jasonhodges
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Tonight I installed the tire delete kit by Artec Industries. The install was pretty straight forward although there were absolutely no instructions provided. I took pictures along the way that I hope will help anyone else who may perform this same install.
Here is the kit pre-install. Was packaged nicely.
The plate has a slot on the drivers side to route the cables through but I like the look without the cables so I routed them through the vents in the rear door.
I disconnected the cables to make it easier to snake the cables through the vent and so I could keep the factory grommet on the cables in case I want to return to factory config at any point.
Artec has a video that does a pretty decent job of showing the install steps though some points could have been clearer. If you plan to use the optional LED LP lights, make sure you install them on with your LP and snake the cables BEFORE you mount up the plate to the rear door. I had to back up and do this over because I just rolled through, following along with the video and it isn't mentioned until the install is practically complete.
Also pay attention to mounting up the camera. Three sides of the camera base have 'tabs'. The video says to mount the camera in with the middle tab facing up. Don't think like I did that 'up' means toward the brake light. The middle tab should face away from the brake light. The first time I mounted it incorrectly and didn't discover that it was wrong until I went to connect the cable and it would not fit because of the brake light connection.
Here is how it looks after the install was complete.
The view of backup camera.
Here is the kit pre-install. Was packaged nicely.
The plate has a slot on the drivers side to route the cables through but I like the look without the cables so I routed them through the vents in the rear door.
I disconnected the cables to make it easier to snake the cables through the vent and so I could keep the factory grommet on the cables in case I want to return to factory config at any point.
Artec has a video that does a pretty decent job of showing the install steps though some points could have been clearer. If you plan to use the optional LED LP lights, make sure you install them on with your LP and snake the cables BEFORE you mount up the plate to the rear door. I had to back up and do this over because I just rolled through, following along with the video and it isn't mentioned until the install is practically complete.
Also pay attention to mounting up the camera. Three sides of the camera base have 'tabs'. The video says to mount the camera in with the middle tab facing up. Don't think like I did that 'up' means toward the brake light. The middle tab should face away from the brake light. The first time I mounted it incorrectly and didn't discover that it was wrong until I went to connect the cable and it would not fit because of the brake light connection.
Here is how it looks after the install was complete.
The view of backup camera.
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