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GwagenLover
Extreme Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Winston Salem, NC USA 27104
Vehicle(s): 2016 G550 & 2016 GLE350
Posts: 487
| Installation of the rear view camera.
After searching MBux for a fulltime rear-view camera with recorder, it appears there is none unless a collision occurs.
Anyway, I want one installed and I ordered one: Arifayz standalone Wi-Fi camera with loop recorder.
About $60 with the cable transformer kit. (The kit does away with the cigarette lighter plug. not shown.)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7WND1G2?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_tit...
It requires a full time 12-volt fused connection and a cell phone to view the recorded pics.
Setup on the cellphone was easy enough, but I had to figure a way to get the cable with 12 to 5 vdc converter connected to the 12 volts.
I was at a loss as to where I would route it and to what place on the 2025 G550.
I finally located thru YouTube where the battery is located in the G.
It is under the rear cargo floor.
It was cold today, but I found the sockets and star drive to open the four bolts on the cargo panel floor.
Sure enough, it is very east to find.
This location will make it easy to route the wire over from the rear door window to the rubber trim and down to the floor in the rear, the into the battery area.
Connections should be easy once I get it open.
Got to wait for the warm weather next week as promised.
Edited by GwagenLover 2/6/2026 6:42 PM
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Otiswesty
Administrator
Date registered: Jun 2007
Location: Portland, Oregon
Vehicle(s): 463.241, 461.213
Posts: 3035
| RE: Installation of the rear view camera.
That sounds like a great mod.
I got rear ended, hit and run, last July and the police asked if I had a rear camera or dash cam. The car is a1978 VW and I mentioned to him that the option wasn't available at the time. I suppose many will add rear cameras to any vintage or new vehicle. Probably a great idea for my vintage vehicles. I'm my case, I was fortunate that the offending party's front licenses plate was still stuck between my crushed steel rear bumper and the metal body.
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GwagenLover
Extreme Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Winston Salem, NC USA 27104
Vehicle(s): 2016 G550 & 2016 GLE350
Posts: 487
| Re: Installation of the rear view camera.
So, today (Wednesday) I got the camera installed.
NC temps were in the 60's. I broke a sweat, too much clothing.
In the 2025 G550 the battery in under the cargo base.
Easy to access.
I stuck the small rear camera on the back glass. Worked very well.
It only took a few minutes to route the cable down to the floor.
There was a spare terminal in the 12vdc module.
I connected it to run all the time rather than when the ignition was on.
(That may be a mistake, I will decide later)
Then came the difficult part.
Getting the apt installed on the I Phone and working was a bitch.
I have it set to loop record.
Took over 4 hours to set up.
I am happy with the camera and the cable at the cost of $50.
The video is great.
Edited by GwagenLover 2/10/2026 10:09 PM
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