Front Camera Install

Hey guys, first post here. Thought I’d detail my front camera install. Used the Beat-Sonic kit and the TOPTIERPRO camera kit from Amazon. Fished the camera wire through the unused firewall portal (photo below, to the top-left of the main firewall portal on the driver’s side). Also used the hole saw (high speed, low pressure, bounce the drill as you progress) through the lower front grill painted plastic area, and used the flush mount ring that came in the camera kit. I made damn sure there were no sensors/wires on the route or exit of the hole saw. The angle/tilt of this area of the bumper is PERFECT for the 170° viewing angle of the camera. You’ll need someone to jump in the truck and activate the camera before you plug it into the prepared hole, so as to help properly orient the viewing angle. So...check it out!

 

Very clean!

BTW, I've modified the Beat Sonic switch to fit into a CH4x4 housing. The insides of the Beat Sonic will fit into the body of the CH4x4 front camera switch and essentially turn it into a momentary switch. Takes about 5 minutes to do.

 

Nice! I didn’t detail this, but I took out the blank, basically cut it to pieces and super glued the top and bottom clips to the body of the switch and it fit perfectly. I wanted a switch that fit into that spot though...I’ll check out the deets on your suggestion! Thanks!

 

Also, does the blue LED match the Toyota Blue LED switches on the CH4x4 switch?

 

Remember, you're removing the insides of the CH4X4 switch and installing the internals of the Beat Sonic, which has a white light.

There are other ways of modifying the output. I used a small bulb cover. Others have inserted a blue "screen" behind the face of the switch. The CH4X4 isn't really a direct match anyway - it's darker.

 

Ah, yes. Thanks for the input!

 

Very nice. I've been planning on a front cam install when I can find time and select the components, but was worried how the C4 lo-pro hoop would interfere with view from camera. This location looks like it would address that concern.

 

I’ve looked at the lo-pro hood also, and went through the thought process. I think it’ll work. If you’ve got a buddy that happens to have the original black plastic bumper (or some random guy in the grocery store parking lot) you might wanna do a side by side comparison to get a clear picture of the angles. It might be helpful to drill the camera hole a bit higher, but still on the tilted spot of the bumper. Also, you may have to remove the lo-pro hoop entirely so you can achieve a proper tilted perpendicular drilling angle.