Upgraded Radio with new speaker location, backup camera

[Suprane1]

I wanted to upgrade my radio to get all the new gadgets such Navigation, Dvd player, to have Pandora from my Iphone, and for it to sound good in this vehicle. One of the first things i started on was the location for some bigger speakers and puting in the backup camera, as I was doing the radio install.

Here is what I went with:

Clarion NX404 one absolutely amazing radio, with Navigation, DVD, all kinds of hookups, Pandora, and more

JBL GTO528 speakers for front doors

JBL GTO638 speakers for the rear pods

SSV Works speaker pods for Yamaha Rhino bed

CMOS Rear View camera from ebay, with install cord made for the Ford transit, has plate led light

Sound Ordinance B-8PTD underseat powered subwoofer (yes it needs this!)

Metra 70-5523 wiring harness

MicroBypass parking brake overide for Clarion

Clarion CCAUSB USB extension cable, for nice location for USB hookup

Metra 72-5600 speaker adapters for front speakers

Metra 40-VW10 Antenna adapter

Double Din mount kit

To start off the speaker install, I found these great shaped pods meant for a Yamaha Rhino, SSV Works Yamaha Rhino Rear Bed Stereo Speaker Pods designed for 6 1/2" Speakers , turned out to be perfect for installing up high and having an angle that was just right for speaker placement.

I removed all of the gray pushpins in the headliner for the back portion of the Transit. Once they are all removed, the headliner still has 3 straps holding it up in the middle, so it comes down a little, allowing my wires to get run (speaker wire, and backup camera rca + power cable). Right behind the sliding door, where the headliner drops down a bit turned out to be perfect spot. I used the pushpin hole located here to install a stud point out. Above this hole and slightly forward was a threaded hole, that turned out to be a 3/8 bolt thread. Could not find a metric bolt that would screw in to. I drilled a hole for the lower stud into the pod as the bottom mount, then drilled a hole in the headliner lining up with threaded hole, and matched that to the pod as well. Drilled a smaller hole for the speaker wire and mounted them back up. Pics enclosed to help show what I was doing.

[Suprane1]

Next I put in the Backup camera. I got this off ebay cheap, under 16 bucks. The RCA wire that comes with it is just long enough. I ran it up the passenger side pillar and criss crossed the headliner panel over to the back drivers side corner and dropped the wire down through and opening behind the tail light. The hardest part was getting it through the the accordian rubber. It took a while using a piece of hard wire to stick through first then pulling a couple of wires through at the same time for the connection at the reverse light and a ground. I ran the RCA to just get into the door, and had just enough to make it to the radio.

[Thejwhoa]

Where is the camera mounted?

[mrtn]

The camera replaces the inner number plate light and you have to connect the power feed to the backup light wire. I have the same unit. It's a bit weird to use for parallel/box parking as it's off center but okay for distance and hooking up a trailer. The sensor is poor in the dark so you might want to upgrade your reverse bulbs to some bright LEDs.

The accordion rubber comes off the door and body together with the plastic clamps, this way it only takes a few seconds to run the cable through. Then snap it back on.