Toyota 4runner VanTop H610 Rearview Mirror Dash Cam + Reverse Cam Install - Full Install Guide
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
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In this video, I install a new VanTop H610 rearview mirror, dash cam, and reverse cam into my Toyota 4runner. This unit modernizes the 4runner by giving it a reverse camera and also increases safety as you can see what's behind you and also record incidents automatically when the vehicle is being driven or if an impact occurs.
The install for the front is relatively straightforward with the standard plug but I take it a step further by doing a hardwire kit. The reverse camera is a bit more challenging and tedious due to the rear hatch but I show you each and every step.
Enjoy the video!
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Man, the front camera was easy but the rear one was difficult. All in all, excellent again man. My list of things to get is getting longer 😊.. Congratulations man, love all your content.. thank again for sharing.
I know right. Imagine doing it without a guide. Haha. Let's just say the order you see is not the order I did it in. I had to do multiple shoots and stitch it together to make it somewhat in order to make it easy for you guys.
Great video. I just finished installing my dash cam. I ended it up installing a Wolfbox. The front camera is 4K resolution and the rear camera is 2.5K resolution. I ran into the same issue with not having enough cable for the rear camera. I currently have the rear camera mounted on the interior but, I’m going to move to the exterior. Thanks for showing us all of issues that you ran into, they really help.
No problem. Glad my pain helped others lol
Dude you are awesome, great details, I dont even have a 4runner but the instructions and commentary are very good
cool man!! Thanks for tuning in. Glad I could offer some help to some of you guys.
As always, very detailed and super helpful with all the mods. Thank you very much and keep on posting these awesome videos!
Glad you like them!
@@PhoRunner hi Boss. If I leave the dashcam on my 12V cigarettes outlet. Will it drain eventually my battery than doing it hardwired? Thanks
It won’t drain since that outlet isn’t hot until the key is in
@@PhoRunner that's weird coz when I turn off the car the camera is still on. I'm a 100% sure coz I parked right where I work. That's my concern boss.
Maybe your outlet is always hot? Did you rewire it
Stoked for this video! My dad just bought me the same dash cam for Xmas! The 4Runner will be high tech 😎
Merry Christmas!
It’s a great add!! I love mine!!
Super helpful man! I´m from Brazil and your videos help me a lot.
Nice!!!
Huge fan man!! I've seriously been waiting on this one for a faaaaat minute lol
Super glad I didn't jump the gun and waited for your tutorial and review!
Cool!! Now you know what's involved! Good luck! Maybe grab a wireless rear camera instead haha!
This is actually a cool aftermarket device I might just have a shop install this for me lol
Lol do the front and have them do the back lol :)
@@PhoRunner Exactly my thinking. Also have had that back driver brake light out for awhile. You just showed me WHICH wire I need to inspect. Totally cool. Thx!👍Will definitely reference your video. Did u have the same problem? I checked the bulb and the fuse which were fine since the passenger brake light as well as top center brake light were functional. 👍
Yes I did. It stopped working can that was the culprit
You are a very patient person 👍👍👍 Thank you
This one was a big job over a few days lol
About to tackle this job, thanks for the tips!
No worries. It’s very nice once it’s all done hehe. Worth the effort for sure!
Excellent tutorial. Will Def check this out for my 2001!👍👏🏻😁
Nice :)
Great guide, what a cool install for older vehicles. 😊
Thanks
I actually ended up buying it as well, great product. ❤️☺️
Lots of great details on panel removal, thanks for posting! What's the net mod?
Not sure lol. You tell me!!
Would love for you to install on my 4th gen. I would probably screw it up. Thanks for the vid! Best install vid I've seen!
It’s not too difficult! Just take it over a few days like I did and it’s easy peezy. The reverse is hardest part but not too bad if your rig isn’t dusty like mine lol.
Broooo! So, I just inherited a 97 4Runner limited from my dad (He moved onto my mom's landcruiser) and planning to make some upgrades. Stumbled onto your videos while looking into what mods I can do for the time being and they've been extremely helpful. Thanks for the content! All your stuff is straightforward and to the point.
Just a quick question; You're mos-def a busy man, but is there a way outside of the youtube platform that I can reach out whenever I need tips and advice while I take on this journey?
Find me on fb. Minh Bui. In 3rd gen mafia 4runner group
Thanks for the tutorial, Minh! You broke everything down so well! Ironically, I had a smooth time with the cable fishing in the rear with some WD40, and running into issues trying to punch through the foam to feed the camera cable through. Any tips with that? Thanks in advance!
Edit: saw your comment on the flathead. I'll give it a shot. Thanks again!
Lol nice! Glad it worked out!
Great content as usual!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very nice.... can you do a video on how to take the day running lights... I have a 2002 4runner.
There's a mod somewhere on the forums for this. i don't have a 2002 so it'll be hard for me to illustrate it.
Thank you so much for your video! But I have one question is， if you want to watch the driving record quickly, can you watch it on your mobile phone?
I'm not sure. I think you can watch it from the rear view camera though.
How’s the dashcam holding up?
Thinking of getting it would you recommend it? Great review man
Great!!!! Working amazing and I’m getting used to the awesome quality reverse cam. The only thing I don’t like is the thing turns on when starting up and the reverse cam has no distance adjustment. It’s a bit aggressive (I have way more room than it says). But great otherwise
@@PhoRunner awesome I’m thinking about pulling the trigger and getting one myself!
One more question I read about people saying there car battery gets drained from it ? Any problems with that??
You can turn that feature off. It’s the shock sensor to record when someone messes with your vehicle
@@PhoRunner also how’s the quality at night time for the rear camera is it good?
Excellent vid. Thank you very much.
No prob!
Just got my Vantop and I’m loving it so far. One thing I’m having issues with is the red wire that connects to the reverse lamp wiring is too short for my car. I’m new to this stuff, what type of wire do I need to extend it? The only wire I can find is of a much larger gauge. Is it important to match or can it be larger? Thanks!
Any 14-16awg stranded wire will work. You can find it at Home Depot in the electrical aisle. Just measure and you can buy by the foot for super cheap
Thanks for the great video! I was wondering if you had any problems with your third brake light after installation. I am also wondering if my tap splice messed something up. The camera switches to reverse when I put the gear into reverse. Hmmmmmmm...
no issues with brake light but like i mentioned in the video, there's a known problem with tearing/ripping the wires in that 3rd brake light area. You might have stretched it and ripped it so you'll have to perform a repair (extend the broken wire).
Well done! Thank you.
No prob!
Very cool man! Thanks.
Glad you liked it!
Just discovered the channel and love your content. Question: Is it possible to have the screen come on only when reversing?
The screen turns on always when the truck turns on. It shuts off after a minute or whatever setting is set. I usually turn mine off right away. Then when you go in reverse, it will come on. Off when back to another gear.
@@PhoRunner ah perfect! Thanks for your reply 👍
Hey, man! Quick question: I already have 10 gauge wire laying around. Would that work just fine? Just asking because I see you're using 18 gauge. Thanks in advance!
Bigger is fine for this application
Great tutorial like always. Could you please update the links for the dashcam/mirror and back camera?
I think only Walmart sells it now :(
@@PhoRunner Thank you. I will check it out.
@@ruigooal I just bought mine at Walmart - $80 or something like that.
@@eljefeslash Thank you. Does it come with rear camera as well?
Yes it does
How’s this dash cam mirror holding up after a year? Curious on longevity of this Chinese unit and the camera reliability.
It's still going strong! It works great most of the time. The reverse glitches sometimes (rare) now but it works most of the time and it's super helpful just like day 1. I don't have many complaints at all.
Awesome video .
Thanks
Thanks for the detail on this. I've been looking at other rear camera install videos (with no luck), and I should have known I could count on you to have one to get me through this. Although I'm not doing the mirror (at least not yet), this still helped me to follow everything through to the reverse light. When I get my wires through that boot at the hatch, I'm left with the split red to the tail light and split black to go to the camera (which is normal). That black split piece was way short, however, so I had to order an extension yesterday from Amazon.
A couple of questions: (1) around the 26:00-ish mark, my red line looks to be joined with a black line (they're essentially one), so should I split them and connect the red with the reverse light and the black with the white/negative wire? (2) around 28:00ish, looks like your camera wire runs through behind your license plate w/out any holes. They drilled a hole behind there in a couple of other videos I watched. Hoping I don't have to do that. Again, thank you! Your videos are timeless and still helpful way after you've posted them.
26:00 yes split the wire up if you need to for easier splicing.
28:00 mine has weird crusty foam that i just punched through with a philips head or whatever you got that is pointy. No need to drill a hole.
Thanks for watching! This video was a long one lol.
@@PhoRunner right, the crusty foam (I've watched different segments multiple times and forgot about that - LOL). This device looks pretty sweet, I may have to switch from the stereo version at some point. Thanks, again!
@@PhoRunner I ended up returning my backup camera (wasn’t getting anything on the screen when I shifted into reverse), and I got a VanTop like yours. Didn’t have to go through the pain of wiring the hatch cavity again, but on this one, when I shift into reverse, the mirror shows the front view only (I only see
Reverse when I’m out of reverse). I have the red camera wire spliced into the red/blue reverse light wire. There is no black (ground wire) with this product, so that can’t be it, right? And nothing splices into the wire/black reverse light wire? Maybe it’s because I have a stick shift??
The manual shifter shouldn’t matter since we’re tapping into the reverse light circuit. Perhaps your camera is looking for a positive signal or negative signal?? Try a few wires out and see lol. You’re close
Since the key cylinder on my rear hatch just decided to break, I was thinking of doing some service on the hatch itself and a couple extras while I'm in there, interior latch, window switch etc. I'm wondering if that camera could be situated to point out of the circular opening if the key cylinder were to just be deleted. I think it'd look pretty slick, tho I'm not sure what the space is like behind that trim piece. What do you think?
I don’t know what’s behind there :(
How does it hold up when off roaming on the trails? Does it shake a lot? Thanks
Never noticed anything different :). Seems fine!
Does putting that wire on the blue and red does it has constant voltage going to it , is it always hot ?
This one isn’t always hot. Only hot when car is on
I bought the H612 last week.
Nice. That one is a little wider and has GPS! Same process pretty much!
How much?
I think $100-$120
Run it along the top user the tool to push it in... took me 30 Mins for the whole job
The lift gate part too? Or do you have a different vehicle haha. Yeah the job isn’t too bad
So if this is only on when the ignition is on, is it always losing the time and date/does it have to be reset every time you turn the car off/on?
Can you replay the video with internal battery when the car is turned off? How long the battery last? Thanks.
Yes you can. It seems like 5 mins or so
Trying to install the backup camera but I don't really have a place to mount it to our 2004 Honda Accord, any tips for mounting the rear camera near the license plate?
Hmm can’t you go under the recessed area where the plate is? Similar to what I did
@28:00 - I see what you're saying, go off centered and mount like so. I wanted to keep the camera centered as possible for my wife and 2 other dash cams I'm installing. For my wife's car I took the license plate off and drilled into it to mount the camera that way. After install I found a universal mount on Amazon for $10/well see how it does when I receive it tomorrow. Thanks for the quick reply, great video my guy 👌
@@PhoRunner i ended up buying some universal mounts that worked out really nice for me. Found them on Amazon for $10 and it mounts center of the lic plate using the preexisting bolts. HNY fam!
Cool! I’m loving the unit so far! Just a few tiny quirks but nothing I can’t live with! I’m starting to get used to the digital reverse!
why not run the wire down the driver side since you have to go to the left rear anyway?
You can but I have wayyyy too many wires on that side and for me the passenger side was better.
i still havent install the back camera because am trying to find a high place instead so low by the plate. sigh
Try the rear spoiler
you have done great job but the parking sensors will not activate .the way you done hardwire
It works just fine. The parking sensor activated a little to much actually.
How it work at night in reverse?
Very nice and pretty bright!!
Can you install rear camera without going through the gate?
Not really... unless you mount it low on the bumper
@@PhoRunner I’m thinking about install the rear camera inside at the headliner behind the tail gate. Till the camera downwards. Will I be getting distorted image? I have the same 4 runner as you have. It’s scary to take so many panels along the way. I’m not going to connect to the back up light, rather swipe to the rear camera view manually. Any suggestions?
Do you have window tint? You might not see much with this inside the vehicle
@@PhoRunner good points. Keep cleaning the rear window; or roll down a bit. Just thinking out loud. Thanks for your suggestions. I have to gather my courage to take that giant step. Wish me luck.
It’s a great feature/add and well worth it. Just take it in steps like I did. I think it took me 3 days to do it (drove around for a week with just front lol)
Does the camera continue to record when the screen is off?
yes it does!
@@PhoRunner Also, would the tap slicer from this link: www.amazon.com/TICONN-Connectors-Self-Stripping-Electrical-Disconnect/dp/B07MLPBPW5/ref=sr_1_51?crid=2T6M5V7K2T0P7&dchild=1&keywords=tape+splicer&qid=1619754684&sprefix=tap+splicer%2Caps%2C194&sr=8-51
work? I'm not very knowledgeable about these things so I wanted to ask. Great guide btw! :D
Oh Damm bro 559 yotas
Yoo
Hey Pard, Still using this?
What type of SD card do I need for it?
Microsd
Is it possible to manually starts recording? whenever I switched on it starts recording and it's annoying to turn off every time.
Can i record rear camera recording? because i switched to rear camera and press record button but when i play back it records front camera video.
I’m not sure. Mines set to auto record whenever it turns on. Front and back
Set it up so it works with your voice. Then just use the commands “Video Start” and Video Stop.” and “Show Rear Camera” “Show Both Cameras” and “Show Front Camera.”
Good luck.
@@GatsbyMyself H610 doesn't support voice commands 😂
What did you do to get the backup camera wire to go into the little corner where the foam was by the license plate lights?
Poked it through with a flat head to clear the foam
Can I not using the rare “turn light wire” ?
!??
@@PhoRunner I am trying to use both camara front and rare, but I don’t know how to connect extra wire that for turning indicator. Is that okey I can leave the wire out.
Yeah you can leave it out. It’s just to show you the reverse camera. You just need to find your reverse wire and tap into it
Looking for a mirror dash cam that you can use as a mirror too and not just a dash cam monitor.
This is a mirror too
@@PhoRunnerawww your link doesn’t work anymore I wonder which is the updated version
Yeah it’s outdated now. There are many new units now so check the reviews. I’m sure the install are very similar
how is the mirror holding up?
Perfect!
my stock mirror in my gen 3 is blinding when someone is behind me. does this one help glare?@@PhoRunner
@thomasjefferson3552 tint the rear window prob better
Why do I need to see whats infront of me on the camera
Insurance purposes in case some clown reverses into you! but for off roading, kinda nice to see what’s in front too
@@PhoRunner there are blindspots in this mirror
That is too much hassle to install. You kidding me. All that trouble to install a dash cam.
i warned you! The only hassle is the rear camera lol. The rest is pretty easy.
Does this camera record when the car is not on?
Only on impact sensor