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How hard is it to install Nav/rear view Cam?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Accessories and Modifications' started by hah2110, Jan 31, 2011.

  1. hah2110

    hah2110 New Member

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    Basically as the title suggests. How hard is it? I manage an IT dept but have never done car work.

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  2. ct89

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    What unit into what vehicle?

    I installed the Rosen nav unit into a Prius II. Very simple, only four plastic panels to remove, swap the units, no wires to splice or trace...All told, should take less than an hour. At the time I did the swap I didn't have a cable long enough to get the GPS antenna on the roof so I left it under the dash. It didn't get great reception under there so when I did the backup camera, I also bought an extension cable and ran the GPS antenna to the roof. Much better reception now.

    The backup camera is a bit more involved. You must remove quite a few interior panels and route wires from the tailgate and the taillight up the side of the vehicle and over to the Rosen unit. Popping out the panels can be a bit unnerving and takes some practice but there is a good PDF from Toyota posted in one of these threads that describes most of what you need to do. I suspect if you have never done something like this before, you could easily burn 4+ hours trying to install a rear camera.

    Read all the threads on the subject, even for different head units as most problems have been discussed and its really nice to know what to expect.