Eclipse rear view camera for my AVN6620 DD Nav/DVD unit. I figured I didnt need the key cylinder in the trunk so I had an idea and I think it worked out very well. The ring around the camera was sprayed the same color as the car and I used the existing rubber gasket that was used with the key cylinder and assemled it all together and made sure it was all weatherproof so no chance of any leaks at the wash. The level of the camera is perfect!! I also am posting some other pics of the audio install going on right now. We are set to have it completed by the end of the month.

System---
Head unit - Eclipse AVN6620
Add ons - Eclipse rear view camera, Eclipse iPod adapter, Eclipse Parrot bluetooth handsfree, Sirius add-on
Front components - Eclipse SC8365 3-Way components
Rear speakers - Eclipse SC6510
Subs - 2-12" Eclipse SW8200
Monoblock Amp - Eclipse ZA1200
4 Channel Amp - Eclipse XA4200
Capacitor - Tsunami 5 Farad SQ
Battery - Kinetic 1300
Overhead monitor - Soundstream 7" overhead flip monitor

 

Being that I have the highrise, I can see why you'd need a camera lol. What if your electric popper happens to go out tho? You can't crawl in through the seats cuz they unlatch from inside the trunk....

 

Good point lol.

 

Got that figured out, you can boost the car from under the hood and there is the trunk release button inside the car as well as the factory remote to pop it and I have a clifford alarm/starter where I can open it with. If all that fails then out comes the cutting torche.lol

I had also thought about going wingless but I have my GPS antenna mounted inside the highrise mid section of the spoiler. I just hate having antennas on the roof..They just stand out like a sore thumb. The factory XM antenna was bad enough so I had that painted to match the car as well and just use that antenna for my Sirius unit.

 

The one on the inside of my car has never worked lol

 

Is it plugged in?

 

I havent even really checked lol. When I cant get into my trunk with my remote then I might

 

haha.

 

You ss people and your remotes, traction control, antilock brakes, sunroofs, and all your extras.

... wimps

 

looks like a nice set up, I'll be doing the same Cam in the Trunk key whole thing with mine eventually.

Your amps look a bit close together, The RCA's for the Sub run right on top of the High Outputs for the 4 channel...(and there bent pretty tight too.) Just be careful.

 

seems like allot of people like putting their camera in the key trunk hole. The only problem I have with that is that it is mounted high and sometimes you do not get a close view of the ground below you. The whole point of the rear view cam is to get better rear view visibility. With the high back of the Cobalt it is hard to see anything on the ground close to the car. So basically you can reverse over a little kid close to the car.

I mounted my Kenwood camera right above my license plate and it has great visibility range. Not to mention the night view. I can basically see anything right down to the ground within close range to my rear bumper.

Here is a pic of my setup.

https://www.cobaltss.net/gallery/sho...=3&userid=8630


https://www.cobaltss.net/gallery/sho...=3&userid=8630

 

Your like a big Eclipse billboard
Are we aiming for sponsership

I do have some questions-comments though
What were you planning on putting in the hole on the drivers side?
Is that cap mounted in the port on the box? That can't help with air flow
Those RCA's on the right hand side gotta go, even if in the end you won't be able to see them, quality wise they are not the greatest
Other than that nice work, lots of attention to detail

 

I like what you did with your front door speaker setup. Are the mids 2.5" or 3"?

 

shouldve wrote up a lil how to on the key hole thing. i think it turned out really well. hope you never get a flat tire tho caz it doesnt look like your gettin to your spare.

 

Lol. I actually own my own Mobile Electronics shop here and our main audio line is Eclipse. They actually pay for alot of what goes in our demo car which is nice.

No spare in there anymore . Roadside assistance.lol

Yeah it looks that way. You have to keep in mind that there are polished covers going on the amps so they will look like 1 amp in the end. The rcas actually arent even putting any pressure against my speaker lines on the 4 channel. The wiring for these amps actually mounts upward on an angle so no worries there

I guess it depends which camera you go with. The cheaper ones I can see not having a good viewing angle. With my Eclipse cam I can see everything behind my car, even a little kid that may be right behind. The viewing angle on this one is great. I just wanted to avoid having to mount the camera anywhere that it would be easily visible. There are alot of idiots rolling around here that cut off guys sat rad antenna's and shi* like that for fun. I also like a clean look like this. I have also mounted my gps antenna in the highrise spoilers mid section to avoid that being visible also. It works great in there. Full strength on my signal which I was extremely happy with.

 

looks preetttty clean

 

hey do you guys have the big eclipse sticker? if you want one we still have a few left

 

How big? We only have the smaller window stickers.

 

something like 8 or 10" by 2" we got several of both the big ones and small window stickers

 

HOW TO: DONE A COUPLE MONTHS BACK
https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/electronics-audio-video-49/keyhole-camer-how-w-pics-no-56k-147959/