Yes, you have to take apart the trunk to wire the camera. Also taking trim molding off the door sills and underneath the glove box to wire to the headunit.

If you haven't bought one yet, then getting the CMOS-200 makes more sense because it is newer. Otherwise, if you already have one installed, you don't have to worry too much about upgrading because you can't really see too much of a difference.

Man I am having a hell of a time finding a fakra cable.. i went to radio shack, Fry's (think costco of electronics) , best buy and a shucks.. and had every single sales person look at my like I was crazy... guess I'll have to suck it up and just order one off ebay and wait for it. Good to see the CMOS-200 will work fine!

oh poo, I have the older one...in a box not installed.

Best Buy and ask for a 2008 VW antenna adaptor, cut the Motorola off and solder an RCA on. Easy as pie.

Ron, bestbuy stopped carrying them. I searched from brooklyn to baltimore and they all said they stopped carrying them.

Just order one from Mid City Engineering. They ship quick, got mine a couple days after I ordered it. It's worry-free. It'll work and you'll be happy.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Radioa-Extension...item3a53d33a84

just get this.

I did get that but the RCA plug does not quite fit...

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Yeah this is what i was planning on but i didnt feel like waiting for 3 weeks for it to arrive from china..

I got the mid city engineering one and it fit perfectly. I don't have to worry about the cable falling out the back of the HU.

i understand the taking the trim off the trunk and underneath the glove box part... but not the door sills. is there a DIY on the door sills? or anyone have some pictures of what/how to take it apart? thx

Believe it or not, just pull on it or use a wedge to pop it out with some strength. It'll pop out. The sills are teh easiest part.

That's a great thread, does this work on any 2009 or 2008 C300 models as long as you have the LCD (I'm a newbie ?

yes ^^ as long as u have the MM package.

I got my VIM & Reverse Camera Kit from Mid City. VIM installed and works great, now for the Reverse Camera

Kenwood CMOS-200 Power Wiring Question:

1) You know how you have 2 power sources Needles. A) Reverse Light B) Accessory Power.

After i run everything to the back, where do i run the Accessory Power to? Instruction says to run the power to the Engine Key, but it seems that most people are running the power from somewhere else? Where do i run the power to because it has to be a NON CONSTANT Power Source.

Any help or info would be much appreciated.

Thanks..

If Im not mistaken right cable is fakra A to RCA (Female).

Have had my backup camera installed for a few months now, but have a pesky "check rear right light" error message. Camera works great, but has anyone had a similar problem, or know how to fix this?

the fakra to rca cables you see on ebay are NOT the right ones (I bought one, trust me). If you don't wanna solder, just pay the money to midcity, just make sure they get your address right, they left out a digit in my house number, and it ended up all the way on the other side of town, luckily the guy it got delivered to called the number on the package and it got to me

I got my VIM & Reverse Camera Kit from Mid City. VIM installed and works great, now for the Reverse Camera

Kenwood CMOS-200 Power Wiring Question:

1) You know how you have 2 power sources Needles. A) Reverse Light B) Accessory Power.

After i run everything to the back, where do i run the Accessory Power to? Instruction says to run the power to the Engine Key, but it seems that most people are running the power from somewhere else? Where do i run the power to because it has to be a NON CONSTANT Power Source.

Any help or info would be much appreciated.

Thanks..

Just run it to the reverse brake lamp. Power only goes to it when you engage reverse.

is there any way to install a backup camera on a w204 without the MM package? i do have the NAV+4 option though, if that makes any difference.

wait for fotos of this camera in your car!

Installing mine this weekend. I ordered the cable from ebay even though everyone says its not the right cable since I figured I would just solder it but what they sent me seems like it's a male RCA that looks like a mini RCA female. Hard to explain but I'll post pictures later.

post pictyres of the camera installation i m ready to install kenwood cmos 200!