Ok guys well a few have asked and I finally finished the install. Im putting it here cause I do not know if its good enough for the How To's. This is not an exact science but its the way I did it. So play at your own risk.

This is the 09 emblem and backup camera add on to a 04-08 tailgate. My work is on my 06 but I assume the other years are the same. The pictures are from a camera phone and (yes it has some crazy line in each picture) because I broke my camera. Sorry

First remove the original emblem. The best way is to use a heat gun and melting the double sided tape. There are two holes underneath were pins fit in but nothing is screwed or bolted. So ones its heated good use fishing string and run it from one side to the other. You will hit the two pins so just work around them. Or you can do what I did but I would not recommend it:

Thanks to Buck Knives test knife

I used the piece of cardboard to protect against scratches and slid the knife straight up from the bottom and after a little prying it comes right off.

This is what you will be left with.

Next, you will have to do a little cutting to make the camera assembly fit and the emblem sit flush. I am old school and used sheet metal cutters and a metal file to create my opening (and I don't have any other tools to cut metal). Once you have the opening it should look something like this. Some of you on here can probably make a prettier hole.


Next post will be wiring.

 

I cut the harness off here.




With the harness facing you like this. Use this number order



The coloring is a little different because I think this is an 08.
The harness I have is
1- red/ 12v + voltage
2- black/ shield I did not use
3- blue/ not used I think for audio
4- white/ video +
5- green/ video -
6- black/ -ground


Run the #1 12v and #6 ground to wherever you want power from. I spliced into the reverse bulb so when it receives power the camera comes on.
With the video I used a yellow video cable and ran it too my head unit. When you cut open the video cable you will see a bare wire and a smaller covers wire. The bare wire is negative to wire it too #5 green video negative and the covered wire is spliced to #4 white video +. You will only need #1#6#4#5 wires.

TO fish the wiring through the tailgate is just dumb luck. I used and old antenna and wrapped the video, 12v and negative around it and ran it straight down from the hole in front of the inner steel beam going across the tailgate and there is a small hole on the bottom of the tailgate where they come out. From there I ran it across under the truck to my taillight and this is were I did the power splice.

So I have a 12v and ground wired to my reverse taillight a yellow video cable running down my chassis and into the truck behind my dash and into my head unit. I ran this female video connector because my clarion has a male on the other side. But both are wired up the same way.

 

Once that is all done I had to make the hole for the camera a little bit bigger at the bottom to make the camera barrell fit. But once that was done it fit nice and snug. Back on with some double sided tape and a little black RTV gasket sealant and its nice and cozy and ready to work.


Here is the finished product and one of it as seen on my screen.



The picture will probably be better if the wiring is sauder'd but I did not do that. Just basic splicing and electrical tape. I have probably missed some stuff so if I did just ask and Ill do my best to answer.

 

Thank so so much. How much of the bar in the middle of the tailgate that goes horizontal, get int he way. I almost ordered a camera a couple of month ago but when I pulled my tailgate apart it looked impossible to get the camera to fit with the brace back there. But the 2 alignment hols matched up and the size of the decal was the same correct? So the only hard work is cutting the metal and running the wire?

 

Good work man

 

There was no problem fitting the camera. The bar seems to be open right behind the emblem. When you push the wiring through the tailgate it gets in the way. Only wires will fit in between it and the tailgate.



Ill get a better pic today

 

Thanks so much for this info, now I can actually get this project done.

 

some better finished pics

 

Nice! Thanks! You're my new hero! I guess I'll go about ordering one of these camera/logo set ups soon.

 

I try

 

Looks great.

 

Thanks man, you have helped us all!

 

your welcome everyone. If you guys have anymore questions post em up here so I can help answer.

 

I was just looking at the back of my emblem and there doesnt seem to be a place to put the double sided tape. The back is "hollow", where did you put it??

 

I am wanting to get one of these bad johnies. Can someone please explain pros and cons of the "emblem" ('09) version versus the "in the tailgate handle" version (older models)?
Thanks