Digital Rear View Mirror Installed - WOLFBOX 12" Rear View Mirror Camera ... cheap and it works

[extremepizza]

Ty Fury! With your videos and pics I was able to complete this today and super happy.

For the folks having trouble, I pushed the coat hanger through sections..then taped the connector on and gently pulled back. For the trickiest part(bed to door) I didn’t have to pull any trim pieces off, just snake carefully(see two pics where I went in and came out

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[FuryEV]

Glad I could help
I have a new video coming out soon with more details I found a better way .

 

[Gkingdom]

Glad I could help
I have a new video coming out soon with more details I found a better way .

did you use the JOMISE rearview mirror or the wolfbox?

 

[FuryEV]

did you use the JOMISE rearview mirror or the wolfbox?

JOMISE same everythihg just different firmware

 

[Jethro]

Love the teamwork everyone! Might Tesla offer and upgrade when they redesign the CT?

BTW: I like the Fury EV Tech video installing a roof mounted camera.

 

[FuryEV]

Love the teamwork everyone! Is there another rear view camera kit that isn’t quite as complicated/external available? Might Tesla offer and upgrade when they redesign the CT?

Its really not that hard. Tesla never going to offer one. this is the look they are going for.

The kit i used is only $140. I do installs for anyone in the North carolin area for a Fee

 

[reaction26]

Cheap and cheerful solution.

WOLFBOX 12" 4K Rear View Mirror... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1LLMCS9?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I used the online service manual to work out how to remove the interior trim panels, the window seals and rear wheel arch liner. In summary, you don’t need any tools to do this at all. Everything just pulls off. Power is ran from the front USB-C outlet in the center console through a usb-c to 12v cigarette lighter adaptor

CERRXIAN 1ft USB C Male to 12V 8W... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BGL8ZRCS?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I had to get an extension cable as it didn’t quite reach with the original cable.

NOCO GC019 15A 14AWG 12V Adapter,... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00G8WLX14?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Both cables (power and rear camera) run along the headlining then down the pillar trim. The power cable keeps going down to the floor then goes under the kickplate and under the front seat to the center console. The camera cable goes along the window tops by removing the window seal, then putting it back in on top of the cable. The cable then goes down the rear of the back door, under the rear fender and round inside the wheel arch trim. At the back of the rear fender I pulled the fender liner off and routed the cable through there to the tow bar, then put the fender liner back. The camera itself is stuck then zip tied to the tow bar bracket.

Small details

The usb-c does power off when the car shuts off (usually about 20 minutes after you leave it, assuming sentry mode is off)

There is a wire on the camera loom that you are supposed to connect to the reversing lights to trigger the rear camera. You don’t need to connect this to anything. Instead you can just select the rear view on the mirror and it stays like that (even through power cycles)

As the cybertruck mirror is really small, I needed to use a piece of foam between it and the digital mirror, otherwise the straps that are used to attach the digital mirror are too loose and the mirror rattles around.

This mirror has a gps attachment, used to give positional info to the dash cam it has built in. I didn’t connect this because I’m not interested in the dashcam feature for this application.

The front camera is 4k, the rear camera is 1080p. Image is still clear enough though.

PROs

It works.

Image is clear and field of view feels right.

Cheap (less than $250 all in).

Only took a few hours to fit.

Completely reversible if needed (I didn’t drill or cut anything, or tap into any wiring).

You still have a rear view mirror even when the tailgate is down (unlike the native camera).

No wiring visible on the outside of the truck and I didnt need to work out how to route a wire from the cab into the bed.

GOTCHAS

You can see wires inside the cabin at the top of the mirror for a few inches until they tuck into the headliner. I tried but failed to route the wires underneath the roof console (the thing with the hazzard button and drive selectors). I took it off but it is really packed inside there and I couldn't get the wires ran and get the roof console to clip back in.

You need to run with your tow bar cover off (We do anyway because we do tow with the truck)

It won’t work if you are towing, meaning you get an excellent view of the front of your trailer and nothing else (when towing we used the full camera view on the main touchscreen and that was fine)

I’m not sure how the camera will fare down there with regards to getting dirty. Maybe it’ll be ok because it’s kind of sheltered, maybe not. Time will tell.

The mirror shape is kind of rounded. A Cybertruck no-no ? Maybe someone will make a nice angular Cybertruck version at some point!

hey buddy can you share what adapter you used to use the original mirror base and what screwed to the wolfbox?

 

[eswimm]

Had anyone found a good exterior camera with a ~90 degree FOV with the correct small 4pin HDMI connector the Wolfbox or Jomise use? I found a 120 degree on Amazon, but it arrived with the larger 4-pin screw lock connector.

I see the Hanshow has a better FOV rear camera, but I'm not paying for the whole package at this point.

I did have to switch back to my Wolfbox from the Jomise. I liked the Jomise form factor better, but it died after about 45 days.

 

[GardensCT]

I have a C8 and that digital mirror is fantastic. I had to read it twice when I learned the cybertruck doesn't have this. The most glaring omission in my book.

I just bought a GMC rear view camera assembly from eBay. It has both the fisheye and the normal cameras. Going to try and retrofit it to the wolfbox.

Anyone know what the four camera wires from the wolfbox are for? I have no idea how cameras are wired but plan to find out. Hoping to use the harness to connect to the GMC camera.

 

[Cybergskr]

I am looking for a mirror with dual rear view camera. One for the top and one next to the license plate. Hannshow one can do it but looks like if the front camera is used for rear, the image needs to be horizontally flipped and there is no provision for flipping it.

 

[JudgeDredd]

Nice work, OP!!

Why, oh why didn’t Tesla do this from the factory?!?

the only thing that makes sense is that it’s a patented solution, likely by GM

 

[scottf200]

Nice work, OP!!

Why, oh why didn’t Tesla do this from the factory?!?

the only thing that makes sense is that it’s a patented solution, likely by GM

Many different car companies have digital rear view mirrors. Tesla had one in their early demos. Tesla made another poor design choice like their their ML/AI rain sensor that saved them a few bucks and caused problems for years.

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