What did you do to your NBS GMT800 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

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Boyo back-up cam from Crutchfield installed yesterday.

I put a crimp-on fork terminal connector on the ground wire on the back end of the harness. I slipped the flat connector under the metal clip that the screw holding the tail light assembly in goes. Ground wire contacts clip, clip contacts screw, screw contacts body.

Ran the wire up front along the bottom of the trim panels on the passenger side, into the glove box area and out at the new Boss radio I installed last weekend.

Plug the video feed in and use a Tap-it wire connector to connect the power.

The Crutchfield Ready Harness already uses the factor Reverse Trigger, so no need to tap anything on reverse lights or the trailer harness. Just the ground and plug-in camera harness connector in the back.

Having that dedicated "Rear Cam PWR 12V+" wire on the radio eliminates the need to figure out where to tap accessory power wires under the dash. You could tap the reverse light bulb wire for power, but your cam would only function while actively in Reverse. Using the feed provided on the cam, provides power with key on. You can fire up the cam to see what is behind you any time, not just in reverse. That could be handy if checking a trailer behind you.

Image quality is really sharp. The Boyo cam has infrared LED things that make the cam have a 0 LUX light requirement. Other cams need a little more light (1-3 LUX) to really be clear at night. This one "sees" great when totally dark!

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Wide angle lens has a great view of the surroundings.

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Boyo back-up cam from Crutchfield installed yesterday.

I put a crimp-on fork terminal connector on the ground wire on the back end of the harness. I slipped the flat connector under the metal clip that the screw holding the tail light assembly in goes. Ground wire contacts clip, clip contacts screw, screw contacts body.

Ran the wire up front along the bottom of the trim panels on the passenger side, into the glove box area and out at the new Boss radio I installed last weekend.

Plug the video feed in and use a Tap-it wire connector to connect the power.

The Crutchfield Ready Harness already uses the factor Reverse Trigger, so no need to tap anything on reverse lights or the trailer harness. Just the ground and plug-in camera harness connector in the back.

Having that dedicated "Rear Cam PWR 12V+" wire on the radio eliminates the need to figure out where to tap accessory power wires under the dash. You could tap the reverse light bulb wire for power, but your cam would only function while actively in Reverse. Using the feed provided on the cam, provides power with key on. You can fire up the cam to see what is behind you any time, not just in reverse. That could be handy if checking a trailer behind you.

Image quality is really sharp. The Boyo cam has infrared LED things that make the cam have a 0 LUX light requirement. Other cams need a little more light (1-3 LUX) to really be clear at night. This one "sees" great when totally dark!

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Wide angle lens has a great view of the surroundings.

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That looks really good! Especially for $40..! I’ve been considering upgrading my backup cam.. it’s adequate, but would like a better one. That looks like a winner.
 

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Well, I thought I had everything I needed tonight to finish up. Had to relocate the rear brake splitter bracket, as it was hitting the diff housing when lined up with the new cover. I thought about just notching a chunk out, but decided to just add another bracket to bump it up a tiny bit. All set… torqued the 10 bolts to 25ft lbs as prescribed, tightened the girdle bolts to 5ft lbs. time to fill ‘er up with some quality Amsoil! I bought 3 of the plastic quart squeeze packs, assuming 3 would be enough, as the factory spec is 2.something, but it wasn’t full!! I thought the new cover may add a little capacity, but not that much.. now that I’m no longer under there breaking my back, it looks like there’s a drain hole on the passenger side of the diff housing.? I have always just filled to the bottom of the fill hole, but apparently that’s improper procedure, and will be too much. Oof. This is taking me far too long to complete. Lol. The QA1 panhard bar is also proving to be a fun time to get into the frame brackets while lying on the ground. Holy shxt..! I think that’s a 2-person job. I’ll get back out there in the morning, and find the other plug… sounds like I’ll be draining some out lol
 

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Stupid picture limit… I was installing the panhard bar, and realized it was going to be in the way of the fill plug, so stopped.. but if I’m going to end up draining some “extra” from the side, I can also wrap that up tomorrow hopefully.
 

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Hood makeover 99% complete. Just have to put it back on the Tahoe and connect the wires to the switches.
 

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