Howdy,
This is my first post but I don't feel like much of a noob since I've been lurking here for several months. You also know my better half as InterBlog so I probably don't need much more of an introduction.
I'm waiting on some fittings before I fix our fourth holding tank leak, so while I'm not all covered in blue sewage, I've decided now would be a good time to get started on one of my larger Interstate projects: The Rear and Side View cameras. The thought of drilling holes in painted sheet metal scares me a bit but the AI is alot more utilitarian than the '65 Mustang I toy around with so I'll probably get over it in short order.
As great as the side mirrors are in the AI, the lack of a rear view is something we both miss from our daily drivers so getting a back up camera was obvious. But how to view that camera on the other hand wasn't quite as clear since the T1N Sprinters don't have room in the dash for a double DIN head unit that could serve as a monitor. (I purchased a NOS dash on ebay for $60 to cut up for the purpose of upgrading to an AirPlay headunit at some point but I'll save that for another time).
InterBlog also complains (alot :lol:) about not being able to see well in the passenger mirror during high contrast or night driving conditions so I also wanted to integrate side view cameras but I was having a difficult time trying to come up with a convenient way to switch the monitor input between cameras.
I tried to find an electrinic video switch but didn't immediately see one so I headed over to DigiKey.com to brouse their analog integrated circuits to find something that could be used in a three way video switch. Luckily, before I went too far down that rabbit hole, I found a monitor with the built in switching capability and it could even be wired directly to the turn signals. SCORE!
Here is the 9" monitor and cameras sitting on my desk:
I also located a 2006 Sprinter Service Manual with wiring diagrams so I think I'm set there.
I should be able to run the video cables for the sideview cameras through a grommet in the firewall for the side cameras son I don't think I'll have much of a problem with either side view camera. But how do I run a cable from the roof next to the third brakelight up to the front of the AI? I removed the vinyl wrapped closeout pieces by the rear doors but the task of snaking the video cable through those areas looks somewhere between difficult to impossible. After previously spending several hours and not being able to find an internal route to run the temp sensor from the converter to the battery under the passenger seat, I reluctantly admitted defeat and ran the cables under the chassis. Surely there is someplace behind the cabinets where I can fish a line so I don't have to go that route this time.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions and I'll keep you posted on my progress in this thread. But I'll leave the final build write up to InterBlog's superior writing skills.
This is my first post but I don't feel like much of a noob since I've been lurking here for several months. You also know my better half as InterBlog so I probably don't need much more of an introduction.
I'm waiting on some fittings before I fix our fourth holding tank leak, so while I'm not all covered in blue sewage, I've decided now would be a good time to get started on one of my larger Interstate projects: The Rear and Side View cameras. The thought of drilling holes in painted sheet metal scares me a bit but the AI is alot more utilitarian than the '65 Mustang I toy around with so I'll probably get over it in short order.
As great as the side mirrors are in the AI, the lack of a rear view is something we both miss from our daily drivers so getting a back up camera was obvious. But how to view that camera on the other hand wasn't quite as clear since the T1N Sprinters don't have room in the dash for a double DIN head unit that could serve as a monitor. (I purchased a NOS dash on ebay for $60 to cut up for the purpose of upgrading to an AirPlay headunit at some point but I'll save that for another time).
InterBlog also complains (alot :lol:) about not being able to see well in the passenger mirror during high contrast or night driving conditions so I also wanted to integrate side view cameras but I was having a difficult time trying to come up with a convenient way to switch the monitor input between cameras.
I tried to find an electrinic video switch but didn't immediately see one so I headed over to DigiKey.com to brouse their analog integrated circuits to find something that could be used in a three way video switch. Luckily, before I went too far down that rabbit hole, I found a monitor with the built in switching capability and it could even be wired directly to the turn signals. SCORE!
Here is the 9" monitor and cameras sitting on my desk:
I also located a 2006 Sprinter Service Manual with wiring diagrams so I think I'm set there.
I should be able to run the video cables for the sideview cameras through a grommet in the firewall for the side cameras son I don't think I'll have much of a problem with either side view camera. But how do I run a cable from the roof next to the third brakelight up to the front of the AI? I removed the vinyl wrapped closeout pieces by the rear doors but the task of snaking the video cable through those areas looks somewhere between difficult to impossible. After previously spending several hours and not being able to find an internal route to run the temp sensor from the converter to the battery under the passenger seat, I reluctantly admitted defeat and ran the cables under the chassis. Surely there is someplace behind the cabinets where I can fish a line so I don't have to go that route this time.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions and I'll keep you posted on my progress in this thread. But I'll leave the final build write up to InterBlog's superior writing skills.
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